My words

聞き返す

ききかえす

to listen repeatedly, to listen again to ask a question in return to ask again, to ask for a repeated explanation

応じる

おうじる

to respond, to satisfy, to accept, to comply with, to apply for

騙す

だます

to trick, to cheat, to deceive to coax, to wheedle, to soothe and humor (humour)

争う

あらそう

to compete, to contest, to contend to quarrel, to argue, to dispute, to be at variance, to oppose (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

傷つく

きずつく

to be wounded, to get injured to get hurt feelings to chip, to scratch, to damage

裏切る

うらぎる

to betray, to turn traitor to, to double-cross

揶揄う

からかう

to ridicule, to tease, to mock, to chaff, to razz, to banter with, to make fun of, to poke fun at, to make cracks about

脅かす

おどかす おびやかす

to intimidate, to scare to jeopardize, to endanger, to imperil

責める

せめる

to condemn, to blame, to criticize, to criticise, to reproach, to accuse to urge, to press, to pester to torture, to torment, to persecute to break in (a horse)

睨む

にらむ

to glare at, to scowl at, to glower at to stare intensely at, to examine carefully to estimate, to guess, to suspect, to judge to keep an eye on someone (e.g. a suspicious or untrustworthy person), to watch to take account of, to take into consideration

逆らう

さからう

to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

奪う

うばう

to snatch away, to dispossess, to steal

雇う

やとう

to employ to hire, to charter

威張る

いばる えばる

to put on airs, to act big, to throw ones weight about, to be overbearing, to be domineering, to be bossy, to be pushy, to be proud, to be haughty, to be arrogant, to swagger, to boast, to brag

呆れる

あきれる

to be amazed, to be shocked, to be astonished, to be astounded, to be disgusted

憧れる

あこがれる

to long for, to yearn after, to admire, to be attracted by

憎む

にくむ

to hate, to detest

恐れる

おそれる

to fear, to be afraid of

思い切る

おもいきる

to give up all thoughts of, to abandon, to despair of to make up ones mind, to take a momentous decision

焦る

あせる

to be in a hurry, to be impatient, to be flustered, to lose ones presence of mind, to be surprised

恨む

うらむ

to resent, to curse, to feel bitter, to blame, to bear a grudge to regret

落ち込む

おちこむ

to feel down (sad) to be in a slump (e.g. business, economy), to be in an unfavourable condition to fall into (e.g. a hole)

思い込む

おもいこむ

to be under impression that, to be convinced that, to imagine that, to set ones heart on, to be bent on

思い付く

おもいつく

to think of, to hit upon, to come into ones mind, to be struck with an idea

考え込む

かんがえこむ

to ponder, to brood

悔やむ

くやむ

to mourn, to lament to be sorry, to regret, to repent

助かる

たすかる

to be saved, to be rescued, to survive to escape harm, to be spared damage to be helped, to be saved trouble

怠ける

なまける

to be idle, to slacken to neglect (e.g. ones work)

張り切る

はりきる

to be in high spirits, to be full of vigor (vigour), to be enthusiastic, to be eager, to stretch to breaking point

巫山戯る

ふざける

to joke, to jest, to kid, to josh to make fun of, to laugh at, to play a prank to romp, to gambol, to frolic, to frisk, to mess around, to fool around, to screw around to neck, to make out