Essential Japanese Verbs

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tadashimasu / tadasuただします／ただす

to correct

taemasu / taeruたえます／たえる

to endure, stand up to / to end, be discontinued

taishimasu / taisuruたいします／たいする

to confront, face,

takamarimasu / takamaruたかまります／たかまる

to rise, be raised, increase, be elevated

takamemasu / takameruたかめます／たかめる

to raise, lift, heighten

takimasu / takuたきます／たく

to burn, boil, kindle

takuramimasu / takuramuたくらみます／たくらむ

to plot, plan, scheme

takushimasu / takusuたくします／たくす

to entrust

takuwaemasu / takuwaeruたくわえます／たくわえる

to save, store, stock up

tamemasu / tameruためます／ためる

to save, store / to accumulate

tameshimasu / tamesuためします／ためす

to try, attempt

tamochimasu / tamotsuたもちます／たもつ

to keep, preserve, retain, maintain

tanoshimimasu / tanoshimuたのしみます／たのしむ

to take pleasure, enjoy

tarashimasu / tarasuたらします／たらす

to drip, trail, hang down

tarumimasu / tarumuたるみます／たるむ

to slacken, sag, slack, loosen

tashimasu / tasuたします／たす

to add

tatakaimasu / tatakauたたかいます／たたかう

to fight, struggle, play game

tatakimasu / tatakuたたきます／たたく

to hit, strike, knock, slap

tatamimasu / tatamuたたみます／たたむ

to fold up / to close [business]

tayorimasu / tayoruたよります／たよる

to rely on, depend on

tazunemasu / tazuneruたずねます／たずねる

to ask, inquire / to visit

tekozurimasu / tekozuruてこずります／てこずる

to have trouble in controlling

terashimasu / terasuてらします／てらす

to light up, illuminate / to refer

terimasu / teruてります／てる

to shine, blaze

tobashimasu / tobasuとばします／とばす

to fly, blow off / to speed up / to skip

tobiagarimasu / tobiagaruとびあがります／とびあがる

to jump up

tobidashimasu / tobidasuとびだします／とびだす

to run out, jump out, fly out

tobikomimasu / tobikomuとびこみます／とびこむ

to dive into, jump into

tobiorimasu / tobioriruとびおります／おびおりる

to jump down, jump off

tobokemasu / tobokeruとぼけます／とぼける

to play the innocent

togarimasu / togaruとがります／とがる

to become sharp

togimasu / toguとぎます／とぐ

to whet, strop, wash

toiawasemasu / toiawaseruといあわせます／といあわせる

to inquire

tojimasu / tojiruとじます／とじる

to shut, close

tokashimasu / tokasuとかします／とかす

to melt, thaw, dissolve / to comb

tokimasu / tokuときます／とく

to to untie, unbind / to solve / to dissolve, liquefy / to preach, expound

tooshimasu / toosuとおします／とおす

to let something through

toozakarimasu / toozakaruとおざかります／とおざかる

to go away from

toozakemasu / toozakeruとおざけます／とおざける

to keep something at a distance

toraemasu / toraeruとらえます／とらえる

to catch, capture

toriagemasu / toriageruとりあげます／とりあげる

to pick up / to take away / to adopt

toriiremasu / toriireruとりいれます／とりいれる

to adopt, introduce from

torikaemasu / torikaeruとりかえます／とりかえる

to exchange, replace, switch

toritsukemasu / toritsukeruとりつけます／とりつける

to install

toriyosemasu / toriyoseruとりよせます／とりよせる

to order (a book from England)

totonoemasu / totonoeruととのえます／ととのえる

to put in order, adjust

totonoimasu / totonouととのいます／ととのう

to be in order, be adjusted

tsuburemasu / tsubureruつぶれます／つぶれる

to be smashed / to go bankrupt

tsubushimasu / tsubusuつぶします／つぶす

to smash, scrap, foil

tsugunaimasu / tsugunauつぐないます／つぐなう

to compensate for

tsukaemasu / tsukaeruつかえます／つかえる

to be choked, be blocked

tsukamaemasu / tsukamaeruつかまえます／つかまえる

to catch, arrest, capture

tsukamimasu / tsukamuつかみます／つかむ

to grasp, hold, grip

tsukiaimasu / tsukiauつきあいます／つきあう

to associate with, go around with

tsukisoimasu / tsukisouつきそいます／つきそう

to accompany, escort

tsukkomimasu / tsukkomuつっこみます／つっこむ

to stick into, plunge into

tsukurinaoshimasu / tsukurinaosuつくりなおします／つくりなおす

to remake

tsukuroimasu / tsukurouつくろいます／つくろう

to patch, repair, darn

tsumamimasu / tsumamuつまみます／つまむ

to pick something up

tsumarimasu / tsumaruつまります／つまる

to be blocked, be choked

tsumemasu / tsumeruつめます／つめる

to fill, write close, shorten

tsumimasu / tsumuつみます／つむ

to pile up, stack / to pick, trim, snip

tsumorimasu / tsumoruつもります／つもる

to heap up, pile up

tsunagarimasu / tsunagaruつながります／つながる

to be connected

tsunagemasu / tsunageruつなげます／つなげる

to connect, link, join

tsuremasu / tsureruつれます／つれる

to take someone with, go together

tsuretekimasu / tsuretekuruつれてきます／つれてくる

to bring someone with

tsurimasu / tsuruつります／つる

to fish / to hang down, suspend

tsutawarimasu / tsutawaruつたわります／つたわる

to be transmitted, be conveyed

tsuujimasu / tsuujiruつうじます／つうじる

to be understood, lead to, be laid