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- 束ねるたばねるto bundle; to tie up; to lead (a group)
- 裂くさくto tear; to rip; to split apart
- 尖るとがるto become pointed; to be sharp; to be on edge (nerves)
- 反るそるto warp; to bend backward; to curve
- 濁るにごるto become muddy; to become cloudy; to become impure
- 濁すにごすto make muddy; to be vague (言葉を濁す)
- 頷くうなずくto nod
- 睨むにらむto glare at; to stare at
- 詫びるわびるto apologize
- 敬ううやまうto respect; to honor
- 拗ねるすねるto sulk; to pout
- 見計らうみはからうto choose (a suitable time); to estimate
- 窺ううかがうto peek; to watch for (a chance); to sense (a mood)
- 振り返るふりかえるto look back; to turn around
- 追い払うおいはらうto drive away; to chase off
- 引き延ばすひきのばすto prolong; to put off; to stretch out
- 引き離すひきはなすto pull apart; to separate; to outdistance
- 取り付けるとりつけるto install; to attach; to secure (an agreement)
- 巻き込むまきこむto involve, to drag into (trouble); to catch (in machinery)
- 詰め込むつめこむto cram; to stuff; to pack in
- 貸し出すかしだすto lend out; to loan
- 作り出すつくりだすto create; to produce
- 語り合うかたりあうto talk together; to discuss (with each other)
- 譲り合うゆずりあうto yield to each other; to compromise with one another
- 触れ合うふれあうto come into contact; to interact closely
- 使い切るつかいきるto use up
- 言い切るいいきるto state definitively; to declare; to assert
- 押し切るおしきるto push through; to overcome (opposition)
- やり直すやりなおすto redo; to start over
- 立て直すたてなおすto rebuild; to restore; to reorganize
- 立ち直るたちなおるto recover; to get back on one's feet
- 降り続けるふりつづけるto keep raining or snowing
- 走り続けるはしりつづけるto keep running
- 待ち続けるまちつづけるto keep waiting
- 降り始めるふりはじめるto start raining or snowing
- 咲き始めるさきはじめるto start blooming
- 食べ始めるたべはじめるto start eating
- 問いかけるといかけるto ask; to pose a question; to address
- 働きかけるはたらきかけるto appeal to; to lobby; to influence
- 持ちかけるもちかけるto propose; to bring up (a deal, talk)
- やり抜くやりぬくto carry through; to see through to the end
- 追い抜くおいぬくto overtake; to outstrip
- 見抜くみぬくto see through; to detect
- 食べ過ぎるたべすぎるto overeat
- 働き過ぎるはたらきすぎるto overwork
- 疎いうといignorant of; unfamiliar with; distant
- 儚いはかないfleeting; transient; ephemeral
- 醜いみにくいugly; unsightly; disgraceful
- 危ういあやういdangerous; precarious; barely
- 気難しいきむずかしいhard to please; grumpy; difficult (person)
- 恨めしいうらめしいreproachful; regrettable; bitter
- 喜ばしいよろこばしいgratifying; delightful; welcome
- そっけないcurt; blunt; cold (attitude)
- 目まぐるしいめまぐるしいhectic; dizzying; rapidly changing
- 忌々しいいまいましいannoying; provoking; damned
- 甚だしいはなはだしいextreme; gross
- 厚かましいあつかましいimpudent; cheeky
- 潔いいさぎよいgraceful (in defeat); manly
- 淡いあわいpale; faint
- 慎ましいつつましいmodest; reserved; frugal
- くどいlong-winded; overly rich
- 心地よいここちよいpleasant; comfortable; agreeable
- 心苦しいこころぐるしいpainful (to one's conscience); feeling sorry
- 名残惜しいなごりおしいreluctant to part; sad to say goodbye
- 目覚ましいめざましいremarkable; spectacular
- 味気ないあじけないdull; dreary; flavorless
- 気まずいきまずいawkward; uncomfortable
- 妥当だとうreasonable, valid, appropriate (judgment, price, conclusion)
- 顕著けんちょremarkable, marked, conspicuous (difference, trend, effect)
- 過剰かじょうexcessive, surplus, too much
- 劣勢れっせいinferior; being at a disadvantage
- 緻密ちみつminute; precise; elaborate
- 艶やかあでやかglamorous; gorgeous; bewitching
- 地道じみちsteady; honest and unflashy; plodding
- 卑怯ひきょうcowardly; unfair
- 呑気のんきcarefree; easygoing; laid-back
- 手頃てごろreasonable (price); handy
- 抜群ばつぐんoutstanding; preeminent
- 平凡へいぼんordinary; commonplace
- 無謀むぼうreckless
- 不意にふいにsuddenly; unexpectedly; abruptly
- めっきりnoticeably; remarkably (change)
- さぞsurely; no doubt (must be)
- たちまちin an instant; immediately
- とっくにlong ago, already (a long time before now)
- ひたすらearnestly; single-mindedly
- もっぱらexclusively; mostly
- やたらexcessively; randomly
- 故意にこいにintentionally; deliberately
- あえてdaringly; deliberately (despite difficulty); not necessarily
- あくまでto the end, strictly, purely, only (limiting the scope of a statement)
- いまだにstill, even now (something expected to have changed has not)
- 今頃いまごろabout now; at this time (too late)
- 一通りひととおりroughly; briefly (the whole); once through
- 一段といちだんとeven more; still more
- 一向にいっこうにat all; (not) in the least (with negative)
- 一旦いったんonce, for the moment, temporarily
- かえってon the contrary, rather, all the more (an opposite result from what was expected)
- かつてonce, formerly, in the past; (with negative) never
- くれぐれもsincerely; please (be sure to)
- ひっそりquietly; still; secluded
- ことごとくentirely; every single one
- さっさとquickly; promptly
- 順次じゅんじin order; successively; one after another
- 絶えずたえずconstantly, continually, without interruption
- とりあえずfor now, for the time being, first of all
- どうにもin any way; utterly (with negative)
- なにしろat any rate; after all
- 極力きょくりょくas much as possible; to the utmost
- はたしてreally; as expected; sure enough
- ましてstill more; much less
- もはやno longer; already
- ようやくfinally, at last (after a long wait or effort); barely
- 割とわりとrelatively; comparatively
- 思いがけずおもいがけずunexpectedly; by surprise
- 依然としていぜんとしてstill, as before (a situation remains unchanged)
- 今なおいまなおstill; even now
- いかにもtruly; indeed; typically
- 大幅におおはばにsubstantially; drastically
- ともかくanyway; setting aside
- 即刻そっこくimmediately; at once; instantly
- 断じてだんじてabsolutely (not); never; definitely
- 稀にまれにrarely; seldom; occasionally
- ろくにproperly; (not) enough
- かねてpreviously; for some time
- じきにsoon; before long; shortly
- つくづくdeeply; keenly; thoroughly
- しみじみkeenly; deeply (feel)
- 断固だんこfirmly; resolutely; decidedly
- 何らなんらany; (not) at all (with negative)
- ひとまずfor the time being
- 差し当たりさしあたりfor the present; for now
- なおさらall the more; still more
- とりわけespecially; above all
- おおよそapproximately; roughly
- 幾分いくぶんsomewhat; slightly
- 妙にみょうにstrangely; oddly
- やけにawfully; terribly
- 思いのほかおもいのほかunexpectedly; more than expected
- 仮にかりにsupposing; hypothetically
- 万が一まんがいちby any chance; in the unlikely event
- むしゃくしゃirritated; frustrated; in a bad mood
- はらはらnervous; on edge (watching)
- ひやひやnervously; in fear; on edge
- うっとりenchanted; spellbound; in rapture
- うきうきcheerful; buoyant
- そわそわrestless; fidgety
- びくびくtimid; fearful
- うとうとdozing; nodding off
- すやすやsleeping peacefully; soundly (esp. baby)