逃 げる nigeru
1. to run away; to flee; to get away (e.g. from danger); to escape; to break out; to leave (e.g. one's spouse); to take cover
2. to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to dodge; to shirk; to back away
3. to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish); to keep the lead (and win)
4. to escape (of heat, a gas, etc.); to leak out (e.g. of a scent); to be lost (e.g. of flavor)
5. to fail to hold an ideal posture
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1. Run!; Running (as a continuation)
1. Want to escape.; Want to run away.
1. Don't want to run away.; Don't want to escape.
1. Run away; Regret running away
1. Don't run away.; You mustn't escape.
1. To have an escape route prepared.; To make a preemptive retreat.
1. Don't have to run.; You don't need to escape.
1. Looks like fleeing.; Looks like running away.
1. Please don't run away.; Please don't escape.
1. To be made to flee; To be forced to run away
1. Looks like fleeing.; Seems about to run.
1. They say (he/she/it) fled.; It is said (he/she/it) ran away.
1. If/when (one) escapes.; If/when (you) flee.
1. Seemed to have fled.; Appears they escaped.
1. Can escape.; Is able to flee.
2. Can be escaped.; Is escapable.
1. They say (he/she/it) flees.; It is said (he/she/it) is fleeing.
1. Seems like fleeing.; Looks like running away.
1. Seems they are fleeing.; Apparently, they are running away.
1. If/when (one) escapes.; If/when (you) escape.