aburagiru to be greasy ageru to give akeru to open aku to open, become vacant aogu to gaze, stare arau to wash aru to have, exist aruku to walk aseru to hurry asobu to play atatamaru to get warm, warm up atsumaru to gather, assemble atsumeru to gather, collect au to meet awateru to panic azakeru to ridicule bibiru to be suprised butsukaru to hit, collide with, clash butsukeru to hit against, throw at chigau to be different, wrong chigiru to pledge chiru to fall, scatter daberu to chatter daku to embrace, hug damaru to stop talking damasu to trick dasu to extract, take out dekakeru to go out, leave home dekiru to be able LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb deru to go out dojiru to mess up erabu to choose, select eru to get fueru to increase fukeru to be absorbed in fuku to blow, wipe fumu to step on fureru to touch furu to fall from the sky fuseru to lie down fuseru to lay face down futoru to get fat, put on weight ganbaru to stand firm, try your best guchiru to grumble haberu to attend on hagemasu to encourage hagemu to strive, make every effort hairu to enter hajimaru to begin hajimeru to begin hakaru to measure, plan, plot hakobu to carry haku to put on, wear (on feet or legs - trousers/shoes etc) hanareru to separate from, leave hanasu to speak harau to pay hareru to clear up, tidy up haru to stick, paste hasamu to catch, hold (between two things) LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb hashiru to run hataraku to work hayaru to become popular hazureru to come off, go wide hazusu to remove, unfasten herasu to reduce, decrease herikudaru to humble oneself heru to pass through, go by heru to decrease, reduce hikaru to shine, glitter hikiukeru to take charge of hiku to pull hineru to bend, twist hiraku to open, hold (an event, party etc) hiromaru to spread, become popular hiromeru to spread, make popular hirou to pick up, find hiru to fart, expel (from body) hirugaeru to turn over, wave hiyakasu to tease, make fun of hiyasu to cool, refridgerate hodokeru to come untied, loose hodoku to untie hojiru to pick, dig out homeru to praise honomekasu to hint horeru to fall in love horobiru to perish horobosu to destroy, ruin horu to dig hoshigaru to want, desire LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb hosu to dry, air hoteru to flush, feel hot hotobashiru to gush, spurt ibaru to boast ibiru to torment, roast iiarawasu to describe iidasu to suggest, start talking iifurasu to spread a rumour/story iikaesu to talk back, retort iitsukeru to command ijimeru to torment, bully ijiru to fiddle with ikiru to become sultry ikiru to be alive iku to go imashimeru to tell off, caution inoaru to adopt a threating attitude inoru to pray, wish for ireru to put in, let in iru to need iru to be isogu to hurry itamu to become hurt, damaged itsuwaru to deceive, lie iu to say iwau to celebrate, congratulate iyagaru to dislike, hate jukusu to mature, ripen kabau to protect, look after kaburu to wear (on your head), put on kaeru to return LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb kaeru to alter kaeru to change kaeru to be hatched kaesu to give back, return (something to someone) kagayaku to shine, sparkle kageru to become dark kagiru to limit kagiru to limit kajiru to gnaw, nibble kakaeru to hold (in your arms), have kakageru to raise (a flag), hold up kakaru to take, begin, be hanging kakawaru to take part in, affect kakeru to run, canter, gallop kakeru to hang, sit, telephone, risk kakomu to surround, enclose kaku to write kakureru to hide (oneself) kakusu to hide (something) kamaeru to stand prepared kamau to care about, mind kamu to bite kanashimu to be sad, grieve kanau to suit, conform to kangaeru to think kanjiru to feel, sense karakau to make fun of, play jokes on kareru to wither kariru to borrow, rent kasanaru to be piled up, overlap kasaneru to pile up, repeat LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb kasegu to make money, earn a living kashiru to curse kasu to lend kasumu to become blurred, hazy katamaru to become hard, bunch up katameru to strengthen, harden katamuku to lean towards, tilt katazukeru to finish, tidy up katsu to win katsugu to carry on one's shoulders kau to buy kawaigaru to love, be affectionate, tender kawakasu to dry kawaku to become dry kawaru to change kayou to commute kazaru to decorate, display kazoeru to count keru to kick kesu to erase kieru to vanish, go out, be extinguished kikaeru to get changed kikoeru to be audible, able to hear kiku to listen kimaru to be decided, agreed upon kimeru to decide, choose kinjiru to ban, prohibit kireru to break, cut off, expire kiru to wear kiru to cut kishiru to become misty LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb kizukau to worry about, consider kizuku to sense, realize, notice kizutsukeru to wound, damage, harm koboreru to spill, overflow kobosu to spill koeru to get fat, grow fertile / cross over, exceed kogeru to be burned, charred kojiru to gouge, wrench kokorozasu to aspire to komaru to be troubled komu to become crowded konomu to like korasu to concentrate korobu to fall down korosu to kill koshikakeru to sit in (western style) koshiraeru to make manufacture kosu to cross, pass, move ahed kotaeru to answer kotonaru to be different from kotowaru to refuse, decline kowagaru to fear kowareru to break kowasu to smash kubiru to grip, strangle kudaku to crush, smash kudoku to persuade, make advances (to a woman) kuichigau to clash, disagree kujiru to gouge, scoop kumoru to get cloudy kumu to unite, put together LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb kuneru to be crooked kuraberu to compare kuramu to be blinded, get dizzy kurasu to live kurikaesu to repeat kuru to come kurushimeru to inflict pain, torment kurushimu to suffer kuruu to go mad, be out of order kusaru to decay, go bad, be depressed kutsugaeru to be overturned kuwadateru to plan, scheme kuwaeru to add to, include kuzureru to collapse, cave in kuzusu to destroy, break down machigaeru to make a mistake machigau to be mistaken, make a mistake magaru to turn, bend mageru to bend, twist mairu to come/go (humble) majiru to be mixed, get mingled with, join makasu to defeat makeru to be defeated, lose a game mamoru to protect manabu to learn, study maneku to invite, beckon to matsu to wait matsuru to worship mayou to be puzzled mazeru to mix medatsu to attract attention, stand out LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb meiru to feel depressed mieru to be visible, able to see migaku to polish miharu to stand guard, keep lookout mikubiru to belittle, despise minagiru to overflow minasu to look upon, consider minogasu to overlook, let pass minoru to ripen, bear fruit miru to look miseru to show mitomeru to admit, recognize mitsukaru to be found mitsukeru to find modoru to return, go back modosu to return, put back, vomit mogiru to wrench mojiru to parody, twist mokaru to be profitable, make money mokeru to profit, make money morasu to leak, disclose morau to receive moreru to leak, escape moteru to be popular motomeru to request, seek, buy, ask motozuku to be based on motsu to hold mukaeru to greet, meet, welcome mukau to face, turn/head toward mushiru to pluck, pick, tear musubu to tie, knot, make a contract LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb nagameru to watch, view nagareru to flow, be called off nagasu to pour, let flow nageru to throw naguru to punch, hit nagusameru to comfort, console najimu to get used to, adapt to najiru to rebuke naku to cry nakunaru to be missing, vanish nakusu to lose, remove namakeru to be lazy nameru to lick naoru to recover from illness, be fixed naoru to recover, be fixed naosu to repair, cure naraberu to line up, list, arrange in order narabu to form a line, equal narau to learn nareru to get used to, become familiar with naru to become nejiru to twist nemuru to fall asleep neru to sleep neru to temper, refine, kneed nigeru to run away, escape nigiru to grasp nijiru to edge forward niramu to glare at, keep an eye on niru to resemble, be similar to nobasu to postpone, extend LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb noboru to climb nokoru to left over, remain nokosu to leave behind, save nomeru to fall forward nomu to drink nonoshiru to abuse verbally noru to board, ride on noseru to put on top off, put on board nugu to take off, remove (shoes, clothes) nugu to remove numeru to be slippery nureru to become wet nuru to smear on nuru to paint nusumu to steal oboeru to remember, learn ochiiru to fall, sink ochiiru to fall, sink ochiru to fall, fail, go down odoroku to be suprised, amazed odoru to dance okiru to get up okoru to get angry oku to put, place okureru to be late, lag behind okuru to send, see off omoiiru to ponder, contemplate omoikiru to dare omoneru to flatter omou to think oreru to be broken, snap LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb oriru to get off, go down osaeru to restrain, control oshieru to teach, show oshimu to regret, be reluctant osoreru to fear, be in awe of osou to attack osu to push, press otoru to be worse than, inferior to otosu to lose, drop ou to chase, drive away owaru to end oyobu to reach, extend to oyogu to swim sadameru to decide, establish sagaru to fall, drop, hang sagasu to search for sageru to lower, hang sakeru to avoid, dodge saku to bloom samatageru to hinder, obstruct sasaeru to support sasou to invite, tempt sasu to point out, sting, stab sawagu to make a noise, be rowdy sawaru to touch or feel (with hands) sebiru to pester for seru to compete seseru to pick, play with shaberu to chatter shibaru to tie up, bind shigeru to grow thick LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb shikaru to scold, tell off shikeru to become damp shiku to spread out, lay shimaru to be closed, be shut shimau to put away shimeru to shut shimesu to indicate, point out shinjiru to believe, trust shinu to die shiraberu to check, investigate shiru to know shizumaru to grow quiet shizumu to feel depressed, sink soberu to lie sprawled sodateru to bring up a child, train sodatsu to grow up, be raised soshiru to slander suberu to slip suberu to slip sugiru to pass, exceed sugureru to excel, be excellent, be superior sujiru to wriggle suku to become empty, uncrowded sukuu to rescue, save sumu to live suru to do, make susumu to go forward, advance suteru to throw away suu to inhale, sip, smoke suwaru to sit taberu to eat LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb tagiru to boil, seethe takeru to act violently takuramu to plot, scheme takuwaeru to save money, put aside, store tamagiru to be frightened tamaru to be saved, accumulated tameru to save, store, accumulate tamesu to test, try, taste tanomu to request, order, ask favour tanoshimu to enjoy, have fun taoreru to fall down, collapse taosu to overthrow, knock down tariru to be enough, suffient tasu to add tasukeru to help tatakau to fight against, struggle against tatamu to fold tateru to build tatsu to stand up tayoru to depend on teru to shine tetsudau to help tobashiru to gush tobu to jump, fly tochiru to muff lines tokeru to melt, dissolve, come untied toku to solve, untie tomaru to stop tomeru to stop, fasten toreru to come off torikaeru to exchange LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb toru to take, steal tsugu to be next tsukamu to grasp, grab tsukareru to get tired tsukau to use, operate tsukeru to turn on, light tsuku to arrive tsukuru to make, build, create tsumeru to pinch tsumoru to pile up, accumulate tsunagu to connect, fasten tsuneru to pinch tsutomeru to work for tsutsumu to wrap tsuyomaru to become stronger tsuyomeru to strengthen tsuzukeru to continue, proceed tsuzuku to continue, follow ueru to plant ugokasu to move, operate ugoku to move ukabu to float, come to mind uketoru to receive, accept umu to produce, give birth, lay eggs uneru to undulate uramu to bear a grudge uru to sell utagau to doubt, suspect utau to sing utsu to hit, shoot utsusu to photograph, copy, reflect LIST OF JAPANESE AND ENGLISH VERBS Japanese verb English verb uwamawaru to top, exceed wakareru to part, separate from, be divided, divorced wakaru to understand wakeru to divide, separate warau to laugh waru to divide, break wasureru to forget wataru to cross watasu to hand over yabureru to break, lose, be beaten yaburu to tear, break, defeat yajiru to jeer at yakeru to burn, be grilled, baked, toasted yaku to burn, set fire yameru to stop, give up, resign yaru to do, give yaseru to lose weight, get thin yasumu to rest, sleep yatou to hire, employ yobu to call yogiru to pass by, drop in yojiru to twist, distort yokogiru to traverse yomigaeru to brought back to life, refreshed yomu to read yorokobu to be glad, pleased yoru to depend on, be based on you to get drunk, sea sick yurusu to forgive, allow, approve