► 動詞
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: produce rank: 1
☆ この石鹸は全然泡が立たない ⇨ No lather comes up from this soap. This soap won’t lather at all
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: rise rank: 1
☆ 浴槽から湯気が立っている ⇨ Steam is rising from the bathtub (☛ Smoke, vapor, etc. to go up)
☆ 火口から煙が立っている ⇨ Smoke is rising up from the volcano crater (☛ Smoke, vapor, etc. to go up)
立つ [(1)たつ] meaning: stand rank: 1
☆ 一日中立ちっ放しで足が疲れた ⇨ I’ve been standing all day and my legs are tired
☆ 会社は未だ自力で立つことが出来ない ⇨ The company still hasn’t been able to stand on its own
☆ 彼は首位に立っている ⇨ He is on the leading spot, leading the competition
☆ 立て! ⇨ Stand up!
立つ [(1)たつ] [coll] meaning: skill rank: 3
☆ 彼は口・弁が立つ ⇨ He is good with his mouth, good at talking, arguing
☆ 彼は腕が立つ ⇨ He has good skills, is competent
More examples:
- 上に立つ者は皆にやる気を起こさせるようにするべきだ ⇨ Those on top, leaders, have to make people motivated work hard
 - 光の具合で表面の傷が目立つ ⇨ The surface scratches are very noticeable because of the light angle
 - この石鹸は良く泡立つ ⇨ This soap lathers well
 - 垂直に飛び立つことが出来る戦闘機 ⇨ A fighter plane that can lift off vertically
 - そういう言い方をすると角が立つよ ⇨ If you use that kind of expression, that tone of speech, you will ruffle some feathers
 - そそり立つ絶壁 ⇨ A cliff standing tall
 - 事業を始めようにも先立つ物が無い (さきだつもの) ⇨ I want to start a new business but I don’t have the prerequisite, fund, resources
 - 彼の仕事は粗さが目立つ ⇨ His work has a lot of glaring rough spots
 - 役立つ情報がぎっしりのウェブサイト ⇨ A website chock full of useful information
 - このウェブサイトには役に立つ情報が散りばめられている ⇨ This website is sprinkled with, chock full of, useful information
 - マンハッタンにそびえ立つ超高層ビル群 ⇨ A group of skyscrapers towering in Manhattan
 - 彼女は美人な上に背が高いので一層目立つ ⇨ She is pretty but also tall, so stands out even more
 - 彼等の製品は質の低下が目立つ ⇨ Their products show notable drops in quality
 - 日本の教育は実社会で役に立つことを全く教えない ⇨ The Japanese educational system doesn’t teach anything that really works in the real world
 - 彼女の歯の白さが目立つ ⇨ The whiteness of her teeth stands out