VERBS—advanced 3

Question 1

to stick to (one’s principles, etc.) / to carry out / to maintain / to persist

to go through / to penetrate / to pierce

Answer 1

貫く
[つらぬく]
tr.

Question 2

to grow hazy / to be misty or foggy

Answer 2

霞む
> [かすむ]
intr.

Question 3

to jump at the chance (to do something)

Answer 3

話に乗る
[はなしにのる]
intr.

Question 4

to ask a high price / to overcharge

Answer 4

ぼる

tr.

Question 5

to forge / to train (one’s muscles) / to drill / to discipline

Answer 5

鍛える
[きたえる] **
tr.

Question 6

to season / to add seasoning / to add flavor (to food)

Answer 6

味をつける
[あじをつける]
tr.

Question 7

to hurt one’s feelings / to rub someone the wrong way

Answer 7

気に障る
[きにさわる]
tr.

Question 8

to put in a row (following each other) / to link (e.g. beads on a necklace) / to string together (compliments, etc.)

Answer 8

連ねる
[つらねる]
tr.

Question 9

to send away for / to order (e.g. a special part)

Answer 9

取り寄せる
[とりよせる] **
tr.

Question 10

to be considerate / to sympathize with (alt. use)

Answer 10

思いやる
[おもいやる]
tr.

Question 11

to entrust (e.g. important documents with a lawyer)

Answer 11

託す
[たくす]
tr.

託する
[たくする]
tr.

Question 12

to get old / to age (as an expression)

Answer 12

年を取る
[としをとる]
intr.

Question 13

to buy a replacement / to buy something new in replacement for something old

Answer 13

買い換える
[かいかえる] **
tr.

Question 14

to touch up / to fix up

to put hands in one’s pocket(s)

Answer 14

手を入れる
[てをいれる] **
tr.

Question 15

to disappear into / to be lost in / to be lost among (e.g. a letter lost in the mail)

to do under the cover of (confusion, etc.) / to be diverted from, distracted by, or to absorbed in something

Answer 15

紛れる
[まぎれる] **
intr.

Question 16

to pass by each other / to miss meeting each other

to disagree

Answer 16

すれ違う
[すれちがう]
intr.

Question 17

to be full of oneself / to be conceited

Answer 17

自惚れる
> [うぬぼれる] **
intr.

Question 18

to become available / to be freed up (one’s schedule, etc.)

Answer 18

手が空く
[てがあく]
intr.

Question 19

to set hands on / to start work on

to embezzle / to have an affair

Answer 19

手を付ける
[てをつける] **
tr.

Question 20

to fail / to fall through / to be unsuccessful / to get ruined

Answer 20

駄目になる
[だめになる]
intr.

Question 21

to pile up / to increase in volume, amount, or number

Answer 21

嵩む
> [かさむ]
intr.

Question 22

to come out of place / to slip out of place / to break out of a loop, cycle or pattern (e.g. of bad thoughts or behavior)

Answer 22

抜け出す
[ぬけだす]
intr.

Question 23

to butter up / to try to get on the good side of someone (e.g. one’s boss)

Answer 23

胡麻をする
> [ごまをする]

ゴマをする

Question 24

to paste (as in “copy and paste” / to affix (text, a graphic, etc.) / to stick

Answer 24

貼り付ける
[はりつける] **
tr.

Question 25

to startup (a computer, etc.) / to launch (a new business, etc.) / to boot up (a machine, etc.)

Answer 25

立ち上げる
[たちあげる] **
tr.

Question 26

to rise to the surface / to emerge from obscurity

Answer 26

浮かび上がる
[うかびあがる]
intr.

Question 27

to cease / to run out completely / to come to an end (e.g. one’s money flow)

Answer 27

途絶える
[とだえる] **
intr.

Question 28

to soak into / to penetrate / to permeate / to pierce

to (completely) soak into / to permeate

Answer 28

染みる
[しみる] **
intr.

染み込む
[しみこむ]
intr.

Question 29

to run out of (something) / to go short on / to go out of (stock)

Answer 29

切らす
[きらす]
tr.

Question 30

to carry something in one’s hand(s)

Answer 30

携える
[たずさえる] **
tr.

Question 31

to have a talk / to talk together

Answer 31

語り合う
[かたりあう]
int.

Question 32

to get stuck / to get jammed / to become clogged / to be blocked up (chest, throat, etc.)

Answer 32

閊える
> [つっかえる] **
intr.

Question 33

to change into (alt. use) / to be reduced into (during a process of transformation)

Answer 33

化する

[かする]

Question 34

to become moldy / to become musty

Answer 34

かびる **

intr.

Question 35

to correct oneself (when speaking) / to restate in a different (better) way

Answer 35

言い直す
[いいなおす]
tr.

Question 36

to fan (oneself)

to incite / to instigate

Answer 36

扇ぐ
[あおぐ]
tr.

Question 37

to cut corners / to ease up (on an opponent)

Answer 37

手を抜く
[てをぬく]
tr.

Question 38

to reverse (a decision) / to overturn something / to disrupt (an established theory)

to overthrow (a government, etc.)

Answer 38

覆す
[くつがえす]
tr.

Question 39

to come nearer to / to approach (usu. in relation to time—e.g. “spring is approaching”)

Answer 39

差し掛かる
> [さしかかる]
intr.

Question 40

to cause someone to tremble or shake (esp. from emotion)

Answer 40

震わせる
[ふるわせる] **
tr.

Question 41

to venture / to brave / to risk / to dare to

to harm / to afflict / to affect

Answer 41

冒す
[おかす]
tr.

Question 42

to warm (e.g. one’s hands over a fire) / to dry (something using heat)

to scorch / to toast / to broil / to grill

Answer 42

焙る
[あぶる]
tr.

炙る
[あぶる]
tr.

Question 43

to warp or become warped / to curve or become curved / to be arched or bent

Answer 43

反る
[そる]
intr.

Question 44

to throw into / to toss into

Answer 44

放り込む
[ほうりこむ]
tr.

Question 45

to be prominent / to be conspicuous / to stand out amongst others (e.g. one’s talents compared to a larger group)

Answer 45

際立つ
[きわだつ]
intr.

Question 46

to go away / to fade away (e.g. a bad feeling) / to become more distant

Answer 46

遠ざかる
[とおざかる]
intr.

Question 47

to speak / to utter (idiomatic use)

Answer 47

口を利く
[くちをきく]
intr.

Question 48

to take offense to / to be hurt by (one’s words, etc.)

Answer 48

気を悪くする
[きをわるくする]
intr.

Question 49

to pile up / to amass (a fortune, etc.) / to build up (e.g. a stone hut, a business, a reputation, etc.)

Answer 49

築く

[きずく]

Question 50

to curve something / to bend something / to warp something

Answer 50

反らす
[そらす]
tr.

Question 51

to cut off / to cut out (e.g. text from a document) / to (totally) remove / to tear off / to amputate / to excise

Answer 51

切り取る
[きりとる]
tr.

Question 52

to dwell in / to take shelter in

to be located in (esp. figuratively)

to be pregnant / to be in the mother’s womb (when referring to an unborn child)

Answer 52

宿る
[やどる]
intr.

Question 53

to ponder something anxiously

Answer 53

案じる
[あんじる] **
tr.

Question 54

to investigate (a case) / to conduct a (criminal) investigation

Answer 54

取り調べる
[とりしらべる] **
tr.

Question 55

to surpass (esp. in amount, rate, figures, etc.) / to exceed / to be more than

Answer 55

上回る
[うわまわる]
tr.

Question 56

to throw down / to throw out / to throw something on to something else

to abandon / give up (e.g. in the middle of a game) / to sacrifice (one’s life)

to stretch out one’s legs

Answer 56

投げ出す
[なげだす]
tr.

Question 57

to drop in / to stop by (for a short visit)

Answer 57

立ち寄る
[たちよる]
intr.

Question 58

to become emotionally attached to

Answer 58

懐く
[なつく]
tr.

Question 59

to sustain a wound

Answer 59

傷を負う
[きずをおう]
tr.

Question 60

to draw a conclusion

to make a decision / to hand down a verdict

Answer 60

下す
[くだす]
tr.

Question 61

to proceed forward according to (e.g. ocean currents) / to go in the direction of

to come to reach a certain state / to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)

Answer 61

赴く
[おもむく]
intr.

Question 62

to let go of / to release

to relinquish / to part with (a possession) / to send away (a child)

Answer 62

手放す
[てばなす]
tr.

Question 63

to get worked up / to be wrought up / to be filled with intense emotion

Answer 63

高ぶる
[たかぶる]
intr.

Question 64

to stiffen up / to become stiff

Answer 64

強張る
> [こわばる]
intr.

Question 65

to be found out / to be exposed (in a lie, improper behavior, etc.) / to leak out (a secret)

Answer 65

ばれる **

intr.

Question 66

to run counter to / to be contrary to / to infringe on / to go against

Answer 66

背く
[そむく]
intr.

Question 67

to avoid facing (reality, etc.) / to turn one’s face away / to look away

Answer 67

背ける
[そむける] **
tr.

Question 68

to sharpen / to hone / to whet / to grind

Answer 68

研ぐ
[とぐ]
tr.

Question 69

to stagnate / to be delayed / to be backed up / to be overdue

Answer 69

滞る
[とどこおる]
intr.

Question 70

to tailor / to tailor-make / to prepare (in a specific way)

Answer 70

仕立てる
[したてる] **
tr.

Question 71

to be clear (of sight, sound, color, etc.) / to be bright, vivid, crisp

to be clear-headed / to be alert / to be on the ball

to master a skill / to excel at

Answer 71

冴える
[さえる] **
intr.

Question 72

to peel off / to strip off / to tear off / to disrobe (someone)

to strip of (one’s clothes, rank, etc.)

Answer 72

剥ぐ
[はぐ]
tr.

Question 73

to leave out / to skip (e.g. to skip lunch)

Answer 73

抜かす
[ぬかす]
tr.

Question 74

to change the position of something

Answer 74

置き換える
[おきかえる] **
tr.

Question 75

to show through (feelings, emotions, etc.)

to run, to spread (liquid, etc.) / to ooze, to well up (teats, etc.) / to blur / to blot

Answer 75

滲む
[にじむ]
intr.

Question 76

to shrivel, to wither up, to become wrinkled (e.g. one’s fingers)

Answer 76

萎びる
[しなびる] **
intr.

Question 77

to spew, to spout, to emit (fire, water, smoke, blood, etc.)

Answer 77

噴く
[ふく]
intr.

噴き出す
[ふきだす]
intr.

Question 78

to thrust (one’s opponent) / to prop up / to support

to stick to (one’s opinion) / to insist on / to become stiff

Answer 78

突っ張る
[つっぱる]
tr.

Question 79

to be adapted to / to be adapted from / to be based on / to conform with (e.g. conform with the role in ‘Don Giovani”)

Answer 79

即する
[そくする]
intr.

Question 80

to step aside / to move back / to leave the presence of a superior / to concede

Answer 80

退く
[しりぞく]
intr.

Question 81

to leave (one) alone / to leave as is

*** used often in modified command form, with spelling change, meaning “leave me alone!”

Answer 81

放っておく
[ほうっておく]
tr.

ほっといて

Question 82

to get torn / to wear out / to become ragged (esp. paper, cloth, etc.)

Answer 82

破ける
[やぶける] **
intr.

Question 83

to mix / to put things together (alt. use)

Answer 83

取り混ぜる
[とりまぜる] **
tr.

Question 84

to keep in mind (and pay attention to) / to give heed to

Answer 84

気に留める
[きにとめる] **
tr.

Question 85

to pester / to plead / to coax / to hound

Answer 85

ねだる

tr.

Question 86

to begrudge / to envy

Answer 86

妬む
> [ねたむ]
tr.

Question 87

to shoot (an arrow, bolt, dart, etc.)

Answer 87

射る
[いる]
tr.

Question 88

to brew (sake, etc.)

to bring about / to give rise to / to cause

Answer 88

醸す
[かもす]
tr.

Question 89

to engender / to bring about (change, etc.) / to brew (metaphorically)

Answer 89

醸し出す
[かもしだす]
tr.

Question 90

to pluck / to pull out (weeds, etc.)

Answer 90

むしる

tr.

Question 91

to pinch (specifically to squeeze a small amt. of skin)

Answer 91

抓る
> [つねる]
tr.

Question 92

to learn (one’s) lesson / to learn the hard way / to learn through (an) experience

Answer 92

懲りる
[こりる] **
intr.

Question 93

to get tangled up in (used literally or metaphorically)

Answer 93

絡まる
> [からまる]
intr.

Question 94

to devote oneself solely to / to do intently and exclusively / to do throughout (the night, etc.)

Answer 94

徹する

[てっする]

Question 95

to take the name of / to call (oneself) / to claim (to be)

to pretend / to feign

Answer 95

称する

[しょうする]

Question 96

to deceive / to delude / to trick / to fool

to be as…. as…. (e.g. as beautiful as a rose)

Answer 96

欺く
[あざむく]
tr.

Question 97

to take service under / to serve / to work for

to enter public service

Answer 97

仕える
[つかえる] **
intr.

Question 98

to look back (over one’s shoulder, at the past, etc.) / to reflect on or reconsider / to contemplate (oneself) / to introspect

Answer 98

省みる
[かえりみる] **
tr.

顧みる
[かえりみる] **
tr.

Question 99

to look bright (in terms of the prospects for a situation) / to have hopes that something can (soon) be accomplished

Answer 99

めどが立つ
[めどがたつ]
intr.

Question 100

to be consistent with / to be coherent

Answer 100

つじつまが合う
[つじつまがあう]
intr.

Question 101

to reproach / to rebuke / to blame

to nitpick / to find fault

to aggravate (an injury)

Answer 101

咎める
> [とがめる] **
tr.

Question 102

to look attractive / to look pretty / to shine (in the evening sun, etc.)

Answer 102

映える
[はえる] **
intr.

Question 103

to be faded / to be blurred / to be hazy

Answer 103

ぼける **

intr.

Question 104

to be out of focus / to be blurred (photo, video, etc.) / for a camera to be shaken

to waver in one’s beliefs

to shift position / to be slightly off

Answer 104

ぶれる **
intr.

ブレる **
intr.

Question 105

to soften / to be soothed / to calm down

Answer 105

和む
[なごむ]
intr.

Question 106

to soak / to dip in / to immerse (e.g. a baby’s head in water)

Answer 106

浸す
[ひたす]
tr.

Question 107

to get addicted to something / to become crazy about something

to fit in / to get into / to be suited to / to fall into (a trap, etc.)

Answer 107

はまる

intr.

Question 108

to address / to address someone (e.g. when writing a letter)

Answer 108

宛てる
[あてる] **
tr.

Question 109

to conform to / to apply to / to follow

Answer 109

準じる
[じゅんじる] **
intr.

准じる

Question 110

to decay / to rot

to be forgotten with time (often neg.) / to die in obscurity

Answer 110

朽ちる
[くちる] **
intr.

Question 111

to inherit / to succeed / to take over (e.g. the family business)

Answer 111

受け継ぐ
[うけつぐ]
tr.

Question 112

to make a display of / to flaunt

Answer 112

見せつける
[みせつける] **
tr.

Question 113

to exchange glances / to look at each other

to postpone / to suspend operations

Answer 113

見合わせる
[みあわせる] **
intr.

Question 114

to show off (e.g. show off a new dress)

Answer 114

見せびらかす
[みせびらかす]
tr.

Question 115

to rub / to chafe / to strike (a match) / to squander one’s money (through gambling, etc.)

to graze / to touch lightly / to take a percentage / to squeeze out

Answer 115

擦る
[する]
tr.

擦る
> [かする]
tr.

Question 116

to become worn out / to be rubbing or chafing

to get scraped (by) / to be grazing (across) / to be touching lightly (e.g. wheels on the road)

Answer 116

擦れる
[すれる]
intr.

擦れる
> [かすれる]
intr.

Question 117

to hum / to sing to oneself / to compose impromptu (poems)

Answer 117

口吟む
[くちずさむ]
tr.

Question 118

to laugh at / to sneer at / to make fun of

to ridicule / to scoff / to jeer at

Answer 118

嘲笑う
[あざわらう]
tr.

嘲る
[あざける]
tr.

Question 119

to be granted (something) / to be honored with (humble)

Answer 119

賜る
[たまわる]
tr.

Question 120

to consult with / to confer / to bring a matter before someone

Answer 120

諮る
[はかる]
tr.

Question 121

to mend / to patch up / to repair / to groom / to keep appearances or cover up mistakes

Answer 121

繕う
[つくろう]
tr.