知り合う
get to know each other; become acquainted
→ The two met and got to know each other at the company.
話し合う
discuss; talk something over
→ The family discussed the future together.
互いに助け合う
help each other; support one another
→ It is important to help one another in the workplace.
抱き合う
hug each other; embrace one another
→ After meeting again after a long time, the two hugged each other.
ベッドから起き上がる
get up from bed; sit up in bed
→ I got up from bed at six in the morning.
テーマに取り上げる
take up as a theme; raise as a topic
→ We took up environmental issues as the theme of the meeting.
箱を持ち上げる
lift a box; raise a box
→ The two of us lifted the heavy box together.
論文を書き上げる
finish writing a thesis; complete a paper
→ I finally finished writing my graduation thesis.
作品を生み出す
create a work; produce a work
→ He created many works in Kyoto.
箱から取り出す
take out of a box; remove from a box
→ I took the new smartphone out of the box.
呼び出す
call someone out; summon
→ My boss called me into the meeting room.
部屋から追い出す
drive out of the room; kick out of the room
→ I drove the cat out of the room.
急に泣き出す
suddenly start crying; burst into tears
→ After hearing the story, she suddenly burst into tears.
走り出す
start running; dash off
→ The train was coming, so I started running toward the station.
降り出す
start raining; begin to fall
→ When I left the station, it started raining.
書き直す
rewrite; write again
→ I rewrote the part that was wrong.
かけ直す
call back; call again
→ I'm busy now, so I'll call back later.
答えを見直す
review the answers; check the answers again
→ I reviewed my answers before the exam ended.
考え直す
reconsider; think again
→ I'll reconsider whether or not to change jobs.
作り直す
remake; redo
→ There was a mistake in the document, so I redid it.
着替える
change clothes
→ I got home and changed into lounge clothes.
電池を取り替える
replace the battery; change the battery
→ I replaced the batteries in the remote control.
入れ替える
replace; switch; swap
→ I replaced the old products with new ones.
両替する
exchange money; change money
→ I changed a 10,000-yen bill at the station.
申し込む
apply; sign up; register
→ I registered for the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test.
申込書
application form; registration form
→ I got an application form at the reception desk.
用紙に書き込む
fill in a form; write information on a form
→ Please fill in the necessary information on the form.
荷物を押し込む
stuff the luggage in; push the luggage in
→ I stuffed the large luggage into the locker.
荷物を預ける
leave luggage; check baggage
→ I left my luggage at the hotel and went sightseeing.
全部食べ切る
eat everything; finish all the food
→ I finished all the ramen.
使い切る
use up; use completely
→ I used up all of this month's data allowance.
数え切れない
too many to count; countless
→ There are countless shops in Tokyo.
食べ始める
start eating; begin to eat
→ We started eating after everyone had arrived.
習い始める
start learning; begin taking lessons
→ I started learning Japanese last year.
咲き始める
start blooming; begin to blossom
→ The cherry blossoms have started blooming in Tokyo as well.
食べ過ぎる
eat too much; overeat
→ I ate too much grilled meat yesterday.
忙しすぎる
too busy; excessively busy
→ Work is far too busy this week.
遅すぎる
too late; too slow
→ It's already too late to catch the last train.
若すぎる
too young; excessively young
→ He looks too young for a store manager.