通りかかる
happen to pass by; pass by by chance
→ When I happened to pass by the station, I ran into a friend.
通り過ぎる
pass by; go past; pass and continue on
→ The bus went past the station.
見送る
see someone off; watch someone leave
→ I saw my family off at the airport.
見かける
happen to see; catch sight of
→ Yesterday, I happened to see Mr. Tanaka at the station.
駅まで友達を見送る
see a friend off to the station; accompany a friend to the station
→ I saw my friend who was returning home off at the station.
駅で友達を見かける
happen to see a friend at the station
→ This morning, I happened to see a friend from university at the station.
見上げる
look up at
→ I looked up at the cherry tree.
見下ろす
look down on; overlook from above
→ I looked down over Tokyo from the observation deck.
見落とす
overlook; miss; fail to notice
→ I had overlooked an important email.
空を見上げる
look up at the sky
→ I left the station and looked up at the sky.
海を見下ろす
look down over the sea; overlook the sea
→ You can look down over the sea from the hotel room.
誤りを見落とす
overlook an error; fail to notice a mistake
→ I accidentally overlooked an error in the document.
立ち上がる
stand up; rise to one's feet
→ My name was called, so I stood up from my seat.
立ち止まる
stop; come to a stop; stand still
→ I stopped in front of the traffic light.
電池を取り替える
replace the battery; change the battery
→ I replaced the battery in the clock.
予約を取り消す
cancel a reservation; cancel a booking
→ My plans changed, so I canceled the hotel reservation.
取り入れる
adopt; incorporate; take in
→ The company incorporated the employees' opinions.
取り付ける
install; attach; fit
→ I installed a new camera at the entrance.
アイデアを取り入れる
adopt an idea; incorporate an idea
→ We adopted ideas from younger employees.
アンテナを取り付ける
install an antenna; attach an antenna
→ I installed a TV antenna on the roof.
出会うきっかけ
opportunity that leads to meeting; chance that brings people together
→ The trip became the opportunity that brought the two of them together.
出会いの場所
place where people met; place of first meeting
→ This shop is where the two of them first met.
大勢で迎える
welcome someone as a large group; many people go to meet someone
→ A large group of us went to the airport to welcome the family.
出迎えに来る
come to meet someone; come to pick someone up
→ My father came all the way to the station to pick me up.
聞き返す
ask again; ask someone to repeat
→ I couldn't hear clearly, so I asked again.
聞き取る
catch what is said; understand by listening
→ I couldn't make out the announcement at the station.
会話を聞き取る
understand a conversation by listening; catch spoken conversation
→ It is difficult to understand fast conversations between Japanese speakers.
言い忘れる
forget to say; forget to mention
→ I forgot to mention one important thing.
書き間違える
write incorrectly; write by mistake
→ I wrote the wrong address on the application form.
読み終わる
finish reading
→ I finished reading the book on the train.
話しかける
speak to someone; start a conversation
→ I started a conversation with the person sitting next to me.
前の車を追い越す
overtake the car in front; pass the vehicle ahead
→ I overtook the car in front on the expressway.
もう少しで追い付く
almost catch up; be just about to catch up
→ If I hurry, I'll almost catch up with my friend.
会場を歩き回る
walk around the venue; walk all over the venue
→ I walked around the exhibition venue for an hour.
仕事を引き受ける
take on a job; accept responsibility for work
→ A coworker asked me, so I agreed to take on the job.
