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N4 Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

()to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil, to be in a state of excitement, to get excited, to take place energetically, to erupt (e.g. in applause, cheers)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to grow hot (e.g. water), to boil

    2. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      2.

      to get excited (at), to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.), to be in a ferment, to take place energetically

    3. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      3.

      to ferment

    4. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb

      4.

      to melt (of metal)

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    沸く 【わく】

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      風呂(ふろ)()までにあと(なん)(ぷん)かかりますか?

      How many more minutes will it take for the bath to boil?

      • N4

      彼女(かのじょ)豪快(ごうかい)(ふで)使(つか)ったパフォーマンスで観客(かんきゃく)()いた。

      Her dynamic performance with the brush brought the audience to its feet.

      • N4

      風呂(ふろ)()までにあと()(ふん)あるので(すこ)しだけ運動(うんどう)をしようと(おも)う。

      I have five minutes left before the bath boils, so I think I'll do a little exercise.

      • N4

      試合(しあい)終了(しゅうりょう)(いち)(びょう)(まえ)同点(どうてん)となるゴールを()れたことで観客(かんきゃく)一斉(いっせい)()きました

      The crowd went wild as one second before the end of the game, he put in the tying goal.

      • N3

      日本語(にほんご)堪能(かんのう)ではないため、なぜ(いま)発言(はつげん)観客(かんきゃく)がどっと()いたのか()からなかった。

      Not being fluent in Japanese, I could not understand why the audience was so excited by what he had just said.

      • N3
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