Unit 13 Verbs A (1021–1110)

Vocabulary

• つる: to hang; to suspend
• つるす: hang; suspend
• 研（と）ぐ (研ぐ): sharpen; grind
• もむ: massage; rub
• 揺（ゆ）さぶる (揺さぶる): shake; jolt
• もたれる: lean against; recline
• しがみつく: cling to; hold on to
• 付（つ）きまとう (付きまとう): follow; haunt
• 懐（なつ）く (懐く): become attached; be affectionate
• 構（かま）う (構う): mind; care about
• 見（み）せびらかす (見せびらかす): show off; flaunt
• ねだる: to beg; to pester
• なだめる: to soothe; to calm; to placate
• いたわる: to care for; to console; to pity
• 触（ふ）れ合（あ）う (触れ合う): to come into contact; to interact; to touch
• とぼける: to play dumb; to feign ignorance
• ごまかす: to deceive; to cheat; to falsify
• おびやかす: to threaten; to jeopardize; to endanger
• おびえる: to be frightened; to be scared
• 戸惑（とまど）う (戸惑う): to be bewildered; to be at a loss; to hesitate
• 慎（つつし）む (慎む): to refrain; to be discreet; to abstain
• わきまえる: to be aware of; to know; to act appropriately
• 惜（お）しむ (惜しむ): to regret; to be reluctant to part with
• はばかる: to hesitate; to refrain (out of consideration)

Frequently asked questions

What does 「つる」 mean in this lesson?

to hang; to suspend

What does 「つるす」 mean in this lesson?

hang; suspend

What does 「研（と）ぐ」 mean in this lesson?

sharpen; grind

What does 「もむ」 mean in this lesson?

massage; rub

What does 「揺（ゆ）さぶる」 mean in this lesson?

shake; jolt

What does 「もたれる」 mean in this lesson?

lean against; recline

What does 「しがみつく」 mean in this lesson?

cling to; hold on to

What does 「付（つ）きまとう」 mean in this lesson?

follow; haunt

What does 「懐（なつ）く」 mean in this lesson?

become attached; be affectionate

What does 「構（かま）う」 mean in this lesson?

mind; care about

What does 「見（み）せびらかす」 mean in this lesson?

show off; flaunt

What does 「ねだる」 mean in this lesson?

to beg; to pester

What does 「なだめる」 mean in this lesson?

to soothe; to calm; to placate

What does 「いたわる」 mean in this lesson?

to care for; to console; to pity

What does 「触（ふ）れ合（あ）う」 mean in this lesson?

to come into contact; to interact; to touch

What does 「とぼける」 mean in this lesson?

to play dumb; to feign ignorance

What does 「ごまかす」 mean in this lesson?

to deceive; to cheat; to falsify

What does 「おびやかす」 mean in this lesson?

to threaten; to jeopardize; to endanger

What does 「おびえる」 mean in this lesson?

to be frightened; to be scared

What does 「戸惑（とまど）う」 mean in this lesson?

to be bewildered; to be at a loss; to hesitate

What does 「慎（つつし）む」 mean in this lesson?

to refrain; to be discreet; to abstain

What does 「わきまえる」 mean in this lesson?

to be aware of; to know; to act appropriately

What does 「惜（お）しむ」 mean in this lesson?

to regret; to be reluctant to part with

What does 「はばかる」 mean in this lesson?

to hesitate; to refrain (out of consideration)