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BRANCH · THEME IN BEYOND POLITE JAPANESE

ビビる・ウケる

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Example sentences (26)

Slangy verbs

makuru · to keep doing like crazy (after -masu stem)
I played games like crazy yesterday.
bibiru · to get scared, to chicken out
It was so high I got scared.
ukeru · to be hilarious; to go down well
That's hilarious!
yarakasu · to mess up, to blunder
I blew it, I forgot my wallet.
ijiru · to fiddle with; to tease
Everyone teases him.
fuzakeru · to fool around, to joke
Stop fooling around and study.
tsuiteru · to be lucky
I'm lucky today!
hamaru · to get hooked on; to fit
I've been hooked on this drama lately.
moeru · to be crazy about (a cute character)
This one's so adorable I can't take it.
kurau · to get hit with; to eat (rough)
I got hit with a punch.
nameru · to lick; to look down on
Don't underestimate me.
tsukkomu · to plunge into; to retort (comedy)
I couldn't help but call him out.

Can-do forms with their own meaning

ieru · can say; to be true (それは言える)
That's so true.
ikeru · to be doable; to taste good
This dish is pretty good.
tsukaeru · can use; to be useful
This app is surprisingly useful.
omoeru · to seem, to feel like
It seems like he's lying.
waraeru · to be funny, to make you laugh
This video is hilarious!
moteru · to be popular (with the opposite sex); can hold
He's been popular since his school days.

Teasing, tricking & provoking

gomakasu · to cheat; to gloss over
Don't laugh it off.
aoru · to stir up, to provoke
Stop provoking people.
odosu · to threaten
I was threatened and had money taken.
arasu · to wreck; to troll (online)
Someone's trolling the message board.
sarasu · to expose (publicly)
I'll expose your name.
shikakeru · to set (a trap); to start (a fight)
He's the one who started it.
karamu · to pick a fight with; to get tangled
A drunk picked a fight with me.
tsubusu · to crush; to kill (time)
I went into a cafe to kill time.