ベッドから起き上がる
get out of bed
→ The alarm goes off at 7 AM, and I get out of bed.
税金を引き上げる
raise a tax
→ The government announced it will raise the consumption tax starting next year.
電池を取りかえる
replace a battery
→ The clock stopped, so I change it with a new battery.
荷物を詰めかえる
repack a bag
→ On the way back from a trip, I repack my bag so souvenirs fit in.
CDを入れかえる
change CD
→ Change the CD to the one I want to listen to in the car audio.
資料を差しかえる
replace a document
→ Replace the document that had a mistake before the meeting.
言葉を置きかえる
replace words
→ Replace technical terms with easy-to-understand words.
看板を付けかえる
change a signboard
→ Change the signboard for the opening of the new store.
正しく言いかえる
rephrase it correctly
→ The teacher rephrases the student's mistake correctly.
盗まれた物を取り返す
recover a stolen item
→ With the help of the police, I was able to recover the stolen item.
資料を読み返す
read a document over again
→ Read the given document over again to understand the content.
会議を打ち切る
end / terminate a meeting
→ Because there is no time, close up today's meeting here.
反対を押し切る
overcome the opposition
→ Overcome the parents' opposition and decided to study abroad.
手帳に書き込む
write in one's organizer
→ Write the new schedule in my organizer so I don't forget.
正しいと思い込む
convinced that something is correct
→ It's dangerous to be convinced that your opinion is absolutely correct.
相手を追い込む
corner someone
→ Corner the opponent in the debate with tough questions.
いいアイデアを思いつく
hit on a good idea
→ Hit on a good idea while taking a shower.
顔と顔をくっつける
put one's face to another
→ The close parent and child put their faces to each other.
机をひっつける
push the desk together
→ Push the desks together for group work.
二つの事件を結びつける
link two affairs together
→ The police link two affairs together from the evidence.
メールを受け取る
receive an e-mail
→ As soon as I arrive at the office, I receive an e-mail from a client.
要求を受け入れる
accept a request
→ The company accepts the labor union's request for a wage increase.
気持ちを受け止める
react to someone's feelings
→ Properly react to the feelings of a worried friend.
鞄から本を取り出す
take a book out from a bag
→ Take a book out from the bag to read on the train.
アイデアを取り入れる
incorporate an idea
→ Incorporate the ideas of young employees into new product development.
自信を取り戻す
recover one's confidence
→ Win the next game and recover the lost confidence.
容疑者を取り調べる
interrogate a suspect
→ The police strictly interrogate the suspect of the incident.
パソコンに取り込む
import to one's PC
→ Import the pictures taken with a digital camera to the PC.
答えを引き出す
elicit an answer
→ The teacher elicits the correct answer from the student through questions.
税金を引き下げる
reduce the tax
→ The government decided to reduce the tax as an economic measure.
店内を歩き回る
walk around the store
→ Walk around the large store looking for things I want to buy.
花が咲き乱れる
bloom all over the ground
→ Beautiful flowers bloom all over the ground in the spring park.
ヒット商品を作り出す
produce a hit product
→ That company produces a hit product almost every year.
友人を呼び止める
stop a friend
→ Loudly stop a friend I happened to see on the street.
失敗を笑い飛ばす
laugh one's failure off
→ He cheerfully laughs his small failure off.
祖父の死に泣き崩れる
collapse into tears because of grandfather's death
→ She collapsed into tears because of her kind grandfather's death.
