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目指めざす・果はたす

Aiming, achieving & creating
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Example sentences (48)

Aiming & challenging

mezasu · to aim for
I'm aiming to pass this year.
nerau · to aim at, to target
We're going for the championship.
idomu · to challenge, to take on
I want to take on something new.
kokoromiru · to try, to attempt
He attempted the summit alone.
torikumu · to tackle, to work on
I took my homework seriously.
kitaeru · to train, to strengthen
I run every day to build up my body.
saguru · to probe, to feel out
I tried to sound out how they felt.
tadoru · to follow (a path), to trace
I traced the route on the map.
ayumu · to walk (a path in life)
I want to walk my own path.
meguru · to go around, to tour
We toured the temples of Kyoto.
otozureru · to visit; to arrive (a season)
Spring has arrived.
semaru · to draw near; to press for
The deadline is closing in.

Achieving & finishing

hatasu · to carry out, to fulfil
I kept my promise.
mitasu · to fill, to satisfy
You meet the requirements.
konasu · to handle, to get through (work)
I got through all the work.
shiageru · to finish, to complete
I'll finish the report today.
dekiagaru · to be finished, to be ready
The food is ready!
naritatsu · to consist of; to work, to hold up
This shop survives on its regulars.
uwamawaru · to exceed, to be more than
This year's sales beat expectations.
ikinokoru · to survive
I wonder if I can survive to the end.
yarinaosu · to redo, to start over
I want to start over once more.
oyobu · to reach, to extend to
The meeting went on for three hours.
tsukiru · to run out, to be used up
We never run out of things to talk about.
yakudatsu · to be useful, to help
This book is useful for work.

Creating & bringing about

umidasu · to create, to produce
We came up with a new idea.
tsukuridasu · to create, to make up
I made up a game myself.
motarasu · to bring about
This medicine brought good results.
hikiokosu · to cause, to trigger
Carelessness caused the accident.
michibiku · to guide, to lead
Our teacher guided us.
unagasu · to urge, to encourage
The teacher urged me to hand it in early.
hodokosu · to give, to apply (treatment)
I gave the wound first aid.
mōkeru · to set up, to establish
We set up a new rule.
sadameru · to decide, to lay down (rules)
It's set down by law.
ikasu · to make use of, to make the most of
I want to put my experience to use at work.
kumiawaseru · to combine, to put together
I choose by combining colours.
toriireru · to take in, to adopt
Let's try adopting the new idea.

Roles, duty & succession

tsutomeru · to serve as, to play (a role)
He will be the host.
ninau · to bear, to take on (a role)
Young people will carry the future.
tsukaeru · to serve (a master)
He served the king for many years.
seou · to carry on one's back; to shoulder
She's carrying a big backpack.
hikitsugu · to take over, to hand over
I handed the work over to a junior.
uketsugu · to inherit, to carry on
I took over the shop from my father.
yūsuru · to have, to possess (formal)
This country has rich resources.
tamotsu · to keep, to maintain
I always keep my room tidy.
kakageru · to put up, to hold up (a goal, a flag)
We set our goal high.
enjiru · to act, to play (a role)
He played the role of a doctor.
furumau · to behave; to treat (someone to)
I treated my friends to a home-cooked meal.
tonaeru · to recite; to advocate
Only he voiced an objection.