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Question 1

追い掛ける

Answer 1

おいかける

to chase, to run after, to pursue

Question 2

追い越す

Answer 2

おいこす

to pass (e.g. car), to overtake

to surpass, to outstrip, to get ahead of, to outdistance

Question 3

応じる

Answer 3

おうじる

to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

Question 4

終える

Answer 4

おえる

to finish

to graduate

Question 5

覆う

Answer 5

おおう

to cover, to hide, to conceal, to wrap, to disguise

Question 6

補う

Answer 6

おぎなう

to supplement, to make up for, to compensate for, to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.), to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

Question 7

贈る

Answer 7

おくる

to give (as a gift), to present

to confer, to bestow, to award

Question 8

怠る

Answer 8

おこたる

to be negligent in doing something, to shirk, to be off one’s guard

怠ける
to be idle, to slacken
to neglect (e.g. one’s work)

Question 9

押さえる

Answer 9

おさえる

to pin down, to hold down, to press down

to cover (esp. a part of one’s body with one’s hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)

to cover (esp. a part of one’s body with one’s hand), to clutch (a body part in pain), to press (a body part)

to quell, to subdue, to suppress, to repress, to hold back, to check, to curb, to contain

to get a hold of, to obtain, to seize, to catch, to arrest

Question 10

収める

Answer 10

おさめる

to dedicate, to make an offering, to pay (fees)

to achieve (e.g. a result)

to supply

to store

to restore (something to its place)

Question 11

納める

Answer 11

おさめる

Question 12

治める

Answer 12

おさめる

to govern, to manage

to subdue

Question 13

教わる

Answer 13

おそわる

to be taught, to learn, to take lessons in

Question 14

溜まる

Answer 14

たまる

to collect, to gather, to save, to accumulate, to pile up

Question 15

試す

Answer 15

ためす

to attempt, to test, to try out

Question 16

足りる

Answer 16

たりる

to be worth doing, to be worthy of, to deserve

to be sufficient, to be enough

to do (the job), to serve, to answer

Question 17

黙る

Answer 17

だまる

to be silent, to say nothing

Question 18

近寄る

Answer 18

ちかよる

to approach, to draw near

Question 19

縮む

Answer 19

ちじむ

to shrink, to contract, to diminish (in size)

Question 20

縮める

Answer 20

ちじめる (transitive)

to shorten, to reduce, to condense, to shrink

to crumple (fabric), to wrinkle

Question 21

縮れる

Answer 21

ちじれる

to be wavy, to be curled, to be frizzled

Question 22

散らかす

Answer 22

ちらかす

to scatter around, to leave untidy

Question 23

散らかる

Answer 23

ちらかる

to be in disorder, to lie scattered around

Question 24

通じる

Answer 24

つうじる

to be open (to traffic), to lead to, to communicate (with)

to flow (liquid, current), to pass, to get through to

to be understood, to be comprehended

to be honored, to be good

to be well versed in, to be well-informed

to communicate clandestinely, to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy)

to form a liaison, to be intimate

to spread widely, to disseminate

Question 25

捕まえる

Answer 25

つかまえる

to spread widely, to disseminate

to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to

towards (someone), at (someone)

Question 26

掴む

Answer 26

つかむ

to seize, to catch, to grasp, to grip, to grab, to clutch, to hold, to catch hold of, to lay one’s hands on

to obtain, to acquire, to get, to win, to capture

to understand, to grasp, to comprehend

Question 27

捕まる

Answer 27

つかまる

to be caught, to be arrested

to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)

to be detained by

Question 28

付き合う

Answer 28

つきあう

to associate with, to keep company with, to go out with, to go steady with, to get on with

to go along with, to follow someone’s lead, to accompany someone, to compromise

Question 29

付け加える

Answer 29

つけくわえる

to add (one thing to another), to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

Question 30

漬ける

Answer 30

つける

to soak (in), to steep, to dip, to dunk

to pickle, to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)

Question 31

突っ込む

Answer 31

つっこむ

to thrust (something) into (something), to cram, to stuff, to shove

to plunge into, to charge into, to rush into, to ram into, to crash into

to delve into (a matter), to go into depth, to get to the heart (of something)

to press (someone) about, to point out (e.g. an inconsistency), to question sharply, to grill

Question 32

努める

Answer 32

つとめる

to endeavor (endeavour), to try, to strive, to make an effort, to exert oneself, to be diligent, to be committed (to doing something)

Question 33

繋がる

Answer 33

つながる

to be tied together, to be connected to, to be linked to

to lead to, to be related to

to be related (by blood) 血が繋がる

Question 34

繋げる

Answer 34

つなげる

to connect

Question 35

詰まる

Answer 35

つまる

to be packed (with), to be full (space, schedule, etc.)

to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be plugged up

to shorten (width, interval, etc.), to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.), to narrow

Question 36

詰める

Answer 36

つめる

to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up

to reduce (spending), to conserve

to shorten, to move closer together

Question 37

釣り合う

Answer 37

つりあう

to balance, to be in harmony, to be in equilibrium

to suit, to go well together, to be a good match

Question 38

釣る

Answer 38

つる

to fish, to angle, to catch

to lure in, to tempt, to attract, to entice, to allure

Question 39

吊る

Answer 39

つる

to hang, to suspend, to sling, to wear (e.g. a sword), to put up (e.g. a shelf)

to hang oneself 首を吊る

Question 40

吊るす

Answer 40

つるす

to hang, to hang up

Question 41

適する

Answer 41

てきする

to fit, to suit

Question 42

照らす

Answer 42

てらす

to shine on, to illuminate

Question 43

出来上がる

Answer 43

できあがる

to be completed, to be finished, to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)

to be very drunk

Question 44

出迎える

Answer 44

でむかえる

to meet, to greet, to welcome

Question 45

通りかかる

Answer 45

とおりかかる

to happen to pass by

Question 46

通り過ぎる

Answer 46

とおりすぎる

to go past, to pass, to pass by

Question 47

溶け込む

Answer 47

とけこむ

to melt into, to dissolve into, to merge into

to blend into (surroundings), to fit in, to adapt to, to integrate

Question 48

溶ける

Answer 48

とける

to melt, to thaw, to fuse

to dissolve

解ける (only for ice and snow)

鎔ける (only for metal)

Question 49

留まる、止まる, 停まる, 駐まる

Answer 49

とどまる

to remain, to abide, to stay (in the one place)

Question 50

取り消す

Answer 50

とりけす

to cancel, to withdraw, to retract, to take back (words, etc.), to revoke

Question 51

取り上げる

Answer 51

とりあげる

to take away, to confiscate, to deprive (someone) of, to revoke

to adopt (e.g. a proposal), to accept, to take up (a topic, complaint, etc.), to listen to, to deal with, to feature

to pick up

to deliver (a baby)

to collect (taxes)