Japanese Word Entry

to pull, to tug, to lead (e.g. a horse)

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.), to attract (e.g. interest)

to draw back (e.g. one's hand), to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.), to pull in

to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

to draw (a line, plan, etc.)

to catch (a cold)

to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.), to consult, to check

to haul, to pull (vehicles)

to subtract, to deduct

to recede, to ebb, to fade

to be descend from, to inherit (a characteristic)

to quote, to cite, to raise (as evidence)

to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.), to install (e.g. a telephone), to supply (e.g. water)

to hold (e.g. a note)

to apply (e.g. lipstick), to oil (e.g. a pan), to wax (e.g. a floor)

to move back, to draw back, to recede

to lessen, to subside, to ebb, to go down (e.g. of swelling)

to resign, to retire, to quit