VERBS—intermediate 2

Question 1

to (strongly) hate / to detest / to abhor

Answer 1

憎む
[にくむ]
tr.

Question 2

to bet / to wager / to gamble / to stake

Answer 2

賭ける
[かける] **
tr.

Question 3

to overlook / to miss / to fail to notice (a mistake, etc.)

Answer 3

見落とす
[みおとす]
tr.

Question 4

to exchange (words, messages, greetings, etc.)

Answer 4

交わす
[かわす]
tr.

Question 5

to throw (something) into disorder / to corrupt (something)

Answer 5

乱す
[みだす]
tr.

Question 6

to withstand / to endure / to bear / to tolerate

to put up with…. (esp. grammatical use)

to control / to retrain / to keep a check on

Answer 6

耐える
[たえる] **
tr. + intr.

堪える
[たえる] **
tr. + intr.

堪える
> [こらえる] **
tr. + intr.

Question 7

to get hurt / to get wounded

to get one’s feelings hurt

Answer 7

傷付く
[きずつく]
intr.

Question 8

to rewrite

Answer 8

書き直す
[かきなおす]
tr.

Question 9

to start out / to start off / to depart (on a trip, train, flight, etc.)

Answer 9

発つ
[たつ]
intr.

Question 10

to warm (something) up (e.g. soup)

to warm (a room) up

Answer 10

温める
[あたためる] **
tr.

暖める
[あたためる] **
tr.

Question 11

to accomplish / to achieve (something challenging) / to arrive at a certain outcome

Answer 11

遂げる
[とげる] **
tr.

Question 12

to guide / to conduct / to show the way / to lead

Answer 12

導く
[みちびく]
tr.

Question 13

to lose interest in / to get sick of

Answer 13

いやになる

intr.

Question 14

to arrange (a meeting) / to discuss (a schedule, future plans, etc.)

Answer 14

打ち合わせる
[うちあわせる] **
tr.

Question 15

to bring about / to bring on / to lead to (e.g. exercise brings health)

Answer 15

もたらす

intr.

Question 16

to spread / to lay out (bedding, etc.)

Answer 16

敷く
[しく]
tr.

Question 17

to assume (a position) / to accept (a new job) / to settle (in place)

Answer 17

就く
[つく]
intr.

Question 18

to overcome (an obstacle) / to get over / to surmount / to ride out (a crisis, etc.)

Answer 18

乗り越える
[のりこえる] **
intr.

Question 19

to last long / to be durable

Answer 19

もつ

intr.

Question 20

to dive into / to plunge into (the sea) / to barge into (a room)

Answer 20

飛び込む
[とびこむ]
intr.

Question 21

to bounce / to hop / to prance / to splash around

Answer 21

跳ねる
[はねる] **
intr.

Question 22

to explain (forcefully) / to preach / to advocate / to persuade

Answer 22

説く
[とく]
tr. + intr.

Question 23

to steam (food)

to be hot and humid

Answer 23

蒸す
[むす]
tr. + intr.

Question 24

to meet someone of higher status (humble)

Answer 24

お目に掛かる
[おめにかかる]
intr.

Question 25

to be present at / to face / to approach (with a certain mental state or attitude)

Answer 25

臨む
[のぞむ]
intr.

Question 26

to face / to look out on to (the water, etc.)

Answer 26

面する
[めんする]
intr.

Question 27

to finish (something) / to get (it) over with / to make do with / to settle

Answer 27

済ます
[すます]
tr.

Question 28

to hang down from / to dangle

Answer 28

ぶら下がる
[ぶらさがる]
intr.

Question 29

to strive / to endeavor (zealously) / to make efforts towards (studying for a test, etc.)

Answer 29

励む
[はげむ]
tr.

Question 30

to look down / to lower one’s head or eyes

to be downcast / to hang one’s head (in shame)

Answer 30

うつむく

tr.

Question 31

to work on / to tackle something / to come to grips with (e.g. climate change)

Answer 31

取り組む
[とりくむ]
tr.

Question 32

to be hungry (casual)

Answer 32

腹が減る
[はらがへる]
intr.

Question 33

to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance) / to take over (a shop, etc.)

Answer 33

継ぐ
[つぐ]
tr.

嗣ぐ

Question 34

to make a profit / to earn money / to gain

to have a child / to bear a child

Answer 34

儲ける
[もうける] **
tr.

もうける **
tr.

Question 35

to come in contact (with) / to adjoin / to be adjacent to (e.g. two countries)

to attend to / to receive (news, a visitor, etc.)

Answer 35

接する

[せっする]

Question 36

to have a sense about something / to have a hunch / to experience a certain feeling or mood

Answer 36

気がする

[きがする]

Question 37

to go all out / to make an effort (in high spirits) / to be full of vigor

Answer 37

張り切る
[はりきる]
intr.

Question 38

to catch / to stop a moving object

to react to / to cope with / to come to grips with

Answer 38

受け止める
[うけとめる] **
tr.

Question 39

to write down / to note down / to dictate

Answer 39

書き取る
[かきとる]
tr.

Question 40

to write down / to jot down / to note

to remember (to write in one’s memory)

Answer 40

記す
[しるす]
tr.

Question 41

to fix a deadline / to cut off / to shut up (doors, etc.) / to close (an application process, etc.)

Answer 41

締め切る
[しめきる]
tr.

Question 42

to establish (rule or law) / to determine (stipulations in a contract, etc.)

to make sure of / to ascertain (the truth, etc.) / to confirm / to grasp

Answer 42

定める
[さだめる] **
tr.

見定める
[みさだめる] **
tr.

Question 43

to hate / to dislike / to be unwilling or annoyed (used in the 3rd person)

Answer 43

嫌がる
[いやがる]
tr.

Question 44

to run into / to bump up against

to come to the end of (a street)

Answer 44

突き当たる
[つきあたる]
intr.

Question 45

to be closed up (e.g. a wound) / to be plugged up / to be blocked / to be clogged

Answer 45

塞がる
[ふさがる]
intr.

Question 46

to come to like

to come to dislike

Answer 46

好きになる
[すきになる]
intr.

嫌いになる
[きらいになる]
intr.

Question 47

to catch up (with)

Answer 47

追い付く
[おいつく]
intr.

Question 48

to be lucky / to have good fortune (e.g. on a test)

to be unlucky

Answer 48

ついている
intr.

ついていない

Question 49

to stop / to halt! / to be still

Answer 49

立ち止まる
[たちどまる]
intr.

Question 50

to sweep (a floor) / to gather up (dirt, etc.)

Answer 50

掃く
> [はく]
tr.

Question 51

to bear fruit / to ripen

to prove fruitful / to pay off / to be fulfilled

Answer 51

実る
[みのる]
intr.

Question 52

to peep / to peek / to look in / to sneak a look

Answer 52

覗く
[のぞく]
tr.

Question 53

to stick tightly to / to adhere to (e.g. mud to shoes) / to cling to (somebody)

Answer 53

くっ付く
> [くっつく]
intr.

Question 54

to go past / to pass by / to pass through

Answer 54

通り過ぎる
[とおりすぎる] **
intr.

Question 55

to float (on a surface) / to be suspended

(of an idea) to present itself or come to mind “float to the conscious surface”

Answer 55

浮かぶ
[うかぶ]
intr.

Question 56

to stir-fry / to pan-fry / to sauté

Answer 56

炒める
[いためる] **
tr.

Question 57

to be burned / to be scorched

Answer 57

焦げる
[こげる] **
intr.

Question 58

to deceive / to misrepresent

to gloss over (an answer) / to dodge (a question)

Answer 58

ごまかす

tr.

Question 59

to get free / to be freed / to be released

Answer 59

放れる
[はなれる] **
intr.

Question 60

to suit / to be suitable / to befit

Answer 60

適する

[てきする]

Question 61

to rub (one’s eyes, etc.) / to scrub

Answer 61

擦る
> [こする]
tr.

Question 62

to accept (conditions, etc.) / to accommodate (an idea, opinion, etc.) / to agree to

Answer 62

受け入れる
[うけいれる] **
tr.

Question 63

to cease / to be over

Answer 63

止む
[やむ]
intr.

Question 64

to take a bath

Answer 64

お風呂に入る
[おふろにはいる]
intr.

Question 65

to leak / to be leaking / to filter through (the leaves, etc.)

to leak (esp. water)

Answer 65

漏れる
[もれる] **
intr.

漏る
> [もる]
intr.

Question 66

to give away or reveal / to leak something (a secret, etc.)

to allow (water) to leak / to wet oneself

Answer 66

漏らす
[もらす]
tr.

Question 67

to let (someone) stay over / to provide lodging / to accommodate

Answer 67

泊める
[とめる] **
tr.

Question 68

to name / to give a name to (a newborn, etc.)

Answer 68

名付ける
[なづける] **
tr.

Question 69

to possess / to be endowed with / to have (certain qualification etc.)

Answer 69

有する

[ゆうする]

Question 70

to be in fashion / to be popular / to catch on / to go around (sickness, etc.)

Answer 70

流行る
[はやる]
intr.

Question 71

to dress / to put clothes on someone

Answer 71

着せる
[きせる] **
tr.

Question 72

to make (something) dirty / to soil / to contaminate

Answer 72

汚す
[よごす]
tr.

Question 73

to strengthen something / to emphasize

Answer 73

強める
[つよめる] **
tr.

Question 74

to float something / to set afloat

to express something on one’s face (tears, a smile, etc.)

Answer 74

浮かべる
[うかべる] **
tr.

Question 75

to hesitate

Answer 75

ためらう

intr.

Question 76

to shine on (with sunlight, etc.)

Answer 76

射す
[さす]
intr.

Question 77

to feel shy / to be bashful / to blush

Answer 77

恥じらう
[はじらう]
intr.

羞じらう

Question 78

to think of / to hit upon (an idea) / to come into one’s mind

Answer 78

思い付く
[おもいつく]
intr.

Question 79

to engrave / to carve / to sculpt / to tattoo

Answer 79

彫る
[ほる]
tr.

Question 80

to weaken (something)

Answer 80

弱める
[よわめる] **
tr.

Question 81

to adjust (something) / to tidy up / to straighten out (one’s clothes, etc.)

Answer 81

整える
[ととのえる] **
tr.

Question 82

to govern (a country, etc.) / to manage

to subdue

Answer 82

治める
[おさめる] **
tr.

Question 83

to subside (a storm, anger, etc.) / to lessen

Answer 83

治まる
[おさまる]
intr.

Question 84

to bring excitement / to stir up (a crowd) / to enliven

to pile up / to heap up (food, etc.)

Answer 84

盛り上げる
[もりあげる] **
tr.

Question 85

to sell out / to go out of stock

Answer 85

売り切れる
[うりきれる] **
intr.

Question 86

to deep fry (tempura, etc.)

Answer 86

揚げる
[あげる] **
tr.

Question 87

to sell well / to be in demand / to be well known (e.g. a product)

Answer 87

売れる
[うれる] **
intr.

Question 88

to block (something) up / to plug up / to cover up (one’s ears, etc.) / to obstruct

Answer 88

塞ぐ
[ふさぐ]
tr.

Question 89

to make a fire, to kindle, to burn

to heat up (a stove, a bath, etc.)

Answer 89

焚く
> [たく]
tr.

Question 90

to be profitable / to yield a profit / to make money

Answer 90

儲かる
[もうかる]
intr.

Question 91

to take charge of / to be in charge of

Answer 91

受け持つ
[うけもつ]
tr.

Question 92

to nibble / to gnaw / to munch

to dabble in something (a hobby, etc.)

Answer 92

齧る
> [かじる]
tr.

Question 93

to have a go at something / to give it a try / to attempt

Answer 93

試みる
[こころみる] **
tr.

Question 94

to be messed up / to be disordered / to be disheveled / to be in a state of confusion

Answer 94

乱れる
[みだれる] **
intr.

Question 95

to be arrogant or bossy / to put on airs / to act important

Answer 95

威張る
[いばる]
intr.

Question 96

to run a business / to keep a store / to carry on operations, a ceremony, etc.

Answer 96

営む
[いとなむ]
tr.

Question 97

to argue about / to debate / to discuss (in detail)

Answer 97

論じる
[ろんじる] **
tr.

Question 98

to accomplish / to execute / to perform / to fulfill (a purpose, responsibility, etc.)

Answer 98

果たす
[はたす]
tr.

Question 99

to assume / to be convinced of something / to have one’s mind made up or heart set on

Answer 99

思い込む
[おもいこむ]
intr.

Question 100

to follow another’s example

Answer 100

見習う
[みならう]
tr.

Question 101

to seclude oneself / to be confined in (one’s room, etc.)

to be filled or be heavy with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.)

Answer 101

籠もる
> [こもる]
intr.

Question 102

to tilt (something) / to tip / to slant

to devote oneself to / to concentrate on (music, etc.)

Answer 102

傾ける
[かたむける] **
tr.

Question 103

to become strong / to gain strength

Answer 103

強まる
[つよまる]
intr.

Question 104

to balance out / to be in harmony / to match (profits and losses, clothes, etc.)

Answer 104

釣り合う
[つりあう]
intr.

Question 105

to start a conversation / to address someone / to begin talking with someone

Answer 105

話し掛ける
[はなしかける] **
tr.

Question 106

to dance (trad. use) / to flutter about (e.g. leaves in the wind)

Answer 106

舞う
[まう]
intr.

Question 107

to pass an examination, test, or interview

Answer 107

受かる
[うかる]
intr.

Question 108

to become quiet / to subside / to calm down (wind, street noise, etc.)

Answer 108

静まる
[しずまる]
intr.

Question 109

to take back / to claim and collect

to take charge of / to take custody over

Answer 109

引き取る
[ひきとる]
tr.

Question 110

to soak something / to pickle or marinade food

to seep / to soak / to dip in (the water, etc.)

Answer 110

漬ける
[つける] **
tr.

浸ける
[つける] **
tr.

Question 111

to be saved / to be rescued / to escape harm

Answer 111

助かる
[たすかる]
intr.

Question 112

to have romantic feelings for / to fall in love / to be in love

Answer 112

恋する
[こいする]
tr.

Question 113

to glare at / to scowl at / to stare at intensely at

Answer 113

睨む
[にらむ]
tr.

Question 114

to approach (someone) / to come nearer / to get acquainted with or closer to

Answer 114

近付く
[ちかづく]
intr.

Question 115

to be burnt / to be roasted / to be grilled

Answer 115

焼ける
[やける] **
intr.

Question 116

to incorporate / to introduce (something) into

Answer 116

組み込む
[くみこむ]
tr.

Question 117

to weaken / to become weak / to abate

Answer 117

弱まる
[よわまる]
intr.

弱る
[よわる]
intr.

Question 118

to hold a grudge / to feel resentment towards

Answer 118

恨む
[うらむ]
tr.

怨む

Question 119

to look down / to overlook (from a high position)

to look down on someone

Answer 119

見下ろす
[みおろす]
tr.

Question 120

to be sufficient / to be enough / to be worthy of / to be of consequence

Answer 120

足る
[たる]
intr.

Question 121

to pass / to elapse / to go by

to go through / to undergo (an experience)

Answer 121

経る
[へる] **
intr.

Question 122

to hang (something) down / to suspend something / to sling something

Answer 122

ぶら下げる
[ぶらさげる] **
tr.

Question 123

to mutter / to mumble / to grumble

to tweet (Twitter)

Answer 123

つぶやく

tr. + intr.

Question 124

to go numb / to fall asleep (body part)

Answer 124

しびれる **

intr.

Question 125

to shine / to be shining / to blaze

Answer 125

照る
[てる]
intr.

Question 126

to lay waste to / to ransack / to ruin (something) / to cause serious damage

to troll (online, etc.)

Answer 126

荒らす
[あらす]
tr.

Question 127

to bring something close / to put close / to allow to come near

Answer 127

近付ける
[ちかづける] **
tr.

Question 128

to be put in (one’s) place / to be established in (a position, etc.)

to be paid off (e.g. one’s utilities) / to be obtained or delivered

Answer 128

収まる
[おさまる]
intr.

納まる
[おさまる]
intr.

Question 129

to outrun / to overtake / to pass (a car, etc.)

Answer 129

追い越す
[おいこす]
tr.

Question 130

to quit / to stop / to cut it out / to lay off (an activity)

Answer 130

止す
> [よす]
tr.

Question 131

to get out of the way / to step aside

Answer 131

どく

intr.

Question 132

to feel ashamed

Answer 132

恥じる
[はじる] **
intr.

羞じる

Question 133

to cancel / to retract / to take back (one’s words, etc.)

Answer 133

取り消す
[とりけす]
tr.

Question 134

to begin to rain (or snow)

Answer 134

降り出す
[ふりだす]
intr.

Question 135

to happen to pass by

Answer 135

通り掛かる
[とおりかかる]
intr.

Question 136

to jump up / to spring up / to fly up

Answer 136

飛び上がる
[とびあがる]
intr.

Question 137

to swell up (inflammation of a body part)

Answer 137

腫れる
[はれる] **
intr.

Question 138

to summarize / to aggregate / to bring everything together

Answer 138

まとめる **

tr.

Question 139

to have a good command of / to be able to use (well) / to be good at

to digest / to break down

Answer 139

熟す
> [こなす]
tr.

Question 140

to turn around (and look back) / to look over one’s shoulder

Answer 140

振り向く
[ふりむく]
intr.

Question 141

to get acquainted with / to get to know (someone)

Answer 141

知り合う
[しりあう]
intr.

Question 142

to jump off of / to jump down from / to jump out of

Answer 142

飛び下りる
[とびおりる] **
intr.

Question 143

to meet by appointment (usu. when meeting a person in a certain place)

Answer 143

待ち合わせる
[まちあわせる] **
intr.

Question 144

to get excited / to become roused / to become lively (e.g. a party)

to swell / to rise up / to bulge (e.g. the land)

Answer 144

盛り上がる
[もりあがる]
intr.

Question 145

to get pissed / to take offense

to lose one’s temper / to get angry at someone

(idiomatic)

Answer 145

腹が立つ
[はらがたつ]
intr.

腹を立てる
[はらをたてる] **
tr.

Question 146

to urge / to press (a matter, etc.) / to prompt / to invite attention to

Answer 146

促す
[うながす]
tr.

Question 147

to be temperate in / to hold back / to cut back / to abstain (from sweets, etc.)

to be in preparation for / to be in waiting for

Answer 147

控える
[ひかえる] **
tr. + intr.

Question 148

to rise (sun) / to ascend (as a natural process)

to go upwards (on stairs, etc.)

Answer 148

昇る
[のぼる]
intr.

上る
[のぼる]
intr.

Question 149

to treat someone (to a drink, etc.)

to be proud / to have hubris / to be extravagant or live luxuriously

Answer 149

奢る
> [おごる]
tr.

傲る
[おごる]
intr.

Question 150

to generate / to produce / to think up and bring into being (e.g. a masterpiece)

Answer 150

生み出す
[うみだす]
tr.

Question 151

to exert / to exercise / to cause (e.g. to exert an influence on someone’s life)

Answer 151

及ぼす
[およぼす]
tr.