起こす おこす to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up v5s vt to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken v5s vt to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce v5s vt to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open v5s vt to plough; to plow; to till v5s vt to fall ill with v5s vt to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken) v5s vt to turn over (a card) v5s vt Intermediate II ➥
引き起こす ひきおこす to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke v5s vt to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) v5s vt Intermediate II ➥
九層の台は累土より起こる きゅうそうのうてなはるいどよりおこる many a little makes a mickle; every little helps; the tower of nine storeys (stories) rose from a small heap of earth exp proverb obsc Advanced ➥