Japanese Verbs & Auxiliary Verbs

Front 1

上げる

Back 1

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
1. to raise, to elevate (see also: 手を挙げる)
2. to do up (one's hair) (see also: 髪を上げる)
3. to fly (a kite, etc.), to launch (fireworks, etc.), to surface (a submarine, etc.)
4. to land (a boat)
5. to deep-fry
6. to show someone (into a room)
13. to praise
14. to give (an example, etc.), to cite (usu. 挙げる)
15. to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) (usu. 挙げる)
16. to arrest
17. to nominate
**18. to give (polite language)**

(auxiliary verb)
24. (after the -te form of a verb) to do for (the sake of someone else) (usually written in kana, polite language)
25. (after the -masu stem of a verb) to complete (see also: 作り上げる)
26. used after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility (humble language) (see also: 申し上げる)

Front 2

歩く

Back 2

to walk

Front 3

勉強する

Back 3

(noun, suru verb)
1. to study
2. diligence
3. discount, reduction

Front 4

出掛ける

Back 4

to depart, to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing), to set out, to start, to be going out

Front 5

出来る

Back 5

1. to be able (in a position) to do, to be up to the task (usually written in kana)
2. to be ready, to be completed
3. to be made, to be built
4. to be good at, to be permitted (to do)
5. to become intimate, to take up (with somebody)
6. to grow, to be raised

Front 6

出る

Back 6

1. to go out, to exit, to leave
2. to appear, to come forth, to be published
3. to answer (the phone or door) (see also: 電話に出る)

Front 7

選ぶ

Back 7

to choose, to select

Front 8

入る

Back 8

[はいる] (godan verb)
1. to enter
2. to break into
3. to join, to enroll
4. to contain, to hold, to accommodate
5. to have (an income of)

[いる] (godan verb, intransitive verb)
to get in, to go in, to come in, to flow into, to set, to set in (see also: 気に入る)

Front 9

始める

Back 9

(ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb)
1. to start, to begin, to commence, to initiate, to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store), to start up, to establish (business, etc.)

(auxiliary verb)
3. to start (doing something), to begin to ... (see also: し始める)

Front 10

話す

Back 10

1. to talk, to speak, to converse, to chat
2. to tell, to explain, to narrate, to mention, to describe, to discuss
3. to speak (a language)

Front 11

払う

Back 11

1. to pay (e.g. money, a bill, one's taxes, etc.)
2. to brush, to wipe, to clear away, to dust off, to prune away branches
3. to drive away (e.g. one's competitors), to sweep out

Front 12

働く

Back 12

1. to work, to labor
2. to function, to operate, to be effective, to work (i.e. ... works), to come into play
3. to commit (e.g. a crime), to perpetrate, to do, to act, to practice
4. to be conjugated

Front 13

行く

Back 13

(godan verb (special), intransitive verb)
1. to go (see also: 来る)
2. to proceed, to take place (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use) (see also: 上手く行く)
3. to die, to pass away

(auxiliary verb)
4. to continue

Front 14

言う

Back 14

1. to say, to tell, to talk about
2. to call (i.e. to give a name)

Front 15

帰る

Back 15

1. to return (to a place), to come home, to go home, to go back (see also: 返る)
2. (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave
3. (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home

Front 16

書く

Back 16

1. to write
2. to draw (see also: 描く)

Front 17

買う

Back 17

1. to buy, to purchase (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value, to have a high opinion
3. to stir, to provoke

Front 18

聞く

Back 18

1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)
3. to ask, to enquire, to query (formal 聴く)

Front 19

決める

Back 19

1. to decide, to choose, to determine, to make up one's mind, to resolve, to set one's heart on, to settle, to arrange, to set, to appoint, to fix
2. to clinch (a victory), to decide (the outcome of a match)
3. to persist in doing, to go through with
4. to always do, to have made a habit of (as 決めている)
5. to take for granted, to assume
6. to dress up, to dress to kill, to dress to the nines
7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.), to succeed in doing
8. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)

Front 20

着る

Back 20

to put on, to wear (on the body, as with a coat, suit, or dress)

Front 21

答える

Back 21

to answer, to reply

Front 22

比べる

Back 22

1. to compare, to make a comparison (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete, to vie (see also: 力比べ)

Front 23

来る

Back 23

(kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb)
1. to come (spatially or temporally), to approach, to arrive
2. to come back, to do ... and come back (see also: 行って来る)
3. to come to be, to become, to get, to grow, to continue

(kuru verb, intransitive verb)
4. to come from, to be caused by, to derive from
5. to come to (i.e. "when it comes to spinach ...") (see also: と来たら)

Front 24

間違える

Back 24

1. to make a mistake (in), to commit an error (e.g. in calculation)
2. to confuse, to mistake something for something else

Front 25

待つ

Back 25

to wait, to wait for, to look forward to

Front 26

見る

Back 26

1. to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2. to look over, to look on, to assess, to examine, to judge (see also: 診る)
3. to look after, to keep an eye on, to take care of (usually written in kana) (see also: 看る)
4. to view (e.g. flowers, movie) (usu. 観る)
5. to try (usually written in kana) (usu. after a conative verb as ~てみる)
6. to see that..., to find that... (usually written in kana) (usu. after an aconative verb as ~てみると, ~てみれば, ~てみたら, etc.)

Front 27

貰う

Back 27

1. to receive, to take, to accept (usually written in kana)
2. to get somebody to do something (follows a verb in "te" form)

Front 28

持つ

Back 28

1. to hold, to carry
2. to possess

Front 29

習う

Back 29

to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn, to study, to get training in

Front 30

寝る

Back 30

1. to lie down
2. to go to bed, to lie in bed
3. to sleep (lying down) (see also: 眠る)
4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
5. to lie idle

Front 31

飲む

Back 31

1. to drink, to gulp, to swallow (呑む is often used metaphorically; 服む is often used for medicine)
2. to smoke (tobacco) (also written 喫む)
3. to engulf, to overwhelm
4. to keep down, to suppress
5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
6. to make light of, to conceal

Front 32

乗る

Back 32

1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark
2. to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount (see also: 載る)
3. to reach, to go over, to pass
4. to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.)
5. to take part, to participate, to join
6. to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
7. to be deceived, to be taken in
8. to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered (usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
9. to stick, to attach, to take, to go on (usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)

Front 33

起きる

Back 33

1. to get up, to rise
2. to wake up
3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents), to happen, to take place

Front 34

思う

Back 34

1. to think, to consider, to believe (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing), to plan (to do)
3. to judge, to assess, to regard
4. to imagine, to suppose, to dream
5. to expect, to look forward to
6. to feel, to desire, to want
7. to recall, to remember

Front 35

降りる

Back 35

1. to descend (e.g. a mountain), to go down, to come down (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus), to get off, to disembark, to dismount (esp. 降りる)
3. to step down, to retire, to give up, to quit
4. to be granted, to be issued, to be given (esp. 下りる)
5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) (esp. 降りる)
6. to be passed (from the body; i.e. of a roundworm) (esp. 下りる) (see also: 下り物)

Front 36

教える

Back 36

to teach, to instruct, to guide, to inform, to show

Front 37

終わる

Back 37

to finish, to end, to close (also written 了る, 卒る, etc.)

Front 38

知る

Back 38

to know, to get to know, to learn about, to understand

Front 39

住む

Back 39

to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide (see also: 棲む)

Front 40

食べる

Back 40

1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary), to live off, to subsist on

Front 41

頼む

Back 41

1. to request, to beg, to ask [a favor]
2. to call, to order, to reserve
3. to entrust to
4. to rely on (esp. 恃む)

Front 42

楽しむ

Back 42

to enjoy (oneself)

Front 43

助ける

Back 43

to help, to save, to rescue, to give relief to, to spare (life), to reinforce, to promote, to abet

Front 44

立つ

Back 44

1. to stand, to rise, to stand up
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
3. to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

Front 45

取る

Back 45

1. to take, to pick up, to harvest, to earn, to choose
2. to steal (see also: 盗る)
3. to eat, to have (a meal) (see also: 摂る)
4. to remove (one's glasses, etc.) (also written as 脱る)
5. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.), to play

Front 46

使う

Back 46

1. to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate (see also: 人使い)
3. to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume
4. to use (language), to speak (see also: 言葉遣い)
5. to take (one's lunch), to circulate (bad money) (idiomatic expression)

Front 47

着く

Back 47

to arrive, to get to, to reach

Front 48

作る

Back 48

1. to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct (造る usu. for large-scale building, manufacturing, etc. 創る usu. for creating)
2. to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol)
3. to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train (see also: 野菜を作る)
4. to till
5. to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write
6. to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose
7. to coin (a phrase), to organize, to establish, to found
8. to have (a child)
9. to make up (one's face, etc.)
10. to fabricate (an excuse, etc.)
11. to form (a line, etc.)
12. to set (a record)
13. to commit (a sin, etc.)

Front 49

勤める

Back 49

to work [for], to be employed [at]

Front 50

売る

Back 50

to sell

Front 51

分かる

Back 51

to understand, to know

Front 52

読む

Back 52

to read

Front 53

確認する

Back 53

(noun, suru verb)
affirmation, confirmation, validation

Front 54

喋る

Back 54

to talk, to chat, to chatter (usually written in kana)

Front 55

履く

Back 55

to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear

Front 56

穿く

Back 56

to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.), to put on (or wear) footwear

Front 57

取り消す

Back 57

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

Front 58

置く

Back 58

1. to put, to place
2. to leave (behind)

Front 59

押す

Back 59

1. to push, to press
2. to apply pressure from above, to press down

Front 60

検索する

Back 60

to look up (e.g. a word in a dictionary), retrieval (e.g. data), searching for, referring to

Front 61

付く

Back 61

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to be attached, to be connected with, to adhere, to stick, to cling
2. to remain imprinted, to scar, to stain, to dye
3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability)
5. to take root
6. to accompany, to attend, to follow, to study with
7. to side with, to belong to
8. to possess, to haunt (see also: 憑く)
9. to be lit, to be lighted (see also: 点く)
10. to be settled, to be resolved, to be decided
11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
12. to be sensed, to be perceived
13. to be lucky (from 運が付く)

(suffix, godan verb)
14 (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words) to become (a state, condition, etc.) (see also: づく[付く])

Front 62

包む

Back 62

1. to wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in
2. to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

Front 63

覚える

Back 63

1. to memorize, to memorise, to commit to memory, to learn by heart, to bear in mind, to remember

Front 64

忘れる

Back 64

to forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

Front 65

憤る

Back 65

to be angry, to resent, to be enraged, to be indignant

Front 66

上る

Back 66

1. to ascend, to go up, to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise (usu. 昇る)
3. to go to (the capital)
4. to be promoted
5. to add up to
6. to advance (in price)
7. to swim up (a river), to sail up
8. to come up (on the agenda)

Front 67

わくわくする

Back 67

(adverb, noun, suru verb)
tremble, get nervous, excitedly, thrilled (mimetic word)

Front 68

上がる

Back 68

1. to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in
3. to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade
4. to get out (of water), to come ashore
5. to increase (also written as ?? in ref. to price)
6. to improve, to make progress
7. to be promoted, to advance
8. to be made (of profit, etc.)

Front 69

引く

Back 69

1. to pull
2. to draw (attention, etc.), to attract (interest, etc.) (see also: 注意を引く)
3. to draw back
4. to draw (a card)
5. to draw (plan, line, etc.) (see also: 図面を引く)
6. to catch (cold) (see also: 風邪を引く)
7. to play (string instr.) (see also: 弾く)
8. to look up (e.g. dictionary), to consult (see also: 辞書を引く)

Front 70

詰め込む

Back 70

to cram, to stuff, to jam, to squeeze, to compress, to pack, to crowd

Front 71

込む

Back 71

1. to be crowded, to be packed
2. to be complex (see also: 手の込んだ)

(auxiliary verb)
3. to go into, to put into, to remain (seated), to be plunged into (silence), to do thoroughly
4. to do intently
5. to continue in the same state

Front 72

詰める

Back 72

1. to stuff into, to jam, to cram, to pack, to fill, to plug, to stop up
2. to shorten, to move closer together
3. to reduce (spending), to conserve
4. to focus intently on, to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)
5. to work out (details)
6. to be on duty, to be stationed

Front 73

探す

Back 73

1. to search (for something lost), to seek (a suspect in a crime) (esp. 捜す)
2. to search (for something desired, needed), to look for (esp. 探す)

Front 74

出す

Back 74

1. to take out, to get out
2. to put out, to reveal, to show
3. to submit (e.g. thesis), to turn in
4. to publish, to make public
5. to send (e.g. a letter) (see also: 手紙を出す)
6. to produce (a sound), to start (fire) (see also: 声を出す)
7. to serve (food)

(suffix)
8. to begin

Front 75

飼う

Back 75

to keep (a pet or other animal), to raise, to have, to own, to feed

Front 76

たがる

Back 76

(auxiliary verb, godan verb)
wanting to (verb) (not used in the first person, combination of ~tai and ~garu) (see also: がる, たい)

Front 77

開ける

Back 77

1. to open (a door, etc.), to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package) (esp. 開ける)
2 to open (for business, etc.) (esp. 開ける)
3. to empty, to clear out, to make space, to make room (esp. 空ける)
4. to dawn, to grow light (esp. 明ける)
5. to end (esp. 明ける)

Front 78

開く

Back 78

1. to open (e.g. doors) (esp. 開く)
2. to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. 開く)
3. to be empty (esp. 空く)
4. to be vacant, to be available, to be free (esp. 空く)
5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (esp. 明く)
6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
7. to come to na end (esp. 明く)
8. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
9. to have a hole, to form a gap, to have an interval (between events) (see also: 穴か開く)

Front 79

通す

Back 79

to let pass, to overlook, to continue, to keep, to make way for, to persist in

Front 80

和らぐ

Back 80

to soften, to calm down, to be mitigated

Front 81

過ごす

Back 81

(godan verb, transitive verb)
1. to pass (time), to spend
2. to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol)
3. to take care of, to support (archaic)

(suffix, godan verb)
4. to overdo, to do too much
5. to ... without acting on it

Front 82

食事する

Back 82

(noun)
1. meal

(suru verb)
2. to eat

Front 83

過ぎる

Back 83

(ichidan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to pass through, to pass by, to go beyond
2. to pass (i.e. of time), to elapse
3. to have expired, to have ended, to be over
4. to exceed, to surpass, to be above
5. to be no more than ... (as ~に過ぎない, etc.)

(ichidan verb, intransitive verb, suffix)
6. (often used after adjective stems or the -masu stems of verbs) to be excessive, to be too much, to be too ...

Front 84

更新する

Back 84

(noun, suru verb)
renewal, update, innovation, improvement

Front 85

送信する

Back 85

(noun, suru verb)
transmission, sending (see also: 受信)

Front 86

受信する

Back 86

(noun, suru verb)
reception (e.g. radio), receipt (e.g. email message) (see also: 送信)

Front 87

投稿する

Back 87

(noun, suru verb)
contribution, submission, posting (e.g. to a newsgroup or mailing list)

Front 88

招待する

Back 88

(noun, suru verb)
invitation

Front 89

編集する

Back 89

(noun, suru verb)
editing, compilation, editorial (e.g. committee)

Front 90

作成する

Back 90

(noun, suru verb)
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.), preparing, writing, framing, making, producing, creating, creation (see also: 制作)

Front 91

追加する

Back 91

(noun, suru verb)
addition, supplement, append (e.g. to a file), appendix

Front 92

付いて来る

Back 92

(kuru verb)
to follow, to come along with one, to accompany (usually written in kana)

Front 93

追う

Back 93

1. to chase, to run after, to pursue
2. to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend)
3. to drive out, to oust, to expel
4. to drive (i.e. a herd)
5. (in passive voice) to be pressed (for time, etc.)

Front 94

追い掛ける

Back 94

to chase, to run after, to pursue (see also: 追っ掛ける)

Front 95

濡れる

Back 95

to get wet

Front 96

招く

Back 96

1. to invite, to ask
2. to beckon, to wave someone in, to gesture to
3. to call in, to send for, to summon
4. to bring on oneself, to cause, to incur, to lead to, to result in

Front 97

掛け直す

Back 97

to call again, to call someone back

Front 98

切る

Back 98

(suffix, godan verb, transitive verb)
1. to cut (usu. to cut through) (see also: 噛み切る)
2. to sever (connections, ties) (see also: 縁を切る)
3. to turn off (i.e. the light)
4. to terminate (i.e. a conversation), to hang up (the phone), to disconnect (see also: 電話を切る)
5. to punch (a ticket), to tear off (a stub)
6. to open (something sealed)
7. to start
8. to set (a limit)
9. to reduce, to decrease, to discount (see also: 値切る)
10. to shake off (water, etc.), to let drip-dry (or drain)
11. to cross
12. to do (something noticeable)
13. to turn (a vehicle)
14. to cut (the ball)
15. to shuffle (cards)
16. to trump (see also: 切り札)

(suffix, godan verb)
18. (after the -masu stem of a verb) to finish, to complete (see also: 疲れ切る)

Front 99

疲れる

Back 99

1. to get tired, to tire
2. to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)

Front 100

疲れ切る

Back 100

to be exhausted, to be tired out

Front 101

治す

Back 101

(godan verb, transitive verb)
1. to cure, to heal (usu. 治す)
2. to fix, to correct, to repair (usu. 直す)

Front 102

直す

Back 102

(godan verb, transitive verb)
1. to cure, to heal (usu. 治す)
2. to fix, to correct, to repair (usu. 直す)

(auxiliary verb)
3. to do over again (after -masu base of verb) (usu. 直す)
4. to replace, to put back as it was (usu. 直す)
5. to convert (into a different state), to transform (usu. 直す)

Front 103

申し上げる

Back 103

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
1. to say, to tell, to state (humble language)

(auxiliary verb)
2. to do for (respectful language)

Front 104

眠る

Back 104

1. to sleep (not necessarily lying down) (see also: 寝る)
2. to die
3. to close one's eyes (archaic)

Front 105

加える

Back 105

to append, to sum up, to add (up), to include, to increase, to inflict

Front 106

上手く行く

Back 106

(godan verb 'special')
to go smoothly, to turn out well, to do the trick, to have peaceful relations

Front 107

編む

Back 107

1. to knit, to plait, to braid
2. to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.), to edit

Front 108

集まる

Back 108

to gather, to collect, to assemble

Front 109

集める

Back 109

to collect, to assemble, to gather

Front 110

見比べる

Back 110

to compare with the eye

Front 111

返る

Back 111

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to return, to come back, to go back (esp. 返る)
2. to turn over (see also: 裏返る)

(suffix, godan verb)
3. (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely, (to become) completely (esp. 返る) (see also: 静まり返る)

Front 112

描く

Back 112

1. to draw, to paint, to sketch (see also: 書く)
2. to depict, to describe

Front 113

行って来る

Back 113

(kuru verb)
1. I'm off, see you later (see also: 行って来ます)
2. to go (and then come back)

Front 114

検する

Back 114

(suru verb 'special', transitive verb)
to inspect, to supervise

Front 115

投じる

Back 115

to throw, to cast, to invest

Front 116

成る

Back 116

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to become, to get, to grow, to be, to reach, to attain (usually written in kana)
2. to result in, to prove to be
3. to consist of, to be composed of
4. to succeed, to be complete
5. to change into, to be exchanged for
6. to play a role (see also: 成り済ます)
7. to be promoted (shogi)

(godan verb)
8. to do ... (respectful language) (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

Front 117

棲む

Back 117

to live (of animals), to inhabit, to nest (see also: 住む)

Front 118

認める

Back 118

(みとめる)
1. to recognize, to appreciate
2. to observe, to notice
3. to admit, to approve

(したためる)
to write up (usually written in kana)

Front 119

される

Back 119

honorific or passive form of the verb "suru" (usually written in kana) (see also: する)

Front 120

作り上げる

Back 120

to make up, to fabricate, to build up, to complete, to construct

Front 121

し始める

Back 121

to begin, to start (see also: する)
[Note: seems to act as an auxiliary verb]

Front 122

裏返る

Back 122

to be turned inside out

Front 123

静まり返る

Back 123

to fall silent, to become still as death

Front 124

投げる

Back 124

1. to throw, to cast away
2. to face defeat, to give up

Front 125

電話に出る

Back 125

(expression, ichidan verb)
to answer the phone

Front 126

優れる

Back 126

to surpass, to outstrip, to excel

Front 127

申す

Back 127

1. to say, to be called (humble language)
2. to do (humble language) (after a word beginning with お- or ご-)

Front 128

送る

Back 128

1. to send (a thing), to dispatch
2. to take or escort (a person somewhere), to see off (a person)
3. to bid farewell (to the departed), to bury
4. to spend (time), to live one's life
5. to pass (down the line)
6. to affix okurigana (see also: 送り仮名)

Front 129

掛ける

Back 129

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
1. to hang (e.g. picture), to hoist (e.g. sail), to raise (e.g. flag) (see also: 壁に掛ける)
2. to sit (see also: 腰を掛ける)

(auxiliary verb, ichidan verb)
3. to be partway (verb), to begin (but not complete)
4. to take (time, money), to expend (money, time, etc.) (see also: 時間を掛ける)
5. to make (a call) (see also: 電話を掛ける)
6. to multiply
7. to secure (e.g. lock) (see also: 鍵を掛ける)
8. to put on (glasses, etc.) (see also: 眼鏡を掛ける)
9.-22. (more examples)

(auxiliary verb)
23. (after -masu stem of verb) indicates (verb) is being directed to (someone) (see also: 話し掛ける)

Front 130

話し掛ける

Back 130

to accost a person, to talk (to someone)

Front 131

行ける

Back 131

1. to be good (at), to go well (colloquial)
2. to look (taste, etc.) good

Front 132

下さる

Back 132

(godan verb 'special')
to give, to confer (respectful language)

[Note: I think it means moreso to give (to me) or to do (for me)]

Front 133

お取って置く

Back 133

to set aside, to keep in reserve, to hold on to

Front 134

呉れる

Back 134

to give, to let one have, to do for one, to be given (usually written in kana) (呉れ is an irregular alternative imperative form)

[Note: It is used as to give (to me), to let (me) have, to do (for me), on behalf (of me) to be given (to me). Not 来る form nor is it related]

Front 135

差し上げる

Back 135

(auxiliary verb, ichidan verb, transitive verb)
1. to give, to offer (humble language)

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
2. to lift up, to hold up, to raise (humble language)

Front 136

引き下げる

Back 136

to pull down, to lower, to reduce, to withdraw

Front 137

差す

Back 137

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to shine (see also: 射す)
2. to be visible
3. to be tinged with
4. to rise (of water levels), to flow in
5. to be felt (i.e. as an emotion), to come over one (see also: 気が差す, 魔が差す)

(godan verb, transitive verb)
6. to hold up (an umbrella, etc.), to put up, to raise
7.-15. (more definitions)

(suffix, godan verb)
16. to stop in the midst of, to leave undone (after the -masu stem of a ver) (see also: 止す)

Front 138

射す

Back 138

to shine (see also: 差す)

[Note: I get the feeling this kanji is used more often for "shining light" than the other one.]

Front 139

壊す

Back 139

1. to break, to destroy, to demolish
2. to wreck, to ruin, to spoil, to damage
3. to break (a bill, etc.)

Front 140

洗う

Back 140

1. to wash
2. to investigate

Front 141

外す

Back 141

1. to unfasten, to undo
2. to remove, to take off, to uninstall
3. to leave, to step out, to slip away
4. to miss (a target)

Front 142

殺す

Back 142

to kill

Front 143

聴く

Back 143

(godan verb, transitive verb)
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music) (usu. 聴く)
3. to ask, to enquire, to query (formal 聴く)

Front 144

見直す

Back 144

(godan verb)
1. to look again
2. to get a better opinion of

Front 145

運転する

Back 145

(noun, suru verb)
operation, motion, driving

Front 146

転ぶ

Back 146

（ころぶ、まろぶ）
(godan verb, intransitive verb)
to fall down, to fall over

Front 147

考える

Back 147

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
to consider, to think about

Front 148

見込む

Back 148

(godan verb, transitive verb)
to anticipate, to estimate, to expect

Front 149

閉まる

Back 149

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
1. to be shut, to close, to be closed (esp. 閉まる)
2. to be locked
3. to tighten, to be tightened
4. to become sober, to become tense

Front 150

屈める

Back 150

（かがめる、こごめる）
(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
to stoop, to bend (usually written in kana)

Front 151

静まる

Back 151

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
to quiet down, to calm down, to subside, to die down, to abate, to be suppressed

Front 152

求める

Back 152

(ichidan verb, transitive verb)
1. to want, to wish for
2. to request, to demand
3. to seek, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job)
4. to purchase, to buy (polite language)

Front 153

寄る

Back 153

(godan verb, intransitive verb)
to visit, to drop in, to approach