コーヒーを温める
warm up coffee
→ Warm up the coffee that has gone cold.
部屋を暖める
warm the room
→ Turn on the heater to warm the room.
顔に表れる
show on one's face
→ Joy shows on his face.
一人で現れる
appear alone
→ He appeared alone at the party.
写真に写る
appear in a photo
→ The one appearing at the edge of the photo is me.
新居に移る
move to a new home
→ I will move to a new home next month.
鏡に映る
be reflected in a mirror
→ My figure is reflected in the mirror.
国を治める
govern a country
→ The king governs the country.
倉庫に収める
store in a warehouse
→ Store luggage in the warehouse.
税金を納める
pay taxes
→ Pay taxes by the deadline.
上から押える
press down from above
→ Press it down from above so the paper won't fly away.
気持ちを抑える
control one's emotions
→ Control my angry feelings.
問題に解答する
answer a question/problem
→ Answer the questions on the test.
アンケートに回答する
answer a survey
→ Everyone answered the survey.
仕事に就く
take up a job; enter employment
→ I was able to get my desired job.
駅に着く
arrive at the station
→ We will arrive at the station soon.
電気が点く
the light comes on
→ The room light comes on.
頭を突く
poke one's head; bump one's head
→ I bumped my head on the low door.
ほこりが付く
get dusty
→ There is dust on the shelf.
節約に努める
strive to save; make efforts to economize
→ Strive to save on electricity bills.
司会を務める
serve as MC; act as moderator
→ Serve as the MC for the wedding.
市役所に勤める
work at city hall
→ My older brother works at the city hall.
家に友達を泊める
let a friend stay at one's house
→ I let a friend stay at my house over the weekend.
紙をクリップで留める
fasten papers with a clip
→ Fasten important papers with a clip.
車をとめる
park a car
→ Park the car in the parking lot.
熱を測る
take one's temperature
→ I feel like I have a cold, so I'll take my temperature.
重さを量る
weigh; measure weight
→ Weigh the luggage.
時間を計る
measure time; time something
→ Measure the time for the test.
道が分れる
the road forks
→ The road forks into two here.
恋人と別れる
break up with one's partner
→ I broke up with my partner of many years.
失敗を責める
blame someone for a failure
→ You shouldn't blame people for their failures.
相手チームを攻める
attack the opposing team
→ Attack the opposing team in the game.
名詞
nouns
→ Nouns with the same kanji but different meanings.
人口が減る
population decreases
→ The population of this village is decreasing year by year.
人工の島
artificial island
→ There are artificial islands in Dubai.
調査の対象
survey target
→ The target of this survey is students.
左右対称
bilateral symmetry
→ This building has bilateral symmetry.
犯人の特徴
characteristics of the culprit
→ The police announced the characteristics of the culprit.
製品の特長
product strengths
→ I will explain the strengths of this new product.
