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上がる あがる N4

  1. to ascend; to be raised; to come up; to go up; to rise
  2. to come in; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to go in
  3. to advance to the next grade; to enter (a school)
  4. to be washed ashore; to come ashore; to get out (of water)
  5. to float atop the water; to rise to the surface; to surface from the sea (e.g. of a corpse)
  6. to be raised (e.g. of a salary); to increase; to rise
  7. to improve; to make progress
  8. to advance; to be promoted
  9. to be made (of profit, etc.)
  10. to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
  11. to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.)
  12. to be done; to be finished; to be over
  13. to clear up (of weather); to stop (of rain)
  14. to cut out; to die; to give out; to stop (working properly)
  15. to win (in a card game, etc.)
  16. to be raised loudly (of a voice); to be spoken loudly
  17. to get nervous; to get stage fright
  18. to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
  19. to go; to visit
  20. to drink; to eat
  21. to serve (in one's master's home)
  22. to amuse oneself in a red light district; to enter a red light district; to visit a brothel
  23. to arise vigorously (e.g. of voices in excitement); to be in uproar (e.g. of a crowd); to become excited
  24. to be complete; to finish
  25. adds the connotation of an action happening strongly or violently
  26. above; north of

召し上がる めしあがる N4

  1. to drink; to eat

立ち上がる たちあがる N3

  1. to get up; to rise (to one's feet); to stand up
  2. to recover; to regain one's energy; to rise
  3. to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to start (doing)
  4. to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge
  5. to boot up; to start up
  6. to be created; to be established; to be formed; to be set up
  7. to rise (of steam, smoke, etc.)

出来上がる できあがる N2

  1. to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat)
  2. to be very drunk; to get plastered

盛り上がる もりあがる N1

  1. to be piled up; to bulge; to rise; to swell
  2. to get excited; to rouse

起き上がる おきあがる

  1. to get up; to rise; to sit up; to stand up

思い上がる おもいあがる

  1. to be conceited

飛び上がる とびあがる

  1. to jump up; to leap up; to spring up
  2. to fly up (into the sky); to soar up; to take off
  3. to jump ahead; to skip ahead

燃え上がる もえあがる

  1. to burst into flames; to flare up

浮かび上がる うかびあがる

  1. to rise to the surface
  2. to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity)
  3. to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
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