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Ninety-one N4 verbs and nouns of movement, handling and the body, from いらっしゃる and 参る to the transitive–intransitive pairs and the する-verbs of daily life, each in a short kana sentence, the word in bold; the back gives the meaning, pitch accent for most words, the translation and a point to watch.

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  1. とおる (通る) (v., u-verb)
    まいあさ この みちを とおって がっこうへ いきます。
    to pass (along); to go through [1]

    Every morning I go along this street to school.

    Watch out: The place passed through takes を: こうえんを とおる.
    Going & Coming
  2. すぎる (過ぎる) (v., ru-verb)
    もう よるの じゅうにじを すぎましたから、はやく ねましょう。
    to pass; to go past; to exceed [2]

    It's already past twelve at night, so let's get to bed soon.

    Watch out: After a verb stem it means too much: たべすぎる = to eat too much.
    Going & Coming
  3. いらっしゃる (v., u-verb)
    しゃちょうは あしたの あさ なんじに かいしゃに いらっしゃいますか。
    to come; to go; to be (honorific) [4]

    What time will the president come to the office tomorrow morning?

    Watch out: Irregular ます-form: いらっしゃいます; the humble side is まいる / おる.
    Honorific & Humble
  4. ひろう (拾う) (v., u-verb)
    えきの まえで さいふを ひろって、こうばんに とどけました。
    to pick up; to find (on the ground) [0]

    I picked up a wallet in front of the station and handed it in at the police box.

    Watch out: The opposite is すてる (to throw away); タクシーを ひろう = to hail a taxi.
    Handling Things
  5. たてる (建てる) (v., ru-verb)
    りょうしんは きょねん うみの ちかくに いえを たてました。
    to build [2]

    Last year my parents built a house near the sea.

    Watch out: The intransitive partner is たつ (建つ), to be built; 立てる (same sound) is to stand something up.
    Making & Breaking
  6. わく (沸く) (v., u-verb)
    おゆが わいたら、ポットに いれて おいて ください。
    to boil; to come to the boil [0]

    When the water boils, please put it in the pot.

    Watch out: Intransitive (〜が); to boil water yourself is わかす. おふろが わく = the bath is ready.
    Heat Water & Weather
  7. なおる (治る) (v., u-verb)
    やきゅうの れんしゅうで けがを した あしは、いっしゅうかんで なおりました。
    to get better; to be cured [2]

    The leg I hurt at baseball practice got better in a week.

    Watch out: Intransitive (〜が); to cure is なおす (治す); the same sound written 直る is for things being fixed.
    Body & Health
  8. のど (喉) (n.)
    からい ものを たくさん たべたら、のどが いたく なりました。
    throat [1]

    After I ate a lot of spicy food, my throat began to hurt.

    Watch out: のどが かわく = to be thirsty.
    Body Parts
  9. きこえる (聞こえる) (v., ru-verb)
    せんせいの こえは ちいさいので、うしろの せきまで きこえるか どうか しんぱいです。
    to be audible; to be heard [0]

    The teacher's voice is quiet, so I'm worried whether it can be heard as far as the back seats.

    Watch out: What you hear takes が and reaches you by itself; きける (potential of きく) is choosing to listen.
    Senses
  10. うんどうする (運動する) (v., irregular)
    しごとで いちにちじゅう すわって いるので、しゅうまつは そとで うんどうする ように して います。
    to exercise; to do sport

    I sit all day at work, so at weekends I make a point of exercising outdoors.

    Watch out: The noun うんどう also means a campaign; うんどうかい = sports day.
    Daily Life & Activities

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  • Word selection follows vocabulary commonly listed for JLPT N4 (no official list exists since 2010; checked against the N4 list compiled by Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk, CC BY); meanings and verb groups checked against JMdict (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Reference only; all example sentences are original.
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