席を立つ
To leave one's seat
Kaigi ga owatte, zen'in ga seki o tatta.
→ The meeting ended, and everyone left their seats.
座る
To sit
Dōzo, kochira no isu ni suwatte kudasai.
→ Please sit on this chair.
時間がたつ
Time passes
Tanoshii jikan ga tatsu no wa hayai.
→ Fun time passes quickly.
うわさが立つ
A rumor spreads / A rumor arises
Kare ni tsuite warui uwasa ga tatte iru.
→ A bad rumor is spreading about him.
予定を立てる
To make a plan / To schedule
Ryokō no yotei o tateru no wa tanoshii.
→ Making plans for a trip is fun.
計画する
To plan
Atarashii jigyō o keikaku suru.
→ I am planning a new business project.
音を立てる
To make a sound / To make noise
Yonaka ni oto o tatenai yō ni aruku.
→ I walk carefully so as not to make noise at night.
音を出す
To produce sound / To emit sound
Jugyōchū ni sumaho kara oto o dashite shimatta.
→ I accidentally let my smartphone make a sound during class.
雨が上がる
The rain stops
Gogo ni wa ame ga agaru deshō.
→ The rain will probably stop in the afternoon.
雨がやむ
The rain stops
Yatto ame ga yanda.
→ The rain has finally stopped.
どうぞお上がりください
Please come in (to a Japanese house)
Genkan de "Dōzo oagari kudasai" to annai sareta.
→ I was invited to "Please come in" at the entrance.
風呂から上がる
To get out of the bath
Furo kara agatte, bīru o nomu.
→ I get out of the bath and drink beer.
風呂から出る
To leave the bath / To get out of the bath
Karada ga atatamatta node, furo kara deru.
→ My body has warmed up, so I'll get out of the bath.
物価が上がる
Prices rise
Gasorin no bukka ga agatte iru.
→ The price of gasoline is rising.
効果が上がる
Effect increases / To be effective
Mainichi renshū shite, gakushū no kōka ga agatta.
→ Practicing every day increased the learning effect.
効果を上げる
To increase effectiveness / To achieve results
Atarashii hōhō de sagyō no kōka o ageru.
→ To increase work efficiency with a new method.
初めてのスピーチであがる
To get nervous (stage fright) at a first speech
Ōzei no mae de, hajimete no supīchi de agatte shimatta.
→ I got nervous making a speech for the first time in front of many people.
緊張する
To be nervous / To be tense
Mensetsu de kinchō shite umaku hanasenakatta.
→ I was nervous at the interview and couldn't speak well.
例をあげる
To give an example
Gutaitekina rei o agete setsumei suru.
→ I will explain by giving a concrete example.
例を並べる
To list examples
Takusan no rei o narabete hikaku suru.
→ I list many examples to compare.
結婚式をあげる
To hold a wedding ceremony
Kyōkai de kekkonshiki o ageru.
→ We will hold a wedding ceremony at a church.
熱が下がる
Fever goes down
Kusuri o nonde, yatto netsu ga sagatta.
→ I took medicine and my fever finally went down.
黄色い線の内側まで下がる
To step back behind the yellow line
Abunai node, kiiroi sen no uchigawa made sagatte kudasai.
→ It's dangerous, so please step back behind the yellow line.
評判が下がる
Reputation falls
Fushōji de kaisha no hyōban ga sagatta.
→ The company's reputation fell due to the scandal.
評判が落ちる
Reputation drops
Ichido no shippai de hyōban ga ochite shimatta.
→ My reputation dropped due to a single failure.
評判を下げる
To lower one's reputation
Kare no kōdō wa chīmu no hyōban o sageru.
→ His actions lower the team's reputation.
カーテンが下がる
Curtains hang / Curtains are down
Sutēji ni maku (kāten) ga sagatte iru.
→ The curtain is down on the stage.
カーテンを下げる
To lower the curtains / To close the curtains
Nishibi ga mabushii node, kāten o sageru.
→ The setting sun is glaring, so I lower the curtains.
買い物かごを下げる
To carry a shopping basket
Te ni kaimonokago o sagete aruku.
→ I walk carrying a shopping basket in my hand.
一字下げて書く
To indent one character
Sakubun no kakidashi wa ichiji sagete kaku.
→ Indent the first line of the essay by one character.
テレビの音を下げる
To turn down the TV volume
Benkyō no jama na node, terebi no oto o sagete.
→ It disturbs my studying, so please turn down the TV volume.
泥がつく
To get muddy
Ame de zubon ni doro ga tsuita.
→ My pants got muddy because of the rain.
傷がつく
To get scratched / To be damaged
Otoshite shimatte, kuruma ni kizu ga tsuita.
→ I dropped it and the car got scratched.
傷をつける
To scratch / To damage
Fuchūi de yuka ni kizu o tsukete shimatta.
→ I carelessly scratched the floor.
連絡がつく
To make contact / To get through
Nandomo denwa shite, yatto renraku ga tsuita.
→ I called many times and finally got through.
連絡をつける
To get in touch / To contact
Kanarazu renraku o tsukeru yō ni shimasu.
→ I will definitely try to get in touch.
都合がつく
To be able to make it / Conditions allow
Sono hi wa tsugō ga tsukanai.
→ I can't make it that day.
都合をつける
To arrange one's schedule / To make time
Muri ni demo tsugō o tsukete shusseki shitai.
→ I want to arrange my schedule to attend even if it's difficult.
おまけがつく
To come with a bonus/free gift
Ima nara dorinku no omake ga tsuku.
→ If you buy now, it comes with a free drink.
おまけをつける
To give a bonus/extra
Takusan katta node, mise ga omake o tsukete kureta.
→ I bought a lot, so the shop gave me a free extra.
印をつける
To mark
Karendā no yasumi no hi ni shirushi o tsukeru.
→ I mark the holidays on the calendar.
たばこに火をつける
To light a cigarette
Macchi de tabako ni hi o tsukeru.
→ I light a cigarette with a match.
火がつく
To catch fire
Kami ni hi ga tsuku to abunai.
→ It's dangerous if paper catches fire.
日記をつける
To keep a diary
Nihongo de nikki o tsukeru renshū o suru.
→ I practice keeping a diary in Japanese.
