Japanese verbs - randomized

Almost all verbs are common, there are also some less common expressions. More than 250 verbs and I'll gradually add more. Please let me know in case of mistakes of any kind!

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Hint	Kana	Type	Answer
答える	こたえる	intransitive	to answer, to reply
洗濯する	せんたくする	transitive suru	to do laundry
動く	うごく	intransitive	to move
約束を破る	やくそくをやぶる	expression	to break a promise
履く	はく	transitive	to put on, to wear (lower-body clothing)
見える	みえる	intransitive	to be seen, to be visible
織る	おる	transitive	to weave
煮る	にる	transitive	to boil, to simmer, to stew
借りる	かりる	transitive	to borrow
擁する	ようする	transitive	to hug, to embrace
怒る	おこる	intransitive	to get angry
苦しむ	くるしむ	intransitive	to suffer, to be worried
消す	けす	transitive	to turn off, to erase
切る	きる	transitive	to cut
似る	にる	intransitive	to resemble, to look like
基づく	もとづく	intransitive	to be based on, to be founded on
会う	あう	intransitive	to meet
飲み込む	のみこむ	transitive	to swallow, to gulp down
尋ねる	たずねる	transitive	to ask
申す	もうす	transitive humble	to say, to be called
弾く	ひく	transitive	to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
入る	はいる	intransitive	to enter, to come in, to arrive
曲がる	まがる	intransitive	to bend, to curve
加える	くわえる	transitive	to add, to increase
歩く	あるく	intransitive	to walk
行く	いくゆく	intransitive	to go
引き合う	ひきあう	intransitive	to pay, to be profitable, to pull against each other
済む	すむ	intransitive	to end, to finish, to be completed
聞く	きく	transitive	to hear, to listen, to ask
守る	まもる	transitive	to protect, to guard
閉める	しめる	transitive	to close, to shut
下さる	くださる	transitive honorific	to give, to do for someone
なくす	なくす	transitive	to lose (something)
支える	ささえる	transitive	to support, to sustain
避ける	さける	transitive	to avoid, to dodge
焼く	やく	transitive	to bake, to grill, to roast
褒める	ほめる	transitive	to compliment, to praise
押す	おす	transitive	to push, to thrust
重ねる	かさねる	transitive	to pile up, to stack up
力になる	ちからになる	expression	to be helpful
泳ぐ	およぐ	intransitive	to swim
払う	はらう	transitive	to pay (e.g. money, bill)
来る	くる	intransitive	to come
更ける	ふける	intransitive	to get late, to advance
教える	おしえる	transitive	to teach, to instruct
泊める	とめる	transitive	to shelter, to lodge
いる	いる	intransitive auxiliary	to be (animate objects), to exist
目立つ	めだつ	intransitive	to be conspicuous, to stand out
繋ぐ	つなぐ	transitive	to connect, to link together
当たる	あたる	intransitive	to be hit, to strike
運ぶ	はこぶ	transitive	to carry, to transport
笑う	わらう	intransitive	to laugh, to smile
怖がる	こわがる	transitive intransitive	to fear, to be afraid of
折る	おる	transitive	to break, to fold
助ける	たすける	transitive	to help, to save
採る	とる	transitive	to pick, to decide on
痛む	いたむ	intransitive	to hurt, to feel pain, to ache
降る	ふる	intransitive	to fall (weather), to come down
話す	はなす	transitive	to talk, to speak
見る	みる	transitive	to see, to look, to watch