席を立つ
leave one's seat; get up from one's seat
→ I left my seat in the middle of the meeting.
看板を立てる
put up a sign; set up a signboard
→ I put up a sign in front of the store.
計画を立てる
make a plan; draw up a plan
→ I made a plan for my summer vacation trip.
値段が上がる
prices rise; prices go up
→ Recently, vegetable prices have been rising.
速度を上げる
increase speed; speed up
→ After entering the expressway, I increased my speed.
雨が上がる
the rain stops; the rain clears
→ The rain stopped in the afternoon.
相談に乗る
give advice; listen and help with someone's problem
→ A senior colleague listened to my concerns and gave me advice about work.
誘いに乗る
accept an invitation; take someone up on an invitation
→ I accepted my coworker's invitation and went out for drinks.
リズムに乗る
move with the rhythm; get into the rhythm
→ I danced to the rhythm of the music.
様子を見る
wait and see; observe the situation; monitor the condition
→ Let's wait and see a little longer before deciding.
状況を見る
check the situation; observe the conditions
→ I'll check the road conditions before leaving.
味を見る
taste; check the flavor
→ Please taste the miso soup.
面倒を見る
take care of; look after
→ While I was traveling, my friend took care of my cat.
夢を見る
have a dream; dream
→ Yesterday, I dreamed that I was traveling in Hokkaido.
道を聞く
ask for directions
→ I asked a station employee for directions to the hotel.
名前を聞く
ask someone's name
→ I asked the customer's name at the reception desk.
意見を聞く
ask for an opinion; listen to someone's opinion
→ I asked my coworker for their opinion about the new project.
売店がある
there is a kiosk; there is a small shop
→ There is a kiosk on the station platform.
お祭りがある
there is a festival; a festival is held
→ There is a festival in the neighborhood this weekend.
約束がある
have an appointment; have plans with someone
→ I have plans with a friend tonight.
時間がある
have time; be free
→ If I have time, I'd also like to go to Kyoto.
お金がある
have money
→ If I had money, I'd like to buy a new computer.
経験がある
have experience; have done something before
→ I have experience working in Japan.
自信がある
be confident; have confidence
→ I'm fairly confident in my Japanese conversation skills.
熱がある
have a fever
→ I've had a slight fever since this morning.
けんかをする
quarrel; fight
→ Yesterday, I had an argument with my younger brother.
けがをする
get injured; hurt oneself
→ I fell on the station stairs and got injured.
損をする
lose money; suffer a loss; be at a disadvantage
→ I bought it thinking it was cheap, but in the end I lost out.
得をする
benefit; get a good deal; gain
→ I got a good deal because I bought it cheaply during the sale.
指輪をする
wear a ring
→ She wears a wedding ring on her left hand.
10万円する
cost 100,000 yen; be priced at 100,000 yen
→ This watch costs as much as 100,000 yen.
無理をする
overdo it; push oneself too hard
→ Even if you're busy, please don't push yourself too hard.
話題にする
make something a topic of conversation; talk about
→ During lunch break, we talked about the new shop.
軽くする
make lighter; reduce the weight
→ I reduced the amount of luggage to make the bag lighter.
音がする
make a sound; hear a sound; there is a sound
→ There is a loud sound coming from outside.
日本語が出来る
be able to speak Japanese; know Japanese
→ He can speak Japanese, so he works in Tokyo.
仕事が出来る
be competent at work; be capable
→ Mr. Tanaka is very competent at his job.
夕食が出来る
dinner is ready; dinner is done
→ Dinner was ready, so I called everyone.
