My words

着る

きる

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down), to put on to bear (guilt, etc.)

消す

けす

to erase, to delete, to cross out to turn off power to extinguish, to put out to bump off

答える

こたえる

to answer, to reply

困る

こまる

to be troubled, to be worried, to be bothered, to be embarrassed, to be stumped

咲く

さく

to bloom

死ぬ

しぬ

to die, to pass away to lose spirit, to lose vigor, to look dead to cease, to stop

閉まる

しまる

to be shut, to close, to be closed to be firm (of a body, face, etc.), to be well-knit to be locked to tighten, to be tightened to become sober, to become tense

占める

しめる

to occupy, to hold to account for, to make up, to take up

閉める

しめる

to close to shut

締める

しめる

to tie, to fasten to total, to sum to be strict with to economize, to economise, to cut down on to salt, to marinate, to pickle, to make sushi adding a mixture of vinegar and salt to wear (necktie), to put on (necktie)

知る

しる

to be aware of to know to be conscious of to cognize to cognise to notice to feel to understand to comprehend to grasp to remember to be acquainted with (a procedure) to experience to go through to learn to be acquainted with (a person) to get to know to concern

吸う

すう

to smoke, to breathe in, to inhale to suck, to sip, to slurp to absorb, to soak up to kiss

住む

すむ

to live (of humans), to reside, to inhabit, to dwell, to abide

座る

すわる

to sit, to squat to assume (a position) to hold steady, to hold still

頼む

たのむ

to request, to beg, to ask to call, to order, to reserve to entrust to to rely on

違う

ちがう たがう

to differ, to be different to run counter to to change (into something out of the ordinary)

使う

つかう

to use (a thing, method, etc.), to make use of, to put to use to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.), to employ, to handle, to manage, to manipulate to use (time, money, etc.), to spend, to consume to use (language), to speak

疲れる

つかれる

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

着く

つく

to arrive at, to reach to sit on, to sit at (e.g. the table)

作る

つくる

to make, to produce, to manufacture, to build, to construct to prepare (food), to brew (alcohol) to raise, to grow, to cultivate, to train to till to draw up (a document), to make out, to prepare, to write to create (an artistic work, etc.), to compose to coin (a phrase), to organize, to organise, to establish, to found to have (a child) to make up (ones face, etc.) to fabricate (an excuse, etc.) to form (a line, etc.) to set (a record) to commit (a sin, etc.)

点ける

つける

to turn on, to switch on, to light up

勤める

つとめる

to work (for), to be employed (at), to serve (in) to serve (as), to act (as), to fill (the position of), to play the role (of) to conduct a religious service

飛ぶ

とぶ

to fly, to soar to jump, to leap, to spring, to bound, to hop

止まる

とまる とどまる やまる

to cease, to stop, to be over

並ぶ

ならぶ

to line up, to stand in a line to rival, to match, to equal

並べる

ならべる

to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line to enumerate, to itemize to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)

脱ぐ

ぬぐ

to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.), to undress

寝る

ねる

to lie down to go to bed, to lie in bed to sleep (lying down) to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse) to lie idle

上る

のぼる

to ascend, to go up, to climb to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun), to rise to go to (the capital) to be promoted to add up to to advance (in price) to swim up (a river), to sail up to come up (on the agenda)

乗る

のる

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.), to get in, to board, to take, to embark to get on (e.g. a footstool), to step on, to jump on, to sit on, to mount to reach, to go over, to pass to follow, to stay (on track), to go with (the times, etc.) to take part, to participate, to join to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.) to be deceived, to be taken in to be carried, to be spread, to be scattered to stick, to attach, to take, to go on