上(あ)がるSomething is finished, To finish something, Something has come to an end, To do something completely, To do something through

はじめる attaches to verb stems to express 'beginning to' do something, e.g. 作りはじめる 'to start making'. In contrast, 上がる・上げる also attach to verb stems but express completing an action, e.g. 作りあげる 'to finish making', often with a sense of effort or finality.

These phrases are opposites—one expresses a completed action, the other, incompleteness. 上がる・上げる is typically used when the action results in a finished product, e.g. '論文を書き上げる' ('finish writing a thesis'). 切れない expresses the inability to finish something fully, e.g. '食べ切れなかった' ('I couldn't finish eating it').

While おわる and 上がる・上げる both attach to verb stems to express finishing an action, their nuances differ. おわる can describe completing any action, e.g. ケーキを食べおわった ('I finished eating the cake.') or 映画を観おわった ('I finished watching a movie.'). 上がる・上げる is typically used when the action results in some completed product, e.g. 論文を書きあげた ('I finished writing the paper.').

上がる・上げる can express the idea of completing an action, which overlaps with てしまう・ちゃう, but they differ in nuance. てしまう・ちゃう can express regret or lack of control, while 上がる・上げる focuses on the act of producing a finished result. For example, 書き上げる 'finish writing'. In contrast, てしまう・ちゃう can be used with any verb, regardless of whether a tangible result is produced.

Both can attach to verb stems to express the completion of an action, but differ in nuance. 上がる・上げる is typically used when the action results in a finished product, e.g. '論文を書き上げる' ('finish writing a thesis'). 抜く highlights the effort or perseverance involved in following something through to the end, e.g. 'やり抜く' ('see it through').

Both can attach to verb stems to express the completion of an action, but differ in nuance. 上がる・上げる is typically used when the action results in a finished product, e.g. '論文を書き上げる' ('finish writing a thesis'). 切る expresses that something has been done thoroughly or completely, but doesn't necessarily imply a final product, e.g. '読み切る' ('read all the way through') or '使い切る' ('use up').