Cuts: General verbs

Sorted by drama-subtitle rank, most frequent first.

Already covered (93)

A word already in the list does this job.

• mierupolite miemasube visible; seem#189mitai and -sou cover appearance; miru plus the potential pattern covers can-you-see.
• yobupolite yobimasucall (over / by a name); invite; send for#204X-san de ii? and iu ('call') cover naming; -nai? covers inviting.
• shinupolite shinimasudie; (hyperbole) be dying (shinu hodo = to death; tsukarete shinisou = I'm dead tired; shinu ka to omotta = I thought I'd die)#205metcha, sugoku and yabai already carry hyperbole.
• kakupolite kakimasuwrite; draw#233Writing is peripheral for an audio-first learner; no conversational gap.
• shinjirupolite shinjimasubelieve (shinjirarenai = I can't believe it)#266Covered by uso, honto?, maji de. Drama inflates its rank. Disbelief reactions are covered by uso, honto? and maji de.
• tsuzukerupolite tsuzukemasucontinue; keep going#294zutto / mada yatteru and yamenaide cover keeping going.
• mitsukerupolite mitsukemasufind#311atta! / kagi atta? (kept aru) is the natural found-it; sagasu covers searching.
• tsutaerupolite tsutaemasupass on (a message), tell, convey#317itte oku (iu + -toku) already says I'll pass it on.
• okurupolite okurimasusend; see off, give a lift#324renraku suru and noun + suru (meeru suru) cover sending messages.
• kimarupolite kimarimasube decided ('kimatta?' = decided yet?)#335kimeta? from kept kimeru does the same job.
• hatarakupolite hatarakimasuwork (at a job)#361Job talk is topical; shigoto shiteru and nani shiteru? cover it via suru.
• kanjirupolite kanjimasufeel; sense#366ki ga suru and to omou already carry impressions about anything.
• okupolite okimasuput, place, leave (somewhere)#369-toku and sono mama cover leaving things; placing objects is a narrow job.
• waraupolite waraimasulaugh; smile; laugh at#377omoshiroi carries the funny reaction; laughing as a story event is optional.
• erabupolite erabimasuchoose, pick#378Covered by kimeru, -ni suru. Choosing is handled by kimeru and -ni suru (dore ni suru?).
• nokorupolite nokorimasube left (over), remain; stay behind (nokotteru? = any left?)#382mada aru? (mada + aru) already asks if any is left.
• tsukerupolite tsukemasuturn on (light, TV, aircon); put on, attach, add (kesu = turn off; tsuku = come on: denki ga tsukanai = the light won't come on)#393Device-bound; the only gap is switching things on.
• ugokupolite ugokimasumove; work, run (ugokanai = it won't work / it's frozen)#394dame, hen da and tsukaenai cover a frozen device.
• nakunarupolite nakunarimasurun out; disappear, go missing#397mou nai (kept aru) covers running out and missing items.
• nakupolite nakimasucry#407Story verb; kept feeling words (zannen, ureshii, kowai) carry emotion talk without it.
• yakusoku surupolite yakusoku shimasupromise; make plans (yakusoku da yo = it's a promise; yakusoku ga aru = I have plans)#412zettai ne covers promising; chotto... covers already having plans.
• tsurete iku / tsurete kurupolite tsurete ikimasu / tsurete kimasutake (someone) along / bring (someone)#415issho ni iku / kuru already says bring or take someone along.
• omoidasupolite omoidashimasurecall; remember (suddenly)#424wasureta, kke and oboeteru? cover recall and tip-of-the-tongue moments.
• ochitsukupolite ochitsukimasucalm down; settle; feel at ease#428daijoubu and yukkuri de ii cover calming someone; not needed for basic talk.
• suterupolite sutemasuthrow away; give up on, dump#436Rubbish is object-bound; figurative dumping is optional.
• norupolite norimasuget on, ride, take (a train, car); go along with (sono hanashi noru = count me in)#439densha de iku covers transport; the count-me-in sense is covered by ii ne.
• tsuzukupolite tsuzukimasucontinue, go on (by itself); last#443mada and zutto cover things lasting or going on.
• mitsukarupolite mitsukarimasube found; turn up#445aru covers it: atta? / nai handle found or missing items.
• suwarupolite suwarimasusit down (suwatte = have a seat; koko suwatte ii? = can I sit here?)#454koko ii? and douzo already handle seats naturally.
• shiraberupolite shirabemasulook up, check, find out#459mite miru and sagashite miru cover looking things up.
• kaesupolite kaeshimasugive back, return (kaeshite = give it back; ato de kaesu ne)#460Only needed alongside kasu/kariru, which tsukatte ii? already covers.
• yomupolite yomimasuread#469mita? covers checking messages; reading is peripheral for audio-first study.
• kikoerupolite kikoemasube audible; sound like#472mou ikkai, nante? and wakannai already handle not-hearing repairs on calls.
• akerupolite akemasuopen (akete = open it); shimeru = close (#1764)#480Opening things is object-bound; no conversational gap.
• ochirupolite ochimasufall, drop; fail (an exam), be rejected#490Falling is object-bound; exam failure is covered by dame datta.
• niterupolite nitemasulook like, resemble#497X mitai already says looks like X; onaji and chigau cover comparisons.
• agaru / sagarupolite agarimasu / sagarimasugo up / go down; rise / fall (prices, temperature, grades, mood); agatte = come on in (to a home); agaru = get stage fright#503takaku naru / yasuku naru via -ku naru; douzo / haitte cover come in.
• makaserupolite makasemasuleave it to (someone) (makasete = leave it to me)#507watashi ga yaru yo covers taking it on; makasete is flavour, not a gap.
• kakunin surupolite kakunin shimasucheck, confirm, make sure#522mite miru and kiite miru cover checking; work register.
• arukupolite arukimasuwalk (aruite iku = go on foot; aruite juppun = ten minutes' walk)#526Transport topic; chikai and densha de iku cover most plan talk.
• junbi surupolite junbi shimasuprepare, get ready#532dekita? (kept dekiru: be ready) already asks if someone is ready.
• akiramerupolite akiramemasugive up#533yameru covers giving up; ganbatte and yamenaide cover don't give up.
• tasukarupolite tasukarimasube a big help; be saved#542arigatou already thanks for favours; tasukaru only adds warmth.
• tomerupolite tomemasustop (someone or something); park (kuruma o tomeru); turn off (water); tomete! = stop him / stop it. tomaru = stop by itself#545yameru covers stopping; stopping objects or parking is narrow.
• kirupolite kirimasucut; hang up (denwa kiru ne); switch off#546Cutting and hanging up are object-bound; jaa ne ends calls.
• soudan surupolite soudan shimasutalk over, ask advice#560chotto ii? plus n da kedo already opens problem talk.
• mukaupolite mukaimasuhead for, be on the way (ima mukatteru = I'm on my way; eki ni mukatteru = heading to the station)#562Covered by iku, kore kara. ima iku / ima kara iku already answers 'where are you?'.
• yasumupolite yasumimasurest; take time off#584yukkuri shite covers rest; ikanai and hima cover days off.
• setsumei surupolite setsumei shimasuexplain (chanto setsumei shite = explain properly)#585dou iu imi? and oshiete already ask for explanations.
• shoukai surupolite shoukai shimasuintroduce (shoukai suru ne = let me introduce)#643kono hito, tomodachi no X da yo covers introductions.
• okosupolite okoshimasuwake (someone) up (okoshite = wake me up); cause (trouble)#660Narrow need; okiru and renraku shite cover wake-up arrangements.
• karirupolite karimasuborrow#673Same job as kasu, covered by tsukatte ii? and motte itte ii? · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• tanoshimupolite tanoshimimasuenjoy#713Covered by tanoshii. tanoshii already covers enjoyment talk, and tanoshinde is a minor send-off.
• isogupolite isogimasuhurry#733Covered by hayaku. hayaku already covers 'hurry up' in casual speech.
• haraupolite haraimasupay (watashi ga harau; kaado de haraeru?)#760Paying is topical; if dasu returns, ore ga dasu covers it.
• sasoupolite sasoimasuinvite, ask out (sasotte kurete arigatou = thanks for inviting me)#773-nai? and -ou already make invitations; talking about invites is optional.
• tomarupolite tomarimasustop (by itself)#776yameru covers stopping activities; stopping devices and staying over are narrow.
• shippai surupolite shippai shimasufail, mess up (shippai shita = I messed up)#809machigaeta, yacchatta and dame datta cover messing up.
• motte kuru / motte ikupolite motte kimasu / motte ikimasubring / take (a thing) along (motte kite = bring it; nani motte ku? = what should I bring?)#813Covered by motsu, -te kuru, -te iku. Built from the kept motsu plus -te kuru / -te iku ('take along').
• motte iku / motte kurupolite motte ikimasu / motte kimasutake (a thing) along / bring (a thing)#813Covered by motsu, -te kuru, -te iku. Duplicate of motte kuru. Built from motsu plus -te iku / -te kuru.
• barerupolite baremasube found out, get discovered (bareta? = did they find out?)casual only#828shitteta? and wakatchatta cover being found out well enough.
• fueru / herupolite fuemasu / herimasuincrease / decrease (go up / go down)#841-ku naru (ooku naru, sukunaku naru) already says increase and decrease.
• ki ni irupolite ki ni irimasutake a liking toset phrase#889Covered by suki. suki already covers liking something you got or saw.
• gaman surupolite gaman shimasuput up with, hold back, endure#891mou muri covers can't take it; enduring is optional.
• ma ni aupolite ma ni aimasube in time; be enough (ma ni atteru = I'm fine, thanks)#904jikan daijoubu? and -made ni cover deadlines; daijoubu desu covers declining.
• otosupolite otoshimasudrop; lose (otoshita yo = you dropped this)#923Dropping is object-bound; kore, X no? covers handing something back.
• niaupolite niaimasusuit; look good on#941ii ne and kawaii carry the compliment; niau is limited to clothes and looks.
• nayamupolite nayamimasuagonise over, be troubled by (nayanderu = I'm torn / worried about it)#944komaru and dou shiyou kana cover worries and being torn.
• narerupolite naremasuget used to#946mou daijoubu and -you ni natta paraphrase getting used to well enough. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• kesupolite keshimasuturn off; erase, delete#964Device-bound; no conversational gap for a general list.
• kyoumi ga arupolite kyoumi ga arimasube interested (in)set phrase#998ki ni naru and suki cover interest in hobbies and plans.
• kanchigai surupolite kanchigai shimasuget the wrong idea, misunderstand (kanchigai shinaide = don't get the wrong idea)#1001machigaeru and chigau already cover misunderstandings; confusable near-duplicate.
• mayoupolite mayoimasucan't decide, be torn; get lost#1082dotchi ni shiyou kana (ni suru + -ou + kana) covers indecision.
• kizukupolite kizukimasunotice, realise#1083shiranakatta and ima wakatta already cover not noticing and realising. · 1 of 3 judges kept it
• kinchou surupolite kinchou shimasube nervous#1107shinpai and kowai cover nervousness well enough.
• kirerupolite kiremasurun out, die (battery); expire; get cut off; snap (lose one's temper)#1147Battery and call senses are device-bound; nai and dame cover them.
• aserupolite aserimasupanic, get flustered, feel rushed (aseranaide = no rush, don't panic; asetta = I totally panicked)#1189yukkuri de ii yo already reassures; being flustered is optional.
• naosupolite naoshimasufix, repair; correct#1302machigatteta? oshiete covers asking for correction; repairs are object-bound.
• tsukiaupolite tsukiaimasukeep someone company; go out with (date)#1341issho ni kite covers keeping company; dating is a narrow topic.
• enryo surupolite enryo shimasuhold back; politely decline (enryo shinaide = don't be shy)#1349douzo and ii yo cover hosting; chotto... covers polite declining.
• kowarerupolite kowaremasubreak, be broken#1363dame ni natta and hen da cover broken things; tied to objects.
• dekakerupolite dekakemasugo out (somewhere)#1420Covered by deru, iku. Going out is covered by deru and iku. #1420.
• aiterupolite aite imasube free (time); be vacant/open#1498Covered by hima. hima? covers 'are you free'. The vacant-seat sense is narrow.
• nakusupolite nakushimasulose (an item); get rid of (saifu nakushita = I lost my wallet)#1642nai! (kept aru) covers losing things: saifu ga nai.
• ochikomupolite ochikomimasufeel down, get depressed (ochikonderu = I'm down)#1647genki nai and zannen cover feeling down.
• tsuujirupolite tsuujimasuget across, be understood; connect#1733Covered by wakaru. wakaru? / wakatta? handle checking understanding. #1733.
• moriagarupolite moriagarimasuliven up, get excited (moriagatta = it was a blast)#1777tanoshikatta and saikou datta report a good night.
• tsuite iku / tsuite kurupolite tsuite ikimasu / tsuite kimasugo along with, follow / come along (watashi mo tsuite iku = I'll come too; tsuite kite = follow me; tsuite ikenai = I can't keep up)#1860watashi mo iku and issho ni iku cover joining plans.
• akirupolite akimasuget tired of, get bored with (mou akita = I'm sick of it)#2493mou ii and tsumaranaku natta cover being sick of something.
• ogorupolite ogorimasutreat, pay for someone (ogoru yo = my treat)#2743kyou wa ii yo covers my treat; narrow eating-out move.
• kamawanaipolite kamaimasendon't mind; it's fine+ negative#3272Covered by ii yo, daijoubu, -te mo ii. ii yo, daijoubu and -te mo ii already handle 'that's fine'. #3272 is rare.
• hamarupolite hamarimasuget hooked on, be really into (saikin ... ni hamatteru)casual only#3789saikin metcha suki and ki ni naru cover current interests.
• ki o tsukaupolite ki o tsukaimasube considerate, go to trouble (ki o tsukawanaide = please don't trouble yourself)#4392ii yo and daijoubu cover replying when someone fusses.

Skipped (17)

Too rare, narrow, formal or out of scope.

• yurusupolite yurushimasuforgive; allow (yurushite = forgive me; yurusenai = unforgivable)#290Rank inflated by drama. gomen covers apologising in everyday speech.
• mamorupolite mamorimasukeep (a promise, rule, time); protect (yakusoku mamotte ne = keep your promise)#303Drama inflates 'protect'. 'Keep a promise' alone is too narrow.
• tasukerupolite tasukemasuhelp, save, rescue#357Rank inflated by rescue scenes in drama. tetsudau handles everyday help.
• damarupolite damarimasugo quiet, keep quiet (damatteta = kept it quiet; damatte = be quiet!, blunt)#408Drama-inflated and blunt. Not a versatile verb.
• tsurerupolite tsuremasutake / bring (a person) along (tsurete iku, tsurete kuru)#415Duplicate of tsurete iku. The bare form is rarely used on its own.
• ayamarupolite ayamarimasuapologise (ayamatte = say sorry!; chanto ayamatta?)#487Talking about apologies is narrow and drama-inflated. gomen does the act.
• yorokobupolite yorokobimasube glad, be pleased (yorokonde = gladly!; kitto yorokobu yo = they'll love it)#519ureshii covers gladness. Drama inflates its rank.
• makerupolite makemasulose; give in (maketa = you win / I give up; makenaide = don't give up) — katsu: win#550Mostly games and sports. The figurative uses are narrow.
• kotaerupolite kotaemasuanswer, reply (kotaete = answer me)#646Drama inflates kotaete. Everyday replying uses henji or just iu.
• kotowarupolite kotowarimasuturn down, decline, refuse#676Talking about refusals is narrow. Declining itself uses chotto...
• urupolite urimasusell (doko de utteru? = where do they sell it?; urikire = sold out)#687Narrow shopping verb. aru? usually covers 'do they sell it'.
• kitai surupolite kitai shimasuexpect, count on, get one's hopes up (kitai shinaide = don't expect much)#792Abstract and narrower. The list works fine without it.
• ouen surupolite ouen shimasuroot for, support, cheer on (ouen shiteru yo = I'm rooting for you)#877Sports and fan talk. ganbatte covers encouragement.
• koukai surupolite koukai shimasuregret#895Heavy and drama-flavoured. Not versatile enough for casual conversation.
• nattoku surupolite nattoku shimasube convinced, accept it (nattoku dekinai = I don't buy it)#1023Abstract and somewhat formal. Not needed for casual conversation.
• monku iupolite monku o iimasucomplain, grumble (monku iwanaide = stop complaining; monku aru? = got a problem?)#1359Narrower. The noun phrase is easy to pick up later.
• yaku ni tatsupolite yaku ni tachimasube useful, be of help#1516Formal-leaning. tasukaru or ii covers 'useful' in casual speech. #1516.