かみ合う
fit together; mesh; agree
→ My opinions and his do not mesh very well.
釣り合う
balance; match; be proportionate
→ Live a lifestyle proportionate to one's income.
張り合う
compete; vie with
→ The siblings compete for their parents' affection.
駆け込む
rush into; dash into
→ Rush onto the train just before departure.
食い込む
cut into; encroach on
→ The meeting ran long and cut into the lunch break.
忍び込む
sneak into; slip into
→ A thief sneaked into the house in the middle of the night.
付け込む
take advantage of; exploit
→ Take advantage of someone's weakness to swindle money from them.
突っ込む
plunge into; shove in; interfere
→ Don't stick your nose into other people's affairs.
溶け込む
blend in; fit in
→ I quickly fit into the atmosphere of the new class.
呑み込む
swallow; grasp; engulf
→ It took me some time to grasp the situation.
踏み込む
step into; delve into
→ Delve deeply into someone else's private life.
放り込む
throw into; toss into
→ Throw the clothes you took off into the washing machine.
巻き込む
involve; drag into
→ I accidentally dragged my friend into the trouble.
割り込む
cut in; break in
→ Cutting into a queue is against proper manners.
行き渡る
spread throughout; reach everyone
→ The materials reach all participants.
晴れ渡る
clear up completely
→ The sky is completely clear and blue.
響き渡る
resound throughout
→ A beautiful singing voice resounded throughout the church.
飾り立てる
decorate lavishly
→ Decorate the Christmas tree lavishly and beautifully.
騒ぎ立てる
make a fuss; raise an uproar
→ Don't make such a fuss over something trivial.
責め立てる
berate; press hard
→ Harshly berate a subordinate for a mistake.
切り出す
broach; bring up
→ I'm unsure how to bring up the subject of divorce.
投げ出す
throw out; give up
→ You must not give up halfway just because it is difficult.
逃げ出す
run away; escape
→ I hurriedly escaped from the burning house.
抜け出す
slip out; break free
→ Slip quietly out of the boring meeting.
乗り出す
lean forward; embark on
→ The police launched an investigation into the case.
はみ出す
stick out; protrude
→ Write so the characters do not go outside the frame.
食い止める
hold back; stop
→ Use medicine to halt the progression of the disease.
突き止める
track down; ascertain
→ The police finally determined the cause of the case.
立て替える
pay on someone's behalf; advance money
→ I pay my friend's share in advance because they forgot their wallet.
切り替える
switch; change over
→ Forget the failure and reset your mindset.
立ち直る
recover; get back on one's feet
→ I finally recovered from the shock of heartbreak.
開き直る
turn defiant; become brazen
→ When his mistake was pointed out, he defiantly replied, "Everyone makes mistakes."
行き詰まる
reach an impasse; get stuck
→ The project is stuck because no ideas are coming.
折り返す
turn back; call back
→ We will call you back as soon as the person in charge returns.
食い違う
conflict; differ
→ The eyewitness accounts conflict with each other.
差し支える
interfere with; hinder
→ I go to bed early so it won't interfere with tomorrow's work.
たどり着く
finally reach; make one's way to
→ After getting lost, I finally made it to the hotel.
乗り切る
get through; overcome
→ Everyone works together to get through the company's business crisis.
働きかける
approach; lobby; appeal to
→ Lobby the government to act for environmental protection.
申し出る
offer; request; notify
→ Notify the company of one's intention to resign.
持て余す
not know what to do with
→ Summer vacation is so long that I don't know what to do with all the free time.
やり遂げる
carry through; accomplish
→ Once I set a goal, I see it through to the end.
寄りかかる
lean on; depend on
→ Live depending on one's parents.
割り当てる
assign; allocate
→ Assign work to each member.
