欠ける
be chipped; be lacking; wane
→ The rim of the rice bowl got chipped.
欠かす
miss; fail to do
→ For his health, he never misses his morning jog.
澄む
become clear; be pure
→ The clear air and scenery seen from the mountain were wonderful.
濁る
become muddy; become cloudy
→ After the heavy rain, the river water turned muddy brown.
濁す
make unclear; equivocate
→ Whenever he is asked something inconvenient, he gives only vague answers.
生じる
arise; occur
→ There was an error in the plan, causing many problems to arise.
及ぶ
extend to; reach
→ The typhoon damage extended over a wide area nationwide.
及ぼす
cause; exert an influence
→ Excessive smartphone use has a negative effect on the eyes.
至る
reach; lead to
→ After extensive discussion, we finally reached a conclusion.
達する
reach; attain
→ I was very moved when I reached the mountaintop.
実る
bear fruit; produce results
→ Years of effort bore fruit, and my dream finally came true.
暮れる
grow dark; come to an end
→ It has started getting dark earlier. Winter is already here.
劣る
be inferior to
→ This car is cheap, but its performance is inferior to other cars.
異なる
differ
→ Ways of thinking differ from person to person.
乱れる
be disordered; be disturbed
→ My hair got messed up by the strong wind.
乱す
disturb; disrupt
→ He suddenly shouted loudly and disturbed the atmosphere around him.
緩む
loosen; relax
→ My shoelace came loose and I almost fell.
緩める
loosen; relax
→ I ate too much, so I loosened my belt a little.
錆びる
rust
→ The bicycle chain rusted after getting wet in the rain.
接する
adjoin; contact; deal with
→ My house borders a large road.; He always treats customers cheerfully and politely.
属する
belong to
→ He belongs to both the soccer club and the swimming club.
占める
occupy; account for
→ Women make up more than half of the students in this class.
くたびれる
get tired; become worn out
→ I walked around all day and became completely exhausted.
恵まれる
be blessed with
→ He is blessed with wonderful musical talent.; We had good weather throughout the trip.
湧く
spring up; well up
→ Hot spring water is gushing out of the ground.; Wonderful ideas kept coming one after another.
微笑む
smile
→ She looked at me and smiled gently.
ふざける
joke around; fool around
→ Stop fooling around during a serious meeting.
悔やむ
regret
→ I still regret not studying harder at that time.
ためらう
hesitate
→ I tried to confess my feelings, but hesitated and couldn't say it.
敬う
respect; revere
→ We should value the spirit of respecting elderly people.
さっぱり
refreshing; not at all; light-tasting
→ I slept well last night, so I feel refreshed this morning.; That explanation was so difficult that I didn't understand it at all.; On hot days, I want to eat something light and refreshing.
すっきり
refreshed; neat; clear
→ After finishing all my work, I felt relieved and refreshed.; After tidying the room, it looks neat and spacious.
実に
truly; indeed
→ That movie was truly wonderful.
思い切り
with all one's might; to one's heart's content
→ During summer vacation, I want to have as much fun as possible.
何となく
somehow; for no particular reason
→ For some reason, I feel a little tired today.
何だか
somehow; kind of
→ It seems unusually noisy outside. I wonder if something happened.
どうにか
somehow; manage to
→ It was a difficult problem, but I somehow managed to solve it.
どうにも
by no means; cannot possibly
→ I tried hard, but I simply couldn't solve this problem.
何とか
somehow; manage to
→ I somehow managed to run to the station in time for the train.
何とも
not at all; indescribably
→ What he said did not bother me at all.; That scenery had an indescribable beauty.
わざと
deliberately; on purpose
→ He knew I would be troubled and deliberately did not reply.
わざわざ
go out of one's way
→ Thank you for going out of your way to come from so far away.
せっかく
with much effort; precious opportunity
→ I went to all the trouble of cooking, but nobody ate it.; Since I finally have a day off, I want to relax.
あいにく
unfortunately
→ I'm sorry. Unfortunately, I already have plans that day.
案の定
as expected
→ I thought he would oversleep, and sure enough, he arrived late.
いよいよ
finally; at last
→ The trip I've been looking forward to finally starts tomorrow.
さすが
as expected; indeed
→ He won the national tournament. Just as expected of him.
とにかく
anyway; at any rate
→ I don't know if we'll finish preparing in time, but anyway, let's do our best.
ともかく
anyway; leaving aside
→ Leaving the taste aside, that restaurant's service is terrible.
せめて
at least
→ Even if I can't finish everything, I want to complete at least half.
せいぜい
at most
→ Even if this job takes time, it should take at most three days.
どうせ
anyway; in any case
→ Even if we go now, we probably won't make it anyway.
ぎっしり
packed tightly
→ The bookshelf is packed tightly with books.
ずらりと
in a long row
→ A long line of people waiting for the department store to open stood outside.
あっさり
light; easily
→ On hot days, I want to eat light Japanese food.; I easily defeated an opponent I thought was strong.
しんと・しいんと
completely silent
→ When the teacher raised his voice, the noisy classroom suddenly became completely silent.
ちゃんと
properly; correctly
→ Always keep your room properly tidied.
続々
one after another
→ New game software is being released one after another.
どっと
all at once; suddenly
→ When he told a joke, everyone burst out laughing at once.
ばったり
suddenly; unexpectedly run into
→ I tripped on the road and fell flat.; I happened to run into an old friend at the station.
さっさと
quickly; promptly
→ Let's go home quickly once the work is finished.
さっと
quickly; swiftly
→ It started raining, so I quickly opened my umbrella.
ざっと
roughly; briefly
→ I briefly looked over the materials before attending the meeting.
そっと
gently; quietly; secretly
→ The baby was sleeping, so I gently closed the door.
ぐっと
firmly; considerably; suddenly
→ Recently, mornings and evenings have become much colder.
ちらっと・ちらりと
at a glance; briefly
→ He glanced at his watch and quickly stood up.
じっと
still; intently; patiently
→ The child stared intently at the unusual animal.
ちらちら
flittingly; intermittently
→ Snow has been falling lightly since morning.; While talking, he kept glancing at his watch.
ぶらぶら
wander; dangle; idle
→ On my days off, I like wandering around town.
のろのろ
slowly; sluggishly
→ The car ahead is moving so slowly that we are hardly making progress.
ぺらぺら
fluently; thin
→ She speaks Japanese fluently.; This paper is very thin and looks like it will tear easily.
こっそり
secretly; stealthily
→ I secretly ate some sweets so my mother wouldn't notice.
ぴったり
exactly; perfectly; tightly
→ These shoes fit my feet perfectly.
ぎりぎり
just barely; at the last moment
→ I arrived at the station just before the train departed.
すれすれ
barely; almost touching
→ The plane looked as if it were flying just above the mountain.
くるくる
round and round; rapidly changing
→ The child is playing by spinning the umbrella round and round.
ぐるぐる
round and round; winding around
→ I wrapped the scarf around my neck several times.
がやがや
noisily; chattering
→ The students are chatting noisily in the classroom.
ばらばら
scattered; separate; inconsistent
→ Everyone's opinions are different, so we can't reach a decision.
ぼろぼろ
worn-out; crumbling; exhausted
→ The bag I've used for years is completely worn out.
すらすら
smoothly; fluently
→ He can smoothly read even difficult kanji.
ぶつぶつ
muttering; small bumps
→ He is muttering complaints about his job.
めちゃくちゃ
messy; unreasonable; extremely
→ After the children played, the room became a complete mess.
ごく
very; extremely
→ This happened in a very ordinary family.
わりに
considering; relatively
→ Considering its low prices, the food at this restaurant is good.
やや
slightly; somewhat
→ Today's temperature is slightly higher than yesterday's.
多少
somewhat; more or less
→ I feel somewhat anxious about the new environment.
いくらか
somewhat; some amount
→ After taking the medicine, the pain eased somewhat.
まさか
surely not; no way
→ I never imagined that he was the culprit.
まさに
exactly; truly
→ Mount Fuji is truly the mountain that represents Japan.
むしろ
rather; instead
→ Rather than angry, he looks sad.
余計に
even more
→ If you say that, he'll get even angrier.
じかに
directly; firsthand
→ I heard that directly from the person concerned.
つい
unintentionally; just recently
→ Although I'm on a diet, I saw a delicious-looking cake and couldn't help eating it.
ついでに
while at it; on the way
→ While going to the bank, I also stopped by the post office.
いっせいに
all at once; simultaneously
→ At the signal, the athletes all started running at once.
一応
for now; just in case; roughly
→ The report is basically finished, but I plan to check it once more.
一旦
once; temporarily
→ Once I've started, I want to continue until the end.; Let's take a break here for now.
ひとまず
for the time being; for now
→ Let's stop today's work here for now.
いわゆる
so-called; what is called
→ He is the type of person commonly called a “genius.”