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引
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Rare term
to drag along
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Rare term
to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
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Transitive verb
to pull up; to drag up; to lift up
Examples
引き上げてくれ。
Give me a hoist.
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Transitive verb
to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes)
Examples
政府は近々、消費税を引き上げるつもりなのかしら。
Will the government raise the consumption tax soon?
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Transitive verb
to withdraw; to leave; to pull out; to retire
Examples
彼は夕食後自室に引き上げた。
He retired to his own room after supper.
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Transitive verb
to promote (someone to a higher position)
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Intransitive verb
to return home
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Archaic; Transitive verb
to expedite the schedule
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drawing red lines
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Historical term
red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period)
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Archaic
red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
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taking someone around
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guidance
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Archaic
parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)