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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten; to tightenAntonym: 緩める
  • りりく離陸
  • さい
  • シートベルト
  • 締め
  • なくてはならない
You must fasten your seat belts during take-off.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to wear (necktie, belt); to put on
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to total; to sumSee also 〆る しめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to be strict withSee also 緊める しめる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to economize; to economise; to cut down on
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
6. to salt; to marinate; to pickle; to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
7. to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
8. to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to keep under strict controlColloquial, oft. as シメる
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. for the first timeSee also 始める
    16
  • さい
  • とき
  • はじ初めて
  • テニス
  • した
When I was sixteen, I played tennis for the first time.
Adverb (fukushi)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; not until ... do you ...after the -te form of a verb
  • しかし
  • こうぎ抗議
  • をとおを通して
  • はじ初めて
  • じゆう自由
  • 開かれた
  • しゃかい社会
  • いじ維持
  • される
  • である
Only through protest can a free and open society be maintained.
Noun
3. first time; (one's) firstColloquial
Other forms
始めて 【はじめて】甫めて 【はじめて】
Notes
甫めて: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan
  • かばん
  • ひつよう必要
  • です
  • 貸して
  • ください
I need a bag. Will you lend me one?
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to rent out; to hire out
  • なつ
  • あいだ
  • かれ彼ら
  • いえ
  • ひと
  • 貸した
They rented their house for the summer.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to hand (over); to giveColloquial
Other forms
藉す 【かす】
Notes
藉す: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to erase; to rub out; to rub off; to cross out; to delete
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off
  • 寝る
  • まえ
  • でんき電気
  • 消して
  • ください
Turn off the light before you go to bed.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out
  • しょうぼうし消防士
  • たち
  • すばやく
  • かじ火事
  • 消した
The firemen quickly extinguished the blaze.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to remove (a smell, pain, etc.); to eliminate; to get rid of; to relieve (pain, anxiety, etc.); to neutralize (poison)
  • どんな
  • ことば言葉
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • ふか深い
  • かな悲しみ
  • 消す
  • こと
  • できない
No words can relieve her deep sorrow.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to drown out (a sound); to deaden; to absorb; to muffle
  • そうおん騒音
  • 消されて
  • わたし私の
  • こえ
  • ひと
  • とど届かなかった
I couldn't make myself heard above the noise.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to kill; to murder; to bump off; to rub outColloquial
  • わたし
  • おまえお前
  • 消せ
  • めいれい命令
  • されている
I have orders to waste you.
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  • カーテン
  • ゆっくり
  • 引かれた
The curtains were drawn slowly.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)See also 注意を引く, also written as 惹く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  • あんな
  • ほん
  • みたら
  • フツーの
  • おんな
  • 引く
  • もん
Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  • あなた
  • 引いた
  • カード
  • あか
  • マーク
  • です
The card you drew was a red, wasn't it?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)See also 図面を引く
  • から
  • まで
  • せん
  • ひき
  • なさい
Draw a line from A to B.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
6. to catch (a cold)See also 風邪を引く
  • わる悪い
  • かぜ風邪
  • ひいていて
  • さらにわるさらに悪いことに
  • ゆき
  • 降って
  • きました
I had a bad cold, and to make matters worse, it began snowing.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)usu. written as 弾く
  • かのじょ彼女
  • グランドピアノ
  • その
  • きょく
  • 引いた
She played that tune on her grand piano.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to checkSee also 辞書を引く
  • その
  • たんご単語
  • じしょ辞書
  • ひいて
  • ごらん
Look up the word in your dictionary.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
9. to haul; to pull (vehicles)esp. 牽く
  • わたし
  • うま
  • にぐるま荷車
  • 引いている
  • 見た
I saw a horse pulling a cart.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
10. to subtract; to deduct
    10
  • から
  • 引く
  • 、8
  • のこ残る
Two from ten leaves eight.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  • 腫れ
  • 引く
  • まで
  • なんにち何日
  • くらい
  • かかります
How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  • その
  • さっか作家
  • ギリシャ
  • おうけ王家
  • けっとう血統
  • 引いていた
The writer was descended from the Greek royal family.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  • できるだけ
  • えいご英語
  • から
  • れい
  • ひこう
Insofar as possible, our examples will be drawn from English.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  • かいてい海底
  • ケーブル
  • りょうこく両国
  • あいだ
  • 引かれた
A submarine cable was laid between the two countries.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
15. to hold (e.g. a note)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb
16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
17. to move back; to draw back; to recede; to fall back; to retreatalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)also written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to resign; to retire; to quitalso written as 退く
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
20. to be put off (by someone's words or behaviour); to be turned off; to recoil (in disgust, etc.); to cringeColloquial
Other forms
曳く 【ひく】牽く 【ひく】
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Pronoun
1. there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-whereUsually written using kana alone, See also どこ, See also ここ, See also そこ, place physically distant from both speaker and listener
  • あそこ
  • から
  • ひとかげ人影
  • 見えた
A form appeared from over there.
Noun
2. genitals; private parts; nether regionsColloquial, Usually written using kana alone, Euphemistic, Only applies to あそこ, Only applies to あすこ, Only applies to アソコ
  • せんせい先生
  • アソコ
  • かゆいんです
Doctor, I've got an itch in my crotch.
Noun
3. that far; that much; that pointUsually written using kana alone, See also あれほど, something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener
Other forms
彼処 【あすこ】彼処 【かしこ】彼処 【あしこ】彼処 【あこ】彼所 【あそこ】彼所 【あすこ】彼所 【かしこ】彼所 【あしこ】彼所 【あこ】アソコ
Notes
彼処: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼処: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼処: Rarely-used kanji form. あしこ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 彼処: Rarely-used kanji form. あこ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 彼処: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼所: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼所: Rarely-used kanji form. 彼所: Rarely-used kanji form. あしこ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 彼所: Rarely-used kanji form. あこ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. 彼所: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Numeric, Prefix
1. one; 1壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents
  • たまご
  • いち
  • ダース
  • づつ
  • つめ
  • なさい
Pack eggs in dozens.
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Suffix
2. best
  • これ
  • とうきょう東京
  • いち
  • インド
  • レストラン
  • です
This is the best Indian restaurant anywhere in Tokyo.
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. first; foremost
    津山
  • いち
  • たか高い
  • やま
  • 滝山
  • おも思っていました
I thought the highest mountain in Tsuyama was Takiyama.
Noun
4. beginning; start
Noun, used as a prefix
5. a (single); one (of many)before a noun
Noun
6. aceCard games, See also エース
Noun
7. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
Other forms
1 【いち】壱 【いち】弌 【いち】壹 【いち】
Notes
壹: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Noun
1. peninsula
Noun
2. KoreaSensitive, Colloquial
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. evaporation
  • つゆ
  • たいよう太陽
  • 昇る
  • じょうはつ蒸発
  • した
The dew evaporated when the sun rose.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. disappearance (of a person); vanishing without a traceColloquial
  • 聞きました
  • りょうしん両親
  • しゃっきん借金
  • のこ残して
  • じょうはつ蒸発
  • した
  • そうです
  • わね
I've heard about it. Your parents disappeared, running out on their debt didn't they?
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Noun
1. arrow (symbol)
Noun
2. (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)Colloquial
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Pronoun
1. I; meMale term or language
  • ぼく
  • スーザン
  • あやま謝ろう
  • でんわ電話
  • した
  • のに
  • かのじょ彼女
  • ときたら
  • いっぽうてき一方的に
  • でんわをき電話を切っ
  • ちゃった
  • んだ
I called Susan to apologize to her, but she hung up on me.
Pronoun
2. youColloquial, when addressing a young boy
  • ぼく
  • だいじょうぶ
  • ?」
  • いわれました
  • 。「
  • だいじょうぶ
  • こたえました
I was asked, "You OK, kid?". I replied, "Fine."
Noun
3. manservantArchaic
Other forms
ボク
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
    65
  • さい
  • いじょう以上
  • 人たち
  • せいふ政府
  • から
  • ねんきん年金
  • うけ受けている
People 65 and above get a pension from the government.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
  • たちの立ち退き
  • よこく予告
  • 受けた
We received an eviction notice.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
  • よろこ喜んで
  • もうしで申し出
  • お受け
  • します
We gladly accept your offer.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
6. to be given (e.g. life, talent)esp. 受ける, 享ける
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
7. to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by)Colloquial, Usually written using kana alone, esp. ウケる
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
8. to follow; to succeed; to be descended fromesp. 受ける, 享ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
9. to face (south, etc.)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
10. to be modified byLinguistics, esp. 受ける, 承ける
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
11. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a feeSee also 請け出す, esp. 請ける; now primarily used in compound words
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
12. to be well-received; to become popular; to go down wellUsually written using kana alone, esp. ウケる, うける
  • じょうだん冗談
  • 受けた
My joke went over very well.
Other forms
請ける 【うける】承ける 【うける】享ける 【うける】ウケる
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raisedSee also 揚がる, Antonym: 下がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to get out (of water); to come ashore; to be washed ashoreSee also 揚がる
  • かる軽く
  • ひとおよひと泳ぎ
  • した
  • ぼく
  • みず
  • から
  • 上がって
  • プールサイド
  • 腰を下ろす
After a light swim, I came up from the water and sat down on the poolside.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to float atop the water; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse); to rise to the surfaceSee also 揚がる
  • らいげつ来月
  • タクシー
  • りょうきん料金
  • あがります
Taxi fares will go up next month.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to increase; to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to riseocc. as 騰る in ref. to money
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to improve; to make progress
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
8. to be promoted; to advance
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
9. to be made (of profit, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
10. to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
11. to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)often as 〜で上がる
    「要
  • さん
  • って
  • なんじ何時
  • あがれます
  • ?」「
  • 終わり
  • まで
  • から
  • はち
  • まで
  • かかる
"Kaname, when can you leave?" "It's till closing so it takes till eight."
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
12. to be finished; to be done; to be over
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
13. to stop (of rain); to clear up (of weather)
  • よくじつ翌日
  • また
  • バッテリー
  • あが上がってる
The next day the battery was flat again.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
14. to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
15. to win (in a card game, etc.)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
16. to be spoken loudly; to be raised loudly (of a voice)See also 揚がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
17. to get nervous; to get stage frightColloquial, esp. アガる
    恵一、
  • 天ぷら
  • 揚がった
  • から
  • さら
  • 持って
  • 来い
Keiichi, the tempura's done, so bring a plate.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
18. to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
  • せいふ政府
  • いま
  • こっかい国会
  • かいせいあん改正案
  • ていしゅつ提出
  • みおく見送り
  • ほうしん方針
  • かた固めた
  • こと
  • かんげい歓迎
  • する
  • いっぽう一方
  • 、小泉
  • しゅしょう首相
  • ていしゅつ提出
  • だんねん断念
  • めいげん明言
  • していない
  • てん
  • けいかい警戒
  • する
  • こえ
  • 上がった
While welcoming the firming up of the present government policy to abandon the proposal of the reform bill to the Diet, at the same time some are worried that Prime Minister Koizumi won't clearly state the bill's withdrawal.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
19. to go; to visitHumble (kenjougo) language
  • わたし
  • えんぜつ演説
  • する
  • 決まって
  • あがる
I never make a speech without being nervous.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
20. to eat; to drinkHonorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
21. to serve (in one's master's home)
  • あした明日
  • それ
  • いただき
  • 上がります
I will call for it tomorrow.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
22. to enter a red light district; to amuse oneself in a red light district; to visit a brothelSee also 揚がる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
23. to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to become excited; to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd)See also 挙がる
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
24. to be complete; to finishSee also 出来上がる, after the -masu stem of a verb
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
25. adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violentlyafter the -masu stem of a verb
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
26. above; north ofas ~上ル; in the Kyoto address system
Other forms
上る 【あがる】騰がる 【あがる】
Notes
上る: Irregular okurigana usage. 騰がる: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. air; atmosphere
Noun
2. mood; situationSee also 空気を読む
Noun
3. someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at allColloquial, Idiomatic expression
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. impossible
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
3. forcible; forced; compulsoryoft. adverbially as 〜に
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
4. excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Suru verb, Intransitive verb
5. to work too hard; to try too hard
6. no way; not a chance; never; dream onColloquial
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
7. irrationalMathematics
Other forms
ムリ
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
  • かれ
  • かびん花瓶
  • 落とした
He dropped a vase.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
    トニー
  • シャツ
  • 脱いで
  • それ
  • ピアノ
  • よごれ
  • 落としました
Tony took off his shirt and cleaned the piano with it.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to fail (a course); to defeat (in an election)
  • さくねん昨年
  • かれ
  • きまつ期末
  • かもく科目
  • 落とした
Last year, he failed two of his final examinations.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice); to lessen (e.g. production or body weight); to worsen (quality); to reduce (e.g. rank or popularity); to speak badly of; to make light of; to fall into straitened circumstances
  • ほっそい
  • みち
  • ほとんど
  • スピード
  • 落とさず
  • はしりこ走りこんだ
  • 。「
  • ちかみち近道
  • なんです
  • 」「
  • って
  • ここ
  • あぜ道~~~っ
  • !」
We sped into the narrow track, hardly dropping any speed. "It's a short cut!" "Oi! It's a footpath!!"
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
5. to fall into (e.g. a dilemma or sin); to make one's own; to have one's bid accepted; to force surrender; to take (e.g. an enemy camp or castle); to forcefully convince; to press for a confession; to deal with
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
6. to download; to copy from a computer to another mediumComputing
  • にほんご日本語
  • ソフト
  • 落とす
  • コツ
  • いい
  • サイト
  • ありません
Are there any knacks, or good sites, for downloading Japanese software?
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
7. to make someone swoon (judo)Martial arts
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
8. to finish a story (e.g. with the punch line)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
9. to finish (a period, e.g. of fasting)
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
10. to win over; to seduce; to conquer (unwillingness)Colloquial
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落す 【おとす】
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1. fraud; swindle; graft; cheating; trick; scam
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2. saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking outColloquial
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. terrible; dreadfulUsually written using kana alone
  • そんな
  • すごい
  • 睨み付けないで
  • ください
Don't look so fiercely at me.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrificUsually written using kana alone
  • いま
  • すごい
  • めいあん名案
  • うかんだ
I've just come up with a great idea.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. to a great extent; vast (in numbers)Usually written using kana alone
    マドンナ
  • コンサート
  • すごい
  • かず
  • きゃく
  • あつ集めた
Madonna's concert drew a large audience.
Adverb (fukushi)
4. awfully; very; immenselyUsually written using kana alone, Colloquial, See also 凄く
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スゴイ
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1. gas (as a fuel)Usually written using kana alone, From Dutch; Flemish , From English
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2. gas (state of matter)Usually written using kana alone, See also 気体
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3. poison gasUsually written using kana alone, See also 毒ガス
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4. dense fog; thick fogUsually written using kana alone
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5. gas stove; gas cooker; gas rangeUsually written using kana alone, Abbreviation, See also ガスコンロ
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6. gasoline; gas; petrolUsually written using kana alone
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7. flatulence; gas; wind; fartUsually written using kana alone, Colloquial
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8. gassed yarnUsually written using kana alone, Abbreviation, See also ガス糸
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瓦斯: Ateji (phonetic) reading, Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to slide; to glide; to skate; to ski
  • こども子供たち
  • こおり
  • うえ
  • すべ滑っていた
The children were sliding on the ice.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to slip; to skid
  • すべ滑って
  • あしくび足首
  • ねんざ捻挫
  • した
I slipped and twisted my ankle.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be slippery
  • あしもと足元
  • 気をつけて
  • ください
  • ゆか
  • すべ滑ります
  • から
Watch your step. The floor is slippery.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
4. to fail (an examination)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
5. to lose (a position); to be demoted
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to bomb (when telling a joke); to fall flatColloquial
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辷る 【すべる】
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辷る: Rarely-used kanji form.
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