N1-2 verbs Flashcards

(24 cards)

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催す(1)

【もよおす】

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to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.)

彼らは祝宴を催した
They held a congratulatory banquet.

[transitive]

【サイ、もよお・す】: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

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催す(2)

【もよおす】

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to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

悲しい物語に涙を催した
I was moved to tears by the tragic story.

[transitive]

【サイ、もよお・す】: sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner)

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偲ぶ(1)

【しのぶ】

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to be nostalgic for

亡くなった恩師を偲び、教え子たちがお別れの会を開いた。
In memory of their deceased mentor, his students held a farewell party.

[transitive]

【サイ、シ、しの・ぶ】: recollect, remember

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偲ぶ(2)

【しのぶ】

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to imagine; to guess; to infer

[transitive]

【サイ、シ、しの・ぶ】: recollect, remember

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偲ばれる

【しのばれる】

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to be brought to mind; to come to mind

楽しかった子供時代が偲ばれる
I reminisced about my happy childhood.

[intransitive]

【サイ、シ、しの・ぶ】: recollect, remember

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忍ぶ(1)

【しのぶ】

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to conceal oneself; to hide

私は彼が忍び出ようとするのをつかまえた。
I caught him trying to sneak out.

[intransitive]

【ニン、しの・ぶ、しの・ばせる】: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

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忍ぶ(2)

【しのぶ】

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to endure; to bear; to stand; to put up with

太郎は屈辱を忍んで謝罪し辞職した。
Taro endured the humiliation, apologised, and resigned from his job.

[transitive]

【ニン、しの・ぶ、しの・ばせる】: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

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忍ばせる

【しのばせる】

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to conceal (something); to hide

秘密を忍ばせるようとしたが、努力にもかかわらず、真実は漏れてしまいました。
I tried to keep the secret, but despite my efforts, the truth leaked out.

[transitive]

【ニン、しの・ぶ、しの・ばせる】: endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak

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繕う

【つくろう】

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (incl. one’s appearance); to adjust

母に好きなセーターを繕ってもらった。
I had my mother mend my favourite sweater.

[transitive]

【ゼン、つくろ・う】: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

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取り繕う

【とりつくろう】

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to keep up appearances (gloss over mistakes etc.); to mend; to repair

取り繕うように、笑ってみせる。
She smiled to smooth things over.

[transitive]

【ゼン、つくろ・う】: darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust

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培う

【つちかう】

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to cultivate; to foster

友情を培うのにスポーツは効果的だ。
Sports are effective at cultivating friendships.

[transitive]

【バイ、つちか・う】: cultivate, foster

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紡ぐ

【つむぐ】

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to spin; to make yarn; to spin a tale; to assemble (words etc.); to put together

私はおばあちゃんがするのを見てウールの紡ぎ方を覚えました。
I learned how to spin wool from watching my grandma.

[transitive]

【ボウ、つむ・ぐ】: spinning (wool)

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貶す

【けなす】

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to speak ill of; to disparage; to put down

他 “君は、いつも私の服を貶すのだから。
You are always digging at me about my clothes.

彼の立ち直ろうとする努力を貶すのはよくないことです。
It is wrong to put down his efforts to get better.

[transitive]

【ヘン、けな・す、おとし・める】: degrade, disparage, belittle, demote

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貶める

【おとしめる】

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to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to show contempt for; to denigrate

口コミサイトに店の評判を貶めるようなコメントを書き入れる客がいる。
There are customers who will write comments on word-of-mouth websites that discredit the store’s reputation.

[transitive]

【ヘン、けな・す、おとし・める】: degrade, disparage, belittle, demote

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脅す

【おどす】

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

彼はそれを公表すると脅した
He threatened to make it public.

彼は彼女を脅してそれを認めさせた。
He menaced her into accepting it.

[transitive]

【キョウ、おびや・かす、 おど・す、 おど・かす】: threaten, coerce

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脅かす(1)

【おどかす】

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

彼女は猫を脅かして追い払った。
She scared the cat away.

脅かさないでよ。
Don’t startle me like that!

[transitive]

【キョウ、おびや・かす、 おど・す、 おど・かす】: threaten, coerce

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脅かす(2)

【おびやかす】

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to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardise; to endanger; to imperil

太陽エネルギーは環境を脅かさない。
Solar energy does not threaten the environment.

原子爆弾は人類をおびやかすものだ。
Atomic bombs endanger the human race.

[transitive]

【キョウ、おびや・かす、 おど・す、 おど・かす】: threaten, coerce

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象る(1)

【かたどる】

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to take the shape of; to imitate

神は自らにかたどって人を創造された。
God created man in his own image.

見日はレークジェニーバをかたどって池を造った。
Ken’nichi made a pond in the shape of Lake Geneva.

[ambi-transitive]

【ショウ、ゾウ、かたど・る】: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

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象る(2)

【かたどる】

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to symbolise; to represent

[ambi-transitive]

【ショウ、ゾウ、かたど・る】: elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times)

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匿う

【かくまう】

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to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

彼女は脱走兵を匿った
She harboured the deserter.

[transitive]

【トク、かくま・う】: hide, shelter, shield

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怯える

【おびえる】

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to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)

暗い部屋で一人だと、心臓がドキドキして怯える
My heart pounds and I get scared when I’m alone in a dark room.

[intransitive]

【キョウ、コウ、ひる・む、おびえ・る、おじる、おび・える、おそ・れる】: cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

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怯む

【ひるむ】

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to be intimidated; to feel daunted; to be discouraged; to hesitate

怯んだのを相手に気取られてはいけない。
You mustn’t let the other person notice that you flinched.

危険などにひるまず、彼は平気でいる。
He does not flinch and remains calm in the face of danger.

[intransitive]

【キョウ、コウ、ひる・む、おびえ・る、おじる、おび・える、おそ・れる】: cowardice, wince, flinch, hesitate, waver

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齎す(1)

【もたらす】

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to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce

彼は私たちに悲しい知らせをもたらした
He brought us sad news.

[intransitive]

【セイ、サイ、シ、もたら・す】: bring, take, bring about

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齎す(2)

【もたらす】

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to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)

科学は私達の生活に多くの変化をもたらした
Science has brought about many changes to our lives.

子どもから高齢者まで適度な運動は体にとってよい効果をもたらす
From children to the elderly, sensible exercise has a positive effect on the body.

[intransitive]

【セイ、サイ、シ、もたら・す】: bring, take, bring about