1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise
also written as 起てる
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
7. to sharpen; to make clear
8. to shut; to close
9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
10. to divide by
11. to do ... vigorously
after the -masu stem of a verb