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上げ あげ

  1. tuck (e.g. in a dress)
  2. rise (e.g. in price)

上げる あげる N4

  1. to elevate; to raise
  2. to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf)
  3. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage)
  4. to let in (e.g. a guest); to show someone (into a room)
  5. to give
  6. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll; to send (one's child; e.g. to college)
  7. to develop (talent, skill, etc.); to improve
  8. to achieve (e.g. a good result); to earn (something desirable); to obtain
  9. to promote (someone)
  10. to complete; to finish
  11. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  12. to lift up (one's face); to look up; to raise (one's gaze)
  13. to do up (one's hair)
  14. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  15. to commend; to flatter; to praise
  16. to cover expenses (with a given amount); to make do (with less expenses than expected); to set costs
  17. to complete (a lesson); to finish (one's studies); to pass (e.g. a class)
  18. to post; to publish (on the internet); to upload (e.g. an image)
  19. to cheer someone up; to enhance a mood; to raise someone's spirits
  20. (of the tide) to come in; to rise
  21. to increase (of market price); to rise (of stock prices)
  22. to throw up; to vomit
  23. to do for (the sake of someone else)
  24. to complete ...
  25. to humbly do ...

上げたり下げたり あげたりさげたり

  1. praising and blaming; raising and lowering

上げまん あげまん

  1. woman purported to bring good luck to the man she is near or has sex with

上げ下げ あげさげ

  1. raising and lowering
  2. fluctuation (of prices, interest rates, etc.)
  3. praising and belittling
  4. setting out (meals, etc.) and clearing away
  5. ebb and flow (of the tide)
  6. modulation; rising and falling (pitch, tone, etc.)

上げ下げ窓 あげさげまど

  1. double-hung window; sash window

上げ下ろし あげおろし

  1. raising and lowering
  2. loading and unloading (cargo)
  3. praising and criticizing

上げ俵 あげだわら

  1. 4 corner bales on the outer rim of the sumo ring

上げ優り あげまさり

  1. looking better after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)

上げ劣り あげおとり

  1. looking worse after putting up one's hair (when coming of age)
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