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Verbs of social action — 人と関わる動詞

Praising, scolding, forgiving, inviting, refusing, cooperating — what people do to and for each other. Read each word aloud with its reading, then write it once on the line — in kana if you cannot yet write the kanji.

はげます verb
励ます to encourage, to cheer up
なぐさめる verb
慰める to console, to comfort
ゆるす verb
許す to forgive, to permit
ゆずる verb
譲る to yield, to hand over, to give up (a seat)
あまえる verb
甘える to act spoiled; to depend on someone's kindness
きょひする verb
拒否する to refuse, to reject
すすめる verb
勧める to recommend, to urge
したがう verb
従う to obey, to follow
さからう verb
逆らう to go against, to defy
きょうりょくする verb
協力する to cooperate
あらそう verb
争う to compete, to dispute
きそう verb
競う to compete with
ささえる verb
支える to support
たすかる verb
助かる to be saved; to be a help
すくう verb
救う to rescue, to save
みまう verb
見舞う to visit (a sick person)
せめる verb
攻める to attack
せめる verb
責める to blame
だます verb
騙す to deceive
うやまう verb
敬う to respect, to honour
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Verbs of social action — from memory

Cover page 1. Write the Japanese for each meaning (kana is fine), then write what each word in part 2 means. Page 1 is the answer key.

1    Write the Japanese
to go against, to defy
verb
to be saved; to be a help
verb
to refuse, to reject
verb
to console, to comfort
verb
to compete, to dispute
verb
to forgive, to permit
verb
to encourage, to cheer up
verb
to deceive
verb
to support
verb
to recommend, to urge
verb
2    What does it mean?
協力する
敬う
甘える
救う
競う
見舞う
責める
従う
譲る
攻める
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