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Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
投げつける
投げ付ける
投付ける

see styles
 nagetsukeru
    なげつける
(transitive verb) (1) to throw at; to fling at; to hurl at; to throw (someone) down; (transitive verb) (2) to hurl (abuse, insults, etc.) at; to use (rough language) with (someone)

Variations:
押しかける
押し掛ける
押掛ける

see styles
 oshikakeru
    おしかける
(v1,vi) (1) to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to gatecrash; (v1,vi) (2) to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon; to pile in

Variations:
押し上げる
押上げる
押しあげる

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 oshiageru
    おしあげる
(transitive verb) to boost; to force up; to push up

Variations:
押し分ける
押しわける
押分ける

see styles
 oshiwakeru
    おしわける
(transitive verb) to push aside

Variations:
押し開ける
押開ける
押しあける

see styles
 oshiakeru
    おしあける
(Ichidan verb) to force open; to push open

Variations:
持ちかける
持ち掛ける
持掛ける

see styles
 mochikakeru
    もちかける
(transitive verb) to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

Variations:
捩じ開ける
捩開ける
ねじ開ける

see styles
 nejiakeru
    ねじあける
(transitive verb) to wrench open

Variations:
掘り下げる
掘りさげる
掘下げる

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 horisageru
    ほりさげる
(transitive verb) (1) to dig down; (transitive verb) (2) to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into; to investigate; to get to the bottom of

Variations:
放り投げる
ほうり投げる(sK)

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 hourinageru / horinageru
    ほうりなげる
(transitive verb) (1) to throw; to toss; to fling; (transitive verb) (2) to abandon (one's work); to give up; to lay aside

Variations:
書き付ける
書きつける
書付ける

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 kakitsukeru
    かきつける
(transitive verb) to write down

Variations:
植え付ける
植えつける
植付ける

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 uetsukeru
    うえつける
(transitive verb) (1) to plant; to transplant; (transitive verb) (2) to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

Variations:
汲み上げる
くみ上げる
汲上げる

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 kumiageru
    くみあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to dip up; (transitive verb) (2) to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

Variations:
焼き付ける
焼きつける
焼付ける

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 yakitsukeru
    やきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to bake (a design onto ceramic); to fire (on); to stain (glass); (transitive verb) (2) to burn into (one's memory); to sear into; to impress (on one's mind); to imprint; (transitive verb) (3) to print (from a negative); (transitive verb) (4) to brand; (transitive verb) (5) to fuse together (metals); (transitive verb) (6) to plate

Variations:
焼付ける
焼き付ける
焼きつける

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 yakitsukeru
    やきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to bake; to plate; to print; to fire (e.g. pottery); to stain; (transitive verb) (2) to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness

Variations:
照りつける
照り付ける
照付ける

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 teritsukeru
    てりつける
(v1,vi) to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon

Variations:
生ける屍
生けるしかばね(sK)

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 ikerushikabane
    いけるしかばね
(exp,n) living corpse

Variations:
申し付ける
申しつける
申付ける

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 moushitsukeru / moshitsukeru
    もうしつける
(transitive verb) (humble language) to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

Variations:
盛り付ける
盛りつける
盛付ける

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 moritsukeru
    もりつける
(transitive verb) to dish up; to arrange (food term) on a plate

Variations:
秤にかける
計りにかける(iK)

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 hakarinikakeru
    はかりにかける
(exp,v1) (1) to weigh on a scale; (exp,v1) (2) to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons

Variations:
締め付ける
締めつける
締付ける

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 shimetsukeru
    しめつける
(transitive verb) (1) to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to compress; (transitive verb) (2) to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy); to oppress

Variations:
編み上げる
編みあげる
編上げる

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 amiageru
    あみあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to finish knitting; (transitive verb) (2) to lace from bottom to top; (transitive verb) (3) to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing

Variations:
聞きつける
聞き付ける
聞付ける

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 kikitsukeru
    ききつける
(transitive verb) (1) to hear; to catch (the sound of something); (transitive verb) (2) to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to learn of (something); (transitive verb) (3) to get used to hearing

Variations:
蕩ける
盪ける
溶ろける(iK)

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 torokeru
    とろける
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to melt (and become soft or liquid); (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched

Variations:
言いかける
言い掛ける
言掛ける

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 iikakeru / ikakeru
    いいかける
(transitive verb) (1) to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to break off (mid-sentence); (transitive verb) (2) to speak to; to address

Variations:
言いつける
言い付ける
言付ける

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 iitsukeru / itsukeru
    いいつける
(transitive verb) (1) to tell (to do); to order; to charge; to direct; (transitive verb) (2) to tell on (someone); to tattle; to report; (transitive verb) (3) to often say

Variations:
言付ける(P)
言づける
託ける

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 kotozukeru
    ことづける
(transitive verb) (1) to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (transitive verb) (2) (archaism) to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of

Variations:
詰め掛ける
詰掛ける
詰めかける

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 tsumekakeru
    つめかける
(v1,vi) to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

Variations:
説きつける
説き付ける
説付ける

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 tokitsukeru
    ときつける
(transitive verb) to persuade

Variations:
読みつける
読み付ける
読付ける

see styles
 yomitsukeru
    よみつける
(transitive verb) (rare) (See 読み慣れる) to be accustomed to reading

Variations:
読み掛ける
読掛ける
読みかける

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 yomikakeru
    よみかける
(transitive verb) to begin to read; to leaf through a book

Variations:
貸し付ける
貸付ける
貸しつける

see styles
 kashitsukeru
    かしつける
(transitive verb) to lend; to loan

Variations:
踏みつける
踏み付ける
踏付ける

see styles
 fumitsukeru
    ふみつける
(transitive verb) (1) to trample down; to tread on; (transitive verb) (2) to ignore; to spurn

Variations:
釣り上げる
つり上げる
釣上げる

see styles
 tsuriageru
    つりあげる
(transitive verb) to pull in (fish); to land

Variations:
飲みかける
飲み掛ける
飲掛ける

see styles
 nomikakeru
    のみかける
(transitive verb) to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink

Variations:
ケチを付ける
けちを付ける(sK)

see styles
 kechiotsukeru; kechiotsukeru(sk)
    ケチをつける; けちをつける(sk)
(exp,v1) (1) (kana only) to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to complain; to pick holes (in); (exp,v1) (2) (kana only) to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx; to cast a bad omen (on)

Variations:
こぎ着ける
漕ぎ着ける
漕ぎつける

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 kogitsukeru
    こぎつける
(transitive verb) (1) to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); (v1,vt,vi) (2) to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do

Variations:
しゃくり上げる
噦り上げる(rK)

see styles
 shakuriageru
    しゃくりあげる
(v1,vi) to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs

Variations:
すすり上げる
啜り上げる
啜上げる

see styles
 susuriageru
    すすりあげる
(transitive verb) (1) (usu. 鼻を...) to sniffle; to snuffle; (v1,vi) (2) to sob

Variations:
ねじ上げる
捩じ上げる
捻じ上げる

see styles
 nejiageru
    ねじあげる
(transitive verb) (See ねじり上げる) to twist (e.g. someone's arm); to wrench

パビアイロドリゲスデアルブルケルケ

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 pabiairodorigesudearuburukeruke
    パビアイロドリゲスデアルブルケルケ
(surname) Pavia y Rodriguez de Alburquerque

Variations:
ぶっ掛ける
打っ掛ける
打っかける

see styles
 bukkakeru
    ぶっかける
(transitive verb) (kana only) to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour

Variations:
ペロリと平らげる
ぺろりと平らげる

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 peroritotairageru
    ぺろりとたいらげる
(exp,v1) to eat up (in no time); to gobble up; to make short work of; to put away

Variations:
メリハリを付ける
めりはりを付ける

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 merihariotsukeru(merihario付keru); merihariotsukeru(merihario付keru)
    メリハリをつける(メリハリを付ける); めりはりをつける(めりはりを付ける)
(exp,v1) (kana only) (idiom) (See メリハリ・2) to add balance (to one's work, life, etc.); to balance work and play; to pace oneself

Variations:
やり付ける
遣り付ける
遣りつける

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 yaritsukeru
    やりつける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to be accustomed to; to be used to; (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to argue into silence; to talk down

Variations:
之繞を掛ける
之繞をかける(sK)

see styles
 shinnyuuokakeru / shinnyuokakeru
    しんにゅうをかける
(exp,v1) (rare) (idiom) to exaggerate

Variations:
仕向ける
し向ける
仕向る(io)

see styles
 shimukeru
    しむける
(transitive verb) (1) to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; (transitive verb) (2) to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to treat; (transitive verb) (3) to send; to forward to

Variations:
仕掛ける(P)
仕かける
し掛ける

see styles
 shikakeru
    しかける
(transitive verb) (1) to start; to begin; to commence; (transitive verb) (2) to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from; (transitive verb) (3) to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines); (transitive verb) (4) {mahj} (See 鳴く・2) to make a meld call

Variations:
付ける(P)
着ける(P)
附ける

see styles
 tsukeru
    つける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to furnish (a house with); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to wear; to put on; (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to keep a diary; to make an entry; (transitive verb) (5) (kana only) to appraise; to set (a price); (transitive verb) (6) (kana only) to allot; to budget; to assign; (transitive verb) (7) (kana only) to bring alongside; (transitive verb) (8) (kana only) to place (under guard or doctor); (transitive verb) (9) (kana only) (See 跡をつける・1) to follow; to shadow; (transitive verb) (10) (kana only) to load; to give (courage to); (transitive verb) (11) (kana only) to keep (an eye on); (transitive verb) (12) (kana only) to establish (relations or understanding); (transitive verb) (13) (kana only) (See 点ける) to turn on (light); (transitive verb) (14) (kana only) (of a plant) to produce flowers; to produce fruit; (aux-v,v1,vt) (15) (kana only) (See 怒鳴りつける・どなりつける) to do intensely

Variations:
住み分ける
棲み分ける
すみ分ける

see styles
 sumiwakeru
    すみわける
(transitive verb) to differentiate; to segregate

Variations:
働きかける(P)
働き掛ける(P)

see styles
 hatarakikakeru
    はたらきかける
(transitive verb) (1) to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to pressure; to exert influence on; to seek action from; (v1,vi) (2) to begin to work

Variations:
切り下げる
きり下げる
切りさげる

see styles
 kirisageru
    きりさげる
(transitive verb) (1) to cut down; to prune; to reduce; to cut and hang down; to cut shorter; (transitive verb) (2) to round down (e.g. fraction)

Variations:
参加を呼びかける
参加を呼び掛ける

see styles
 sankaoyobikakeru
    さんかをよびかける
(exp,v1) to call for someone's participation

Variations:
口角を上げる
口角をあげる(sK)

see styles
 koukakuoageru / kokakuoageru
    こうかくをあげる
(exp,v1) to smile

Variations:
呆ける(P)
惚ける(P)
耄ける

see styles
 bokeru(呆keru, 惚keru)(p); houkeru; bokeru / bokeru(呆keru, 惚keru)(p); hokeru; bokeru
    ぼける(呆ける, 惚ける)(P); ほうける; ボケる
(v1,vi) (1) (kana only) to grow senile; to be childish with age; (v1,vi) (2) (kana only) to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; (v1,vi) (3) (kana only) to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine); (aux-v,v1) (4) (ほうける only) (after -masu stem of verb) to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in

Variations:
命を懸ける
命を賭ける
命をかける

see styles
 inochiokakeru
    いのちをかける
(exp,v1) to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

Variations:
売り抜ける
売りぬける
うり抜ける

see styles
 urinukeru
    うりぬける
(v1,vi) to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares); to sell at a profit

Variations:
後足で砂をかける
後足で砂を掛ける

see styles
 atoashidesunaokakeru
    あとあしですなをかける
(exp,v1) (idiom) to do something spiteful as one leaves; to take a parting shot at; to kick sand (at someone) with one's hind legs

Variations:
心が溶ける
心が解ける
心がとける

see styles
 kokorogatokeru
    こころがとける
(exp,v1) (idiom) one's heart melts

Variations:
手がける(P)
手掛ける
手懸ける

see styles
 tegakeru
    てがける
(transitive verb) (1) to handle; to manage; to deal with; to work with; to have experience with; (transitive verb) (2) to rear; to look after

Variations:
手をつける
手を付ける
手を着ける

see styles
 teotsukeru
    てをつける
(exp,v1) (1) to set one's hand to; to start work on; (exp,v1) (2) to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); (exp,v1) (3) to have sexual relations; to have an affair

Variations:
手を挙げる
手を上げる
手をあげる

see styles
 teoageru
    てをあげる
(exp,v1) (1) (usu. 手を挙げる) to raise one's hand; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) to surrender; (exp,v1) (3) (usu. 手を上げる) to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); (exp,v1) (4) (idiom) (usu. 手を上げる) (See 腕を上げる) to become better (at something); to improve; (exp,v1) (5) (idiom) (usu. 手を挙げる) to throw one's hat in the ring; to volunteer; to indicate one intends to participate; to raise one's hand

Variations:
打ちまける
ぶち撒ける
打ち撒ける

see styles
 buchimakeru
    ぶちまける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart; to spill out

Variations:
打付ける(rK)
打つける(sK)

see styles
 butsukeru
    ぶつける
(transitive verb) (1) (kana only) to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to knock; to run (into); to crash (into); (transitive verb) (2) (kana only) to throw (at); to fling (at); to hurl (at); (transitive verb) (3) (kana only) to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings); to throw (a question at someone); (transitive verb) (4) (kana only) to pit (someone) against; to set against; to match against; to put up against

Variations:
払いのける
払い除ける
払い退ける

see styles
 harainokeru
    はらいのける
(transitive verb) to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

Variations:
揺さぶりをかける
揺さぶりを掛ける

see styles
 yusaburiokakeru
    ゆさぶりをかける
(exp,v1) to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

Variations:
時期に差し掛ける
時期に差しかける

see styles
 jikinisashikakeru
    じきにさしかける
(Ichidan verb) to get close to the time

Variations:
気をつける(P)
気を付ける(P)

see styles
 kiotsukeru
    きをつける
(exp,v1) to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

Variations:
波紋を投げ掛ける
波紋を投げかける

see styles
 hamononagekakeru
    はもんをなげかける
(exp,v1) to cause a stir; to create a stir; to make a stir; to cause repercussions

Variations:
火をつける
火を付ける
火を点ける

see styles
 hiotsukeru
    ひをつける
(exp,v1) (1) to ignite; to set fire to; (exp,v1) (2) (idiom) to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

Variations:
灯をつける
灯を付ける
灯を点ける

see styles
 hiotsukeru
    ひをつける
(exp,v1) to turn on the light

Variations:
生えかける
生え懸ける
生え掛ける

see styles
 haekakeru
    はえかける
(Ichidan verb) to teethe

Variations:
目っける(rK)
目付ける(rK)

see styles
 mekkeru
    めっける
(transitive verb) (colloquialism) (kana only) (See 見つける・1) to find; to discover; to come across; to spot

Variations:
穴を開ける
穴をあける
穴を空ける

see styles
 anaoakeru
    あなをあける
(exp,v1) (1) to cause a loss; (exp,v1) (2) to make a hole (in)

Variations:
突きのける
突き退ける
突き除ける

see styles
 tsukinokeru
    つきのける
(transitive verb) to thrust aside

Variations:
笑いこける
笑い転ける
笑い倒ける

see styles
 waraikokeru
    わらいこける
(v1,vi) (See 笑い転げる) to roll about with laughter; to laugh heartily

Variations:
翔る(P)
駆ける
翔ける(io)

see styles
 kakeru
    かける
(v5r,vi) (1) (usu. 翔る. 翔ける, 一段 is unorthodox.) to soar; to fly; (v5r,vi) (2) (usu. 駆ける) to run; to dash

Variations:
聞き届ける
聞きとどける
聞届ける

see styles
 kikitodokeru
    ききとどける
(transitive verb) to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)

Variations:
茹で上げる
茹であげる
ゆで上げる

see styles
 yudeageru; udeageru(茹de上geru, 茹deageru)
    ゆであげる; うであげる(茹で上げる, 茹であげる)
(transitive verb) (See 茹で上がる・ゆであがる) to boil something until it is done (e.g. vegetables)

Variations:
落とし前をつける
落とし前を付ける

see styles
 otoshimaeotsukeru
    おとしまえをつける
(exp,v1) (sensitive word) to settle a matter; to get even with someone

Variations:
見届ける(P)
見とどける(sK)

see styles
 mitodokeru
    みとどける
(transitive verb) to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

Variations:
言付ける
託ける
言づける(sK)

see styles
 kotozukeru
    ことづける
(transitive verb) (1) to have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (via someone else); to leave (a message) with someone; (transitive verb) (2) (archaism) to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of

Variations:
話しかける(P)
話し掛ける(P)

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 hanashikakeru
    はなしかける
(transitive verb) (1) to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); (transitive verb) (2) to begin to talk; to start a conversation

Variations:
跳ね上げる
はね上げる
撥ね上げる

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 haneageru
    はねあげる
(transitive verb) (1) to throw up (e.g. mud); to splash (up); to spatter; (transitive verb) (2) to flip up; to tip up; (transitive verb) (3) to raise sharply (e.g. prices); to hike

Variations:
蹌踉ける(rK)
蹣跚ける(rK)

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 yorokeru
    よろける
(v1,vi) (kana only) to stagger; to stumble

Variations:
追い打ちをかける
追い打ちを掛ける

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 oiuchiokakeru
    おいうちをかける
(exp,v1) to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound

Variations:
追っかける(P)
追っ掛ける(P)

see styles
 okkakeru
    おっかける
(transitive verb) to chase; to run after; to pursue

Variations:
道を空ける
道を開ける
道をあける

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 michioakeru
    みちをあける
(exp,v1) (1) (esp. 道を空ける) to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; (exp,v1) (2) (esp. 道を開ける) to pave the way for; to open up opportunity

Variations:
遣っ付ける
遣っつける
やっ付ける

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 yattsukeru
    やっつける
(transitive verb) (kana only) to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

Variations:
非難の目を向ける
批難の目を向ける

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 hinannomeomukeru
    ひなんのめをむける
(exp,v1) to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach

Variations:
願をかける
願を掛ける
願を懸ける

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 ganokakeru
    がんをかける
(exp,v1) to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

Variations:
すくい上げる
掬い上げる
掬いあげる

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 sukuiageru
    すくいあげる
(transitive verb) to scoop up; to dip up

Variations:
もたせ掛ける
凭せ掛ける
凭せかける

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 motasekakeru
    もたせかける
(transitive verb) (kana only) to lean against; to set against

Variations:
一声かける
一声掛ける
ひと声かける

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 hitokoekakeru
    ひとこえかける
(exp,v1) to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

Variations:
力づける
力付ける
力尽ける(oK)

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 chikarazukeru
    ちからづける
(transitive verb) (See 力をつける・2,力づく) to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give someone a charge; to empower

Variations:
力づける
力付ける
力尽ける(sK)

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 chikarazukeru
    ちからづける
(transitive verb) to encourage (someone); to cheer (someone) up; to give (someone) a charge; to empower

Variations:
叩きつける
叩き付ける
たたき付ける

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 tatakitsukeru
    たたきつける
(transitive verb) (1) to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to slap something onto; to dash (e.g. to the floor); (transitive verb) (2) to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

Variations:
叩き上げる
たたき上げる
叩きあげる

see styles
 tatakiageru
    たたきあげる
(v1,vi,vt) to work one's way up

Variations:
広げる(P)
拡げる
展げる(sK)

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 hirogeru
    ひろげる
(transitive verb) (1) to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden; (transitive verb) (2) (occ. written 展げる) to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap; (transitive verb) (3) to scatter about; to spread around; (transitive verb) (4) to make flourish; to cause to prosper

Variations:
括り付ける
くくり付ける
括りつける

see styles
 kukuritsukeru
    くくりつける
(transitive verb) (kana only) to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

Variations:
掴み上げる
掴みあげる
つかみ上げる

see styles
 tsukamiageru
    つかみあげる
(transitive verb) to grab up

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