築く
Build / Construct
Enman na katei o kizuku.
→ Build a happy family.
描く
Picture / Draw
Shōrai no yume o egaku.
→ Picture a dream for the future.
背く
Disobey / Go against
Oya no kitai ni somuku.
→ Go against parents' expectations.
相次ぐ
Follow in succession / Continue
Densha no chien ga aitsugu.
→ Train delays follow in succession.
試みる
Try out / Attempt
Atarashii chiryōhō o kokoromiru.
→ Attempt a new treatment method.
省みる
Review / Reflect upon
Jibun no okonai o kaerimiru.
→ Reflect upon one's own actions.
帯びる
Have a trace of / Be entrusted with
Akami o obita iro.
→ A color that has a trace of red.
経る
Pass / Elapse / Via
Nagai jikan o hete kansei shita.
→ Completed after a long time elapsed.
構える
Set up / Position
Jū o kamaeru.
→ Position a gun.
栄える
Prosper / Flourish
Machi ga shōgyō de sakaeru.
→ The town flourishes with commerce.
絶える
Die out / Lose contact
Iki ga taeru.
→ Breathe one's last (die out).
映える
Shine / Look attractive
Aozora ni haeru shiroi tatemono.
→ A white building looking attractive against the blue sky.
整える
Adjust / Arrange / Get ready
Kokyū o totonoeru.
→ Adjust one's breathing.
授ける
Award / Grant
Chie o sazukeru.
→ Grant wisdom.
傾ける
Incline / Listen to
Koppu o katamukeru.
→ Incline a cup.
設ける
Set up / Establish
Kibishii rūru o mōkeru.
→ Establish strict rules.
手掛ける
Handle / Draw up
Atarashii jigyō o tegakeru.
→ Handle a new business.
定める
Determine / Promulgate
Mokuhyō o sadameru.
→ Determine a goal.
目覚める
Wake up / Awaken
Geijutsu ni mezameru.
→ Awaken to art.
暮れる
Get dark / Come to an end
Kanashimi ni kureru.
→ Be lost in sorrow.
遅らせる
Delay / Postpone
Keikaku no shinkō o okuraseru.
→ Delay the progress of the plan.
寝かせる
Put to bed / Lay down
Wain o nekaseru.
→ Lay wine down (to age).
震わせる
Tremble / Shake
Okori de kuchibiru o furuwaseru.
→ One's lips tremble with anger.
値する
Be worth / Deserve
Kare no yūki wa shōsan ni ataisuru.
→ His courage is worth praising.
害する
Ruin / Harm
Hito no kibun o gaisuru.
→ Harm someone's feelings.
案じる
Worry / Be anxious about
Kodomo no shōrai o anjiru.
→ Worry about the child's future.
重んじる
Value / Put emphasis on
Dentō o omonjiru.
→ Value tradition.
称する
Claim / Pretend
Senmonka to shōsuru.
→ Claim to be an expert.
制する
Control / Command
Ikari o seisuru.
→ Control one's anger.
脱する
Escape / Break away
Hinkon kara dassuru.
→ Break away from poverty.
徹する
Devote oneself to / Stay behind
Kikite ni tessuru.
→ Devote oneself to being a listener.
面する
Face / Look out on
Umi ni menshita heya.
→ A room facing the sea.
要する
Require / Need
Kaiketsu ni jikan o yōsuru.
→ Require time to solve.
演じる
Play / Perform
Akuyaku o enjiru.
→ Play the villain.
興じる
Enjoy / Amuse oneself
Gēmu ni kyōjiru.
→ Amuse oneself with a game.
禁じる
Prohibit / Ban
Gaishutsu o kinjiru.
→ Prohibit going out.
準じる
Be based on / Follow
Zenrei ni junjite shori suru.
→ Process following precedents.
転じる
Change / Turn
Wadai o betsu no koto ni tenjiru.
→ Turn the topic to something else.
報じる
Report / Inform
Terebi ga nyūsu o hōjiru.
→ TV reports the news.
