迷惑がかかる
Be inconvenienced / Be bothered
Tonari no kōji no oto de, jūmin ni meiwaku ga kakatte iru.
→ Residents are being inconvenienced by the noise from the construction next door.
迷惑をかける
Cause trouble / Inconvenience someone
Kore ijō, kazoku ni meiwaku o kaketaku nai.
→ I don't want to cause any more trouble for my family.
太陽に雲がかかる
Clouds cover the sun
Taiyō ni kumo ga kakatte, kyū ni kuraku natta.
→ Clouds covered the sun, and it suddenly became dark.
エンジンがかかる
Engine starts / Pick up speed / Get into the swing of things
Samui hi wa, nakanaka enjin ga kakaranai.
→ On cold days, the engine is hard to start.
エンジンをかける
Start the engine / Rev up / Get serious
Sorosoro enjin o kakete benkyō o hajimeyō.
→ It's about time to rev up and start studying.
優勝がかかる
Championship is on the line
Tsugi no shiai ni yūshō ga kakatte iru.
→ The championship depends on the next match.
壁に絵をかける
Hang a picture on the wall
Atarashii heya no kabe ni e o kaketa.
→ I hung a picture on the wall of the new room.
腰をかける
Sit down / Take a seat
Dōzo, kochira no sofa ni koshi o kakete kudasai.
→ Please have a seat on this sofa.
橋をかける
Build a bridge
Ōkina kawa ni hashi o kakeru kōji ga hajimatta.
→ Construction to build a bridge over the large river has begun.
橋がかかる
Bridge is built
Kono mura ni atarashii hashi ga kakatta.
→ A new bridge has been built in this village.
犬にブラシをかける
Brush the dog
Mainichi, aiken ni burashi o kakete iru.
→ I brush my pet dog every day.
植木に水をかける
Water the plants
Asa hayaku okite, ueki ni mizu o kakeru.
→ I get up early in the morning and water the plants.
体重をかける
Put one's weight on
Kataashi ni taijū o kakete tatsu.
→ Stand putting one's weight on one leg.
命をかけて、子どもたちを守る
Risk one's life to protect the children
Oya wa inochi o kakete kodomo o mamorō to suru.
→ Parents try to protect their children at the risk of their lives.
保険をかける
Insure / Take out insurance
Atarashii kuruma ni hoken o kakeru.
→ Insure the new car.
なべを火にかける
Put a pot on the fire / Cook
Nabe o hi ni kakete, sūpu o atatameru.
→ Put the pot on the stove and warm up the soup.
金メダルを取る
Win a gold medal
Kare wa tsuini orinpikku de kin medaru o totta.
→ He finally won a gold medal at the Olympics.
記録を取る
Keep a record / Take notes
Kaigi no naiyō o komakaku kiroku ni toru.
→ Take detailed notes of the meeting content.
場所を取る
Take up space
Kono ōkina tsukue wa basho o toru.
→ This large desk takes up a lot of space.
責任を取る
Take responsibility
Shippai o shitara, jibun de sekinin o toru beki da.
→ If you fail, you should take responsibility yourself.
下準備に時間を取る
Take time for preparation
Oishii ryōri o tsukuru ni wa shitajunbi ni jikan o toru.
→ To make delicious food, take time for preparation.
親の機嫌を取る
Please one's parents / Butter up one's parents
Tesuto no ten ga warukatta node, oya no kigen o toru.
→ My test scores were bad, so I'm trying to butter up my parents.
大事を取って入院する
Be hospitalized as a precaution / Play it safe and stay in the hospital
Nen no tame, daiji o totte ichinichi nyūin suru.
→ Just to be safe, I'll stay in the hospital for a day as a precaution.
税金を取られる
Tax is deducted / Be taxed
Kyūryō kara takusan zeikin o torareta.
→ A lot of tax was deducted from my salary.
ハンドルを取られる
Lose control of the steering wheel
Ame no michi de handoru o torarete, abunatta.
→ I lost control of the steering wheel on the wet road, which was dangerous.
疲れが取れる
Fatigue is relieved / Feel refreshed
Onsen ni haittara, sukkari tsukare ga toreta.
→ After bathing in the hot spring, my fatigue was completely gone.
身長が伸びる
Grow taller
Chūgaku ni haitte kara, kyū ni shinchō ga nobita.
→ Since entering junior high school, I've suddenly grown taller.
売り上げが伸びる
Sales increase / Sales grow
Shinseihin no okage de, uriage ga nobite iru.
→ Thanks to the new product, sales are growing.
売り上げを伸ばす
Increase sales / Expand sales
Kōkoku o dashite, sarani uriage o nobashitai.
→ I want to place ads to further increase sales.
パジャマのズボンのゴムが伸びる
The elastic in the pajama pants is stretched out
Nagaku tsukatte iru node, gomu ga nobite shimatta.
→ I've been using them for a long time, so the elastic has stretched out.
そばが伸びて、まずくなる
Soba noodles get soggy and taste bad
Denwa shite iru aida ni, soba ga nobite shimatta.
→ While I was on the phone, the soba noodles got soggy.
肩まで髪を伸ばす
Grow one's hair to the shoulders
Natsu made ni kata made kami o nobasu tsumori da.
→ I plan to grow my hair to my shoulders by summer.
髪が伸びる
Hair grows
Ikkagetsu de kanari kami ga nobita.
→ My hair has grown quite a bit in one month.
アンテナを伸ばす
Extend the antenna
Rajio no oto ga yoku naru yō ni antena o nobasu.
→ Extend the antenna so the radio sound gets better.
アイロンをかけてしわを伸ばす
Iron out the wrinkles
Shatsu ni airon o kakete shiwa o nobasu.
→ Iron the shirt to smooth out wrinkles.
しわが伸びる
Wrinkles are smoothed out
Airon no okage de, shiwa ga kirei ni nobita.
→ Thanks to the iron, the wrinkles were smoothed out beautifully.
子どもの才能を伸ばす
Develop a child's talent
Oya no yakume wa kodomo no sainō o nobasu koto da.
→ The parents' role is to develop their child's talents.
