が晴れる
①clear up; be dispelled ②clear up
→ The long-standing misunderstanding was finally cleared up, my doubts disappeared, and my friendship with him was restored.
(が)ばれる
be exposed; be found out
→ His lie was exposed by his friend's testimony.
(を)ばらす
①reveal; spill ②take apart
→ While drunk, he accidentally revealed his friend's secret.
をすり替える
①switch; substitute secretly ②shift; divert
→ Using a clever trick, he switched the genuine jewel with a fake one.
をばらまく
scatter; distribute indiscriminately
→ The election candidate was handing out tissues printed with his name in front of the station.
(が)跨る
①straddle; ride astride ②span; extend across
→ The child was sitting astride his father's shoulders and looked very happy.
を跨ぐ
step over; cross over
→ It is dangerous to step over the guardrail and cross the road.
が貫く
pierce; penetrate; run through
→ The bullet passed through his shoulder and lodged in the wall.
をのぞく
peek; look into; look down; take a look
→ I peeked into the room through the gap in the door, but no one was there.
が控える
①wait nearby ②be imminent ③stand behind
→ The players waited on the bench until it was their turn.
を怠る
neglect; fail to do
→ If you neglect daily practice, you will never improve.
が逃れる
escape; evade
→ He somehow escaped police pursuit and fled abroad.
を逃す
miss; let slip
→ Having missed a golden opportunity, he was overwhelmed with regret.
が赴く
proceed to; go to
→ He departed for Hokkaido, his new place of assignment.
を継ぐ
inherit; succeed to
→ He succeeded his father and became president of the company.
を打ち切る
terminate; discontinue
→ Because no sponsor could be found, the TV program was unfortunately discontinued.
を裂く
tear; rip
→ In anger, he tore the letter to pieces.
を割く
①spare; allocate ②split open
→ I am grateful that you took time out of your busy schedule to advise me.
を割り当てる
assign; allocate
→ I assigned the tasks decided at the meeting to each person in charge.
AをBと見なす
regard A as B; consider A to be B
→ Smoking by minors is regarded as an act prohibited by law.
を見抜く
see through; detect
→ He is good at seeing through to the true feelings hidden behind someone's smile.
を見極める
determine; discern
→ Before investing, you need to carefully assess the company's future potential.
を見逃す
miss; overlook; let pass
→ I'm disappointed that I missed the popular drama that aired yesterday.
を見損なう
①miss seeing ②misjudge
→ I was too busy and ended up missing the movie I had been looking forward to.
を見いだす
discover; find; identify
→ He is passionate about discovering promising talent among the younger generation.
をおだてる
flatter; butter up
→ He easily gets carried away when flattered, so you need to be careful when dealing with him.
をちやほやする
fawn over; pamper
→ Because she is beautiful, the men around her are always fawning over her.
をけなす
criticize; disparage
→ I was disappointed when my family criticized the meal I had worked so hard to make.
を冷やかす
①tease ②browse without buying
→ Their friends teased them because they seemed to be talking very intimately.
をもてなす
entertain; treat as a guest
→ I warmly entertained my friend who came from far away with homemade food.
が。。。に仕える
serve
→ He faithfully served the king for many years.
を導く
guide; lead
→ The experienced leader guided the team to victory.
が背く
disobey; go against; betray
→ He went against his parents' expectations and gave up going to university.
を慕う
admire; adore; look up to
→ She is kind to everyone and is admired by many juniors.
を察する
sense; infer; perceive
→ From her expression, I sensed that something was troubling her.
を告げる
tell; announce; signal
→ He said goodbye to his lover and set off on a solo journey.
を促す
urge; prompt; promote
→ Since no opinions were forthcoming at the meeting, the moderator encouraged everyone to speak.
を委ねる
entrust; leave to
→ He entrusted his fate to heaven and quietly waited for the outcome.
を訴える
appeal; complain; sue; call for
→ He reported his boss's power harassment to the company's human resources department.
が親しむ
be familiar with; enjoy
→ It is important to have opportunities to become familiar with nature from childhood.
が挑む
challenge; take on
→ Although young, he boldly challenged the world champion.
を仰ぐ
look up; seek; revere
→ When I looked up at the night sky, countless stars were shining.
を拝む
worship; pray to; behold reverently
→ I went for the New Year's shrine visit and prayed to the deity for my family's health and happiness.
を葬る
①bury ②bury; suppress
→ The soldiers who died in battle were respectfully buried in their homeland.
が思い切る
give up; make up one's mind
→ He gave up his dream of becoming a professional soccer player and chose to become a coach.
を悔いる
regret; repent
→ He deeply regrets the mistakes he made in the past and lives with a desire to atone for them.
が/を憤る
be indignant; resent
→ He feels strong indignation at the injustice in society.
を嘆く
lament; deplore
→ He lamented his bad luck and looked up at the sky, wondering why this always happened to him.
(が)うぬぼれる
be conceited; be vain
→ Just because he had a little success, he has become conceited about his talent.
(が)もがく
struggle; writhe
→ He is desperately struggling to escape the hell of debt.
が相次ぐ
occur one after another; follow in succession
→ In this area, fraud cases targeting elderly people have been occurring one after another.
が出回る
circulate; appear on the market
→ When spring comes, plenty of fresh strawberries appear on the market.
が富む
be rich; abound in
→ He was born into a wealthy family and grew up wanting for nothing, but he never flaunted his wealth.
が群がる
swarm; crowd around
→ When I scattered some food, the pigeons in the park swarmed around at once.
が溶け込む
blend in; merge into; dissolve into
→ The transfer student quickly blended into his new class and made friends.
(が)はみ出る/はみ出す
stick out; protrude; spill over
→ Your shirt tail is sticking out of your pants.
が弾む
①bounce ②be lively; become animated
→ The ball dropped onto the ground and bounced lightly.
が粘る
①be sticky ②persist; hold out
→ Freshly pounded mochi stretches well and is very sticky.
が化ける
transform; turn into
→ In folktales, foxes and raccoon dogs sometimes transform into human form.
が凋む
wither; deflate
→ I forgot to water it, and the potted flower withered.
が弛む
sag; loosen; slacken
→ The clothesline had become slack, so I tightened it again.
を盛る
serve; heap; add; lace
→ I heaped freshly cooked rice into a bowl.
を設ける
establish; set up; provide
→ The city established a consultation desk to respond to residents' inquiries.
を催す
①hold; organize ②feel; experience an urge
→ A grand farewell party for the graduates was held at a hotel.
を閉ざす
close; shut off; block
→ Because of painful experiences in the past, he closed his heart to others.
を埋め立てる
reclaim; fill in
→ In coastal areas, the sea is being reclaimed to create new land.
を要する
require; need
→ Implementing this plan requires enormous costs and many years.
が/を優先する
prioritize; give priority to
→ In an emergency, saving lives must be given the highest priority.
が遠ざかる
move away; become distant
→ The ship left the harbor, and I watched the land gradually recede.
を遠ざける
keep away; move away
→ Care is needed when using the internet in order to keep children away from harmful information.
が浸る
soak; immerse oneself
→ I relaxed in the hot spring and soothed my daily fatigue.
を浸す
soak; immerse
→ I soaked the dry towel in water and wrung it out tightly.
が滅びる
perish; be destroyed
→ The ancient civilization that once reached the height of prosperity eventually vanished into history.
を滅ぼす
destroy; ruin
→ Nuclear weapons are terrifying weapons that could destroy humanity itself.
が栄える
prosper; flourish
→ During the Edo period, this town prospered greatly as a post town.
が定まる
be decided; become settled
→ After a long meeting, the future policy was finally decided.
を定める
determine; establish; prescribe
→ At the meeting, we established our future policy and confirmed that everyone would work toward achieving the goal.
(を)なす
form; constitute; accomplish; do
→ Cherry trees form a row along the river, creating a beautiful view in spring.
を担う
bear; shoulder; carry
→ Great expectations are placed on young people who will carry the next generation forward.
(が)とどまる
remain; stay; be limited to
→ After the disaster, many volunteers remained on site and continued recovery support activities.
をとどめる
retain; hold back; limit; preserve
→ His courageous actions will probably remain deeply engraved in many people's memories.
が尽きる
run out; be exhausted
→ After a long discussion, we finally ran out of topics to discuss.
を尽くす
do one's utmost; devote oneself
→ He did everything he possibly could for his family.
が臨む
face; approach; attend; confront
→ From my room's window, there is a beautiful view overlooking the sea.
を損なう
harm; impair; damage
→ Lack of sleep is one of the major causes of impaired health.
が漂う
drift; float; hang in the air
→ The aroma of freshly brewed coffee drifted through the room.
が満ちる
be filled; become full
→ His expression showed confidence filled with certainty of success.
を満たす
fill; satisfy; meet
→ I filled the glass with water and drank it all in one gulp.
をまかなう
cover expenses; provide
→ He works part-time to cover his tuition while attending university.
が匹敵する
rival; be comparable to
→ Despite his youth, his talent is comparable to that of a veteran.
(が)はびこる
spread rampant; run rampant
→ Because I neglected the garden, weeds spread everywhere.
が陥る
fall into; lapse into
→ It is not easy to rebuild a company that has fallen into poor business conditions.
が免れる
escape; be exempt from
→ Fortunately, he escaped injury in the accident without even a scratch.
が勝る
excel; surpass
→ In terms of experience and technique, he is superior to me.
を帯びる
take on; carry; be charged with
→ The liquid was transparent with a slight bluish tint.
が鈍る
dull; become sluggish
→ After not playing the piano for a while, my fingers became much less agile.
(が)ありふれている
commonplace; ordinary
→ His novel deals with a commonplace theme, but the descriptions are extremely skillful.
(が)冴える
be clear; sharp; brilliant
→ On a night when the moonlight shone brilliantly, the garden looked fantastical.
が際立つ
stand out; be conspicuous
→ Her work stood out as especially excellent among the other entries.
(が)ずば抜けた+名詞
outstanding; exceptional
→ He possesses exceptional talent and has earned worldwide recognition at a young age.