上がる
a-ga-ru
When rain goes up, it has stopped
The picture Something low rises. When it has risen all the way, that thing is finished.
Where the picture shows up in 上がる
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A number climbs
来月から家賃が上がります。
raigetsu kara yachin ga agari-masu
Rent goes up next month.
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Stepping up into a house
靴を脱いで上がってください。
kutsu o nuide agatte kudasai
Please take off your shoes and come up.
A Japanese entryway sits a step lower, so you literally step up into the house.
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The body's number climbs
熱がもっと上がってきました。
netsu ga motto agatte kimashita
My fever has gone up.
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Risen all the way, so it stops
雨が上がりましたね。
ame ga agari-mashita ne
The rain has stopped.
The picture is rain rising away until there is none left to fall.
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Work reaches the top
仕事は五時に上がります。
shigoto wa go-ji ni agari-masu
I get off work at five.