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起こる おこる N3

  1. to happen; to occur

沸き起こる わきおこる

  1. to arise; to burst; to well up

喘息が起こる ぜんそくがおこる

  1. to have an attack of asthma

巻き起こる まきおこる

  1. to arise; to break out; to burst; to well up

信は荘厳より起こる しんはそうごんよりおこる

  1. belief comes from solemnity (i.e. from seeing an ornate temple); function follows form; the outside shapes the inside

笑いが起こる わらいがおこる

  1. laughter breaks out

九層の台は累土より起こる きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる

  1. every little helps; many a little makes a mickle; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth
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