think up
考え出す
Example:
I'm trying to think up a good idea for the festival.
祭りのいいアイディアを考え出そうとしてる。
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put up
泊める
Example:
Do you think you could put me up for the night?
今夜泊めてもらえるかしら。
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shut up
黙る
Example:
Could you please just shut up for a while?
もう、ちょっと黙ってくれないか？
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put up
揚げる
Example:
Put up or shut up!
行動で示すか、それができないんなら黙ってろ！
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screw up
大失敗する
Example:
Crap, I screwed up the last problem on that test!
くそっ、試験の最後の問題をしくじちゃった！
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fire up
駆り立てる
Example:
I got fired up after hearing the crowd cheer.
群れの応援を聞いて、鼓舞した。
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stir up
巻き起こす、醸す
Example:
That kid's always stirring up trouble.
あのガキはいつももめ事を起こしてる。
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give up
諦める
Example:
I gave up on it already.
もう、諦めた。
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back up
裏付ける
Example:
That's pretty hard to accept. Do you have anything to back it up?
それは中々納得できない。何か裏付けがあるか？
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Comment:
Up is used a lot following a simple verb, and I think it can be pretty hard to understand since it's more or less used idiomatically. I suppose the best generalization might be that up signifies a change of state somehow, but even that doesn't hold in every case.
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