My words

編む

あむ

to knit to plait to braid to compile (anthology dictionary etc) to edit

謝る

あやまる

to apologize to apologise

争う

あらそう

to compete to contest to contend to quarrel to argue to dispute to be at variance to oppose (usu in negative form) to deny (eg evidence)

著す

あらわす

to write to publish

荒れる

あれる

to be stormy to be rough to be ruined to fall into ruin to be in a bad temper to lose ones temper

慌てる

あわてる

to become confused (disconcerted disorganized disorganised) to be flustered to panic to be in a hurry to rush

言いつける

いいつける

to tell (to do) to order to charge to direct to tell on (someone) to report to often say

苛める

いじめる

to tease to torment to persecute to chastise

抱く

いだく だく うだく いだく、

to embrace to hold in the arms (eg a baby) to hug to harbour (eg grudge) (harbor) to bear (eg a grudge) to entertain (eg suspicion) to have sex with to make love to to sleep with to sit on eggs

至る

いたる

to arrive at (eg a decision) to reach (a stage) to attain to lead to (a place) to get to to come to arrive to result in

威張る

いばる えばる

to put on airs to act big to throw ones weight about to be overbearing to be domineering to be bossy to be pushy to be proud to be haughty to be arrogant to swagger to boast to brag

嫌がる

いやがる

to hate to dislike

要る

いる

to need to want

炒る

いる

to roast to parch to toast to boil down

浮かぶ

うかぶ

to float to be suspended to rise to surface to come to mind to have inspiration

浮かべる

うかべる

to float to express to look (sad glad) to think to imagine to remember

浮く

うく

to float to become merry to be cheerful to become loose to become unsteady to feel out of it to be cut off (eg from those around you) to feel out of place to be frivolous to be uncertain to have (time money etc) left over to be saved (eg money) to have no basis to be unreliable

承る

うけたまわる

to hear to be told to know to receive (order) to undertake to comply to take (a reservation etc)

動かす

うごかす

to move to shift to stir to budge to change position to inspire to rouse to move (eg feeling) to influence to change to alter to deny to operate to set in motion to get going to mobilize (eg troops) to mobilise to deploy to manage (eg funds)

薄める

うすめる

to dilute to water down

打ち消す

うちけす

to deny to contradict to negate (esp a sound) to drown out

写す

うつす

to transcribe to duplicate to reproduce to imitate to trace to describe to film to picture to photograph

映す

うつす

to project to reflect to cast (shadow)

頷く

うなずく うなづく

to nod to bow ones head in assent to agree

唸る

うなる

to groan to moan to roar to howl to growl to hum (eg engine wires in wind) to buzz to sough low dull sound to ooh and aah (in admiration) to sing in a strong low voice (esp traditional chant or recitation)

扱う

あつかう

to deal with (a person) to treat to handle to take care of to entertain to deal with (a problem) to handle to manage to operate (eg a machine) to handle to work to deal in to sell to cover (a topic) to treat to discuss to take up to treat A as B to mediate (an argument) to be too much for one to find unmanageable to gossip

敬う

うやまう

to show respect to honour to honor

裏返す

うらがえす

to turn inside out to turn the other way to turn (something) over

占う

うらなう

to tell someones fortune to forecast to predict to divine

恨む

うらむ

to resent to curse to feel bitter to blame to bear a grudge to regret