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火をつける火をける火を点けるひをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #6594
1

to ignite; to set fire to

Examples
ケンがろうそくに火をつけた
Ken lighted the candles.
2

Idiomatic expression

to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

Examples
警官による暴行事件はあやうく暴動に火をつけるところでした。
The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.
ける名づけるづけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #6720
1

to name; to call; to christen; to term

Examples
彼女は子猫をジャガーと名付けた
She called the kitten "Jaguar".
き合いおつきあいNounFreq #6856
1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

Examples
今後とも、お付き合いのほどよろしくお願いします。
We look forward to working more closely with you in the future.
踏みつける踏みけるけるみつけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7100
1

to trample down; to tread on

Examples
芝生を踏みつけるな。
Don't trample on the grass.
2

to ignore; to spurn

眠りにつく眠りに眠りに就く眠りに着くねむりにつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #7185
1

to fall asleep

Examples
トムはもう3時間もの間、眠りにつこうと悪戦苦闘しています。
Poor Tom's been trying to get to sleep for three hours now.
気がつくと気がくときがつくとExpressionFreq #7190
1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden

食いつく食い喰いつく喰いいつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7197
1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble

2

to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to get one's teeth into; to really get into

3

to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to

4

to complain; to bicker

片づくたづIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7256
1

to be put in order; to be put to rights

2

to be disposed of; to be solved

Examples
ごたごたが片付いてさばさばした。
I felt relieved when all the troubles were taken care of.
3

to be finished

Examples
私の仕事は大概片付いた
My work is almost finished.
4

Also written as 嫁く

to be married (off)

目をつける目をけるめをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #7289
1

Idiomatic expression

to have an eye on; to zero in on

Examples
警察は彼に目をつけている
The cops are keeping tabs on him.
決着をつける決着をけるけっちゃくをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #7298
1

to settle (a dispute)

Examples
彼らはその問題に最終的な決着をつけた
They have solved the problem once and for all.
聞きつける聞きけるけるきつけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7395
1

to hear; to catch (the sound of something)

Examples
私の声を聞きつけて、私の犬は耳をそばだてた。
At the sound of my voice, my dog pricked up his ears.
2

to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something)

3

to get used to hearing

想像がつく想像がそうぞうがつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #7693
1

Often ~かない (unimaginable)

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

Examples
彼が海外に行くなんて、想像がつかない
I can hardly imagine him going abroad.
思いつき思いもいつきNounFreq #7700
1

idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim; suggestion

Examples
それについて一つ思いつきを言ってもいいですか。
May I make a suggestion about it?
目につく目に眼につく眼にめにつくGodan verbFreq #7788
1

to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

Examples
彼は貧しさを私の眼につかないようにした。
He concealed his poverty from my eyes.
結びつく結びすびつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #7884
1

to be related; to be connected; to be joined together

Examples
彼の努力が好成績に結びついた
His efforts led to good results.
2

to result in; to lead to; to bring about

結びつける結びけるすびつけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #7886
1

to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to join; to bind

Examples
ロープを木に結び付けなさい。
Fasten the rope to the tree.
2

to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together; to combine; to associate

Examples
我々はしばしば黒色を死と結び付けて考える。
We often associate black with death.
見当がつく見当がけんとうがつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #7887
1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

Examples
詳しいことが全部わかるまでは、あわててその場にふみこむな。見当がつくまでは、慎重にかまえておれ。
Don't rush into the situation until you have all the details; hold your horses until you know where you are going.
手をつける手をける手を着けるてをつけるExpressionIchidan verbFreq #7893
1

to set one's hand to; to start work on

Examples
いずれは手をつけなければならないだろう。
I suppose I've got to get my feet wet sometime.
手を付けずダラダラしているくせに、「うへー、今度こそ間に合わないかも!?」と心はビクビクしている。
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
2

to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion)

Examples
州知事は黒い金に手をつけました
The governor took the money out of a slush fund.
3

to have sexual relations; to have an affair

受けける受けつけるけるけつけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #8036
1

to accept; to receive (an application); to take up

Examples
後になってテストを提出しても、受け付けられません
If you turn in a test late, it will not be accepted.
2

Usu. in the negative

to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to tolerate; to endure

3

Usu. in the negative

to be affected by; to take damage from

身につく身にみにつくExpressionGodan verbFreq #8189
1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit)

Examples
毎日一生懸命に英語を勉強したが、あまり身につかなかった
I studied English very hard every day, but I didn't learn a lot.
2

to retain

基づくとづ基くIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8191
1

to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with)

Examples
この物語は事実に基づいている
This story is founded on fact.
2

to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from); to originate (in)

Examples
彼らの争いは誤解に基づくものだ。
The dispute between them is due to a misunderstanding.
締めける締めつけるけるめつけTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #8326
1

to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to compress

Examples
ここが締めつけられるように痛みます。
I have a gripping pain here.
2

to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy); to oppress

凍りつく凍りおりつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8384
1

to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to)

Examples
板は地面に凍りついた
The plank froze to the ground.
2

to freeze hard; to freeze completely

絡みつく絡みらみつIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #8480
1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

Examples
このつる草は木にからみつきます
This vine winds around trees.
2

to pester; to hassle