| テンパる | [, tenpa ru] (v5r) to be about to blow one's fuse |
| とする | [, tosuru] (exp,vs-i) (1) (after the volitional form of verb) to try to ...; to be about to do ...; (2) (after the dictionary form of verb) to decide to ...; (3) to take as; to treat as; (4) to use for; (5) to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume; (6) to decide that; to think that; (7) to make into; to change into; (8) to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like; (9) (with を目的) to intend; to have the intention |
| 乗り掛かる;乗り掛る;乗りかかる | [のりかかる, norikakaru] (v5r) to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with |
| 乗り掛ける;乗りかける | [のりかける, norikakeru] (v1,vt) to be about to board; to be riding on; to get on top of; to lean over; to set about; to collide with |
| 入り掛ける;入りかける | [いりかける, irikakeru] (v1) to be about to enter (a bath, etc.) |
| 摩る(P);擦る;摩する(io) | [さする, sasuru] (v5r,vt) (1) to pat; to stroke; (2) to rub off; to polish; to grind; to graze; to scrape; (3) to be equal to; (4) to be about to reach; (P) |
| 死に掛ける;死にかける | [しにかける, shinikakeru] (v1) to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death |
| 瀕する | [ひんする, hinsuru] (vs-s) to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of |
| 膝が笑う | [ひざがわらう, hizagawarau] (exp,v5u) (id) to have one's knees be about to give way |
| 行き掛かる | [ゆきかかる, yukikakaru] (v5r) to be about to go; to start going; to pass by |