suru

devote oneself to

to do as one pleases; to act selfishly

Formal or literary term; Suru verb - special class

to entrust (someone) with; to pin one's hopes on (someone's future); to have great expectations for

Formal or literary term; Suru verb - special class

to have (someone) deliver (a letter, etc.); to leave (a message); to send word

Archaic; Suru verb - special class

to allocate

Suru verb - special class

to compose (poetry, etc.)

to perspire; to sweat

Suru verb - special class; Usu. as 身を挺する

to put (oneself) forward; to risk (one's life); to volunteer (bravely)

after all; in the end

to come to naught; to come to nought

Suru verb - special class

to try (out); to test; to put to the test; to put to a trial

Suru verb - special class

to check (a calculation); to go over; to verify

to bound; to set a boundary

Colloquial

ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)

Suru verb - special class

to manage

Suru verb - special class

to carve; to write (for posterity)

Suru verb - special class

to intrigue; to play a trick on; to resort to tricks

Suru verb - special class

to celebrate (someone's achievements); to eulogize (someone's virtues, services, etc.)

Suru verb - special class

to be reduced to ashes

Idiomatic expression

to look the other way; to hush up a problem

Suru verb - special class

to manage

Suru verb - special class

to take to heart

to scrap; to melt down

Suru verb - special class

to forgive; to pardon; to excuse

Idiomatic expression

to prick up one's ears; to listen attentively; to make one's ears (like) Dumbo's

to place a weight upon (e.g. when making pickles); to press (down)

Idiomatic expression

to be out of the house often; to spend little time at home; to go out a lot

to sprinkle salt on; to salt

to pucker up one's lips; to purse up one's lips

Suru verb - special class

to rise up into the air; to ascend into the sky