My words

言い換える

いいかえる

to say in other words, to put another way, to express in different words, to reword, to rephrase

言い出す

いいだす

to start talking, to speak, to tell, to propose, to suggest, to break the ice

囁く

ささやく

to whisper, to murmur to rumor, to rumour

呟く

つぶやく

to mutter, to murmur, to grumble to tweet (Twitter)

怒鳴る

どなる

to shout, to yell

述べる

のべる

to state, to express, to mention

略す

りゃくす

to abbreviate, to omit to take, to capture

例える

たとえる

to compare, to liken, to speak figuratively, to illustrate, to use a simile

賭ける

かける

to wager, to bet, to risk, to stake, to gamble

稼ぐ

かせぐ

to earn income, to labor, to labour

蓄える

たくわえる

to store, to lay in stock to have a beard, to grow a beard

含める

ふくめる

to include (in a group or scope) to instruct, to make one understand to include (a nuance), to put in (an implication) to put in (someones) mouth to permeate with flavor

富む

とむ

to be rich, to become rich, to be abundant (with), to abound (with), to be rich (in)

失う

うしなう

to lose, to part with

納める

Osameru

pay

尖る

とがる とんがる

to taper to a point, to become sharp to look displeased, to look sour, to be on edge, to be touchy

傾く

かぶく かたむく かたぶく

to incline toward, to slant, to lurch, to heel over, to be disposed to, to trend toward, to be prone to to go down (sun), to wane, to sink, to decline

偏る

かたよる

to be one-sided, to incline, to be partial, to be prejudiced, to lean, to be biased, to be biassed

澄む

すむ

to clear (e.g. weather), to become transparent

濁る

にごる

to become muddy, to become cloudy, to get impure (of a liquid, gas, etc.) to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.), to become hoarse to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.), to be corrupted, to be polluted to become voiced, to add voiced consonant marks

湿る

しめる しとる

to be wet, to become wet, to be damp, to be moist to be in low spirits, to feel depressed

優れる

すぐれる

to surpass, to outstrip, to excel

劣る

おとる

to be inferior to, to be less good at, to fall behind

利く

Kiku

advantageous

茂る

しげる

to grow thickly, to be in full leaf, to be rampant, to luxuriate, to be luxurious

枯れる

かれる

to wither (of a plant), to be blasted, to die to mature (of ones personality, abilities, etc.)

実る

みのる

to bear fruit, to ripen

臭う

Niou

smell

刺さる

ささる

to stick into (something with a sharp point), to prick, to pierce, to get stuck (in), to lodge (in)

萎む

しぼむ

to wither (e.g. flowers, dreams), to sag (e.g. balloon, grapes), to fade (away), to shrivel, to wilt, to deflate