VERBS—advanced 4 Flashcards
to purify / to cleanse (one’s hands, one’s spirit, etc.)
清める
[きよめる] **
tr.
to be expensive / to be costly
高く付く
[たかくつく]
intr.
to disagree with / to dispute something / to fight (over)
揉める
> [もめる] **
intr.
to add salt
to add pepper / to sprinkle on pepper
塩を加える
[しおをくわえる]
tr.
胡椒を振る
[こしょうをふる]
tr.
to obstruct (someone’s view, way, etc.) / to block out (light, wind, etc.)
遮る
[さえぎる]
tr.
to take possession of (esp. under false pretenses) / to commandeer / to seize
乗っ取る
[のっとる]
tr.
to survive (to live long)
生き延びる
[いきのびる] **
intr.
to commence
to challenge / to pick a fight / to make war
to set (a trap) / to plant (explosives, etc.) / to rig (a mechanism)
仕掛ける
[しかける] **
tr.
to move ahead with (one’s work) / to make progress on (a project, etc.) / to be productive
捗る
> [はかどる]
intr.
to kill time
時間を潰す
[じかんをつぶす]
tr.
to sweep away / to wash away / to be carry away (e.g. sand from the shore)
to run away with / to snatch / to abduct (a child, etc.)
浚う
> [さらう]
拐う
[さらう]
to have an accident / to be in an accident
to be in a traffic accident
事故に遭う
[じこにあう]
intr.
交通事故に遭う
[こうつうじこにあう]
intr.
to accompany (someone) / to follow along with (one’s way of thinking, etc.) / to keep up with (the times, etc.)
付いて行く
> [ついていく]
intr.
to unfold (e.g. in front of one’s eyes) / to unroll / to open up
繰り広げる
[くりひろげる] **
intr.
to dump / to toss / to throw out
放り出す
[ほうりだす]
tr.
to take the form of / to assume the shape of / to transform oneself into (esp. in reference to a spirit, etc.)
化ける
[ばける] **
intr.
to levy / to impose upon (someone) / to assess or assign
課す
[かす]
tr.
課する
[かする]
tr.
to carry to extremes / to carry out to the end
極める
[きわめる] **
tr.
to count on something / to anticipate or expect something
見込む
[みこむ]
tr.
to be sensible or smart / to be thoughtful / to be tasteful
to make the smart move (after taking in the situation) / to be considerate of one’s surroundings or people’s feelings and then act accordingly
気が利く
[きがきく]
intr.
気を利かせる
[きをきかせる] **
intr.
to close up / to fasten / to shut (one’s mouth, etc.)
adds a bit more emphasis in this form
閉ざす
[とざす]
tr.
to call oneself / to give one’s name as / to claim to be someone (or impersonate someone)
名乗る
[なのる]
intr.
to shrug / to duck
to shrug one’s shoulders
すくめる **
tr.
肩をすくめる
[かたをすくめる] **
tr.
to go bald
はげる **
intr.