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► 動詞
関わる  [(3)かかわる]    meaning:  involve  rank: 1
☆ これは国防に関わる問題だ ⇨ This is a matter concerning national security  (☛ Can be written as 係る, 拘る)
☆ 面倒には関わりたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be involved with trouble  (☛ Can be written as 係る, 拘る)

絡む  [(2)からむ]  [coll]    meaning:  involve  rank: 1
☆ 収賄絡んでいる ⇨ He is involved in bribery
☆ 政治に絡むはしたくない ⇨ I don’t want to talk about the topics involving politics

関係  [かんけい]  [関係する]    meaning:  involve  rank: 1
☆ 人妻と関係していた ⇨ He was involved with a married woman
☆ 暴力団と関係している ⇨ He is involved with mafia

伴う  [(3)ともなう]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ 登山には危険が伴う ⇨ Mountain climbing always involves, comes with, inherent danger

巻き込む  [(3)まきこむ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ 陰謀に巻き込まれた ⇨ He was drawn into a conspiracy  (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)
☆ 高速道路事故に巻き込まれた ⇨ He got involved in an accident (someone else caused) on the freeway  (☛ Involve someone against his/her will)

介入  [かいにゅう]  [介入する]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ ソビエトプラハに介入した ⇨ The Soviet intervened with Prague Spring

噛む  [(1)かむ]  [一枚噛む]  [coll]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ この策略にはあいつが一枚噛んでいるにいない ⇨ He must be playing a part in this scheme  (☛ Literally “bite one sheet”. Involve, usually in a nefarious scheme)

絡める  [(3)からめる]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 個人のことに仕事を絡めるのはめてしい ⇨ I don’t want you to involve business in personal matters

関与  [(1)かんよ]  [関与する]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 贈賄に関与していた ⇨ He was involved in bribery

立ち入る  [(3)たちいる]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 他人に立ち入るつもりはない ⇨ I have no intention of sticking my nose in somebody else’s business

纏わる  [(3)まつわる]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 妖怪にまつわる伝説を纏めた ⇨ A book that gathers legends about monsters

与る  [(3)あずかる]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
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かかずらわる  [(5)かかずらわる]  [coll]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ はまたろくでもないことにかかずらわっているにいない ⇨ He must be involved with things he should not again

相関  [そうかん]  [相関する]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ それらの問題は相関している ⇨ Those problems are interrelated  (☛ Involve mutually)

飲み込む  [(3)のみこむ]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ 彼等政治スキャンダルに飲み込まれた ⇨ They were embroiled a political scandal

乗り掛かる  [(4)のりかかる]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ 乗り掛かっただ ⇨ It is a ship I am half-boarded. It is something I’m already involved (so might as well continue)  (☛ A common phrase)

踏み入れる  [(4)ふみいれる]  [足を踏み入れる]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ 彼等泥沼を踏み入れてしまった ⇨ They have had their feet stepped into a quagmire

► 成句
  [て]  [手を出す]  [coll]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ 他人さんに手をした ⇨ He got involved with somebody else’s wife  (☛ Get involved with something you shouldn’t)
☆ 博打に手をしててを失った ⇨ He got involved with gambling and lost everything  (☛ Get involved with something you shouldn’t)

  [て]  [手を汚す]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 自分の手をしたがらない ⇨ He doesn’t want to soil his hands, do dirty work

► 名詞
  [(1)えん]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ とはく縁がい ⇨ I have nothing to do with gambling. I never do any gambling

関連  [かんれん]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ コンピューター関連の仕事をしている ⇨ He does computer-related work
☆ 法律関連の知識い ⇨ I don’t have much knowledge concerning law

巻き添え  [まきぞえ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ くの民間人戦闘の巻き添えで死亡した ⇨ Many civilians caught in the crossfire of the battle and died

巻き添え  [まきぞえ]  [巻き添えを食う]    meaning:  involve  rank: 2
☆ 秘書達政治家スキャンダルの巻き添えを食っ仕事失った ⇨ The assistants of the politician lost their jobs because of the ripple effect of his scandal  (☛ To be involved involuntarily and suffer a result)

介入  [かいにゅう]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 日銀の介入が予想される ⇨ An intervention by the Bank of Japan is expected

絡み  [からみ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 彼等作品著作権の絡みでめている ⇨ They are arguing over the copyright of the work

関与  [(1)かんよ]  [liter]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 事件への関与を否定した ⇨ He denied his involvement in the scandal

当事者  [(3)とうじしゃ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ その問題政府ではなく、当事者間解決すべきだ ⇨ That issue should be resolved between those directly involved, and not by the government

とばっちり  [とばっちり]  [とばっちりを食らう]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 両親喧嘩のとばっちりを食った ⇨ I got caught in the crossfire of my parents fighting  (☛ To be involved involuntarily and suffer a result)

深入り  [ふかいり]  [深入りする]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 他人のことには深入りしたくない ⇨ I don’t want to be involved too deep in somebody else’s business  (☛ Literally “enter deep”)

当事  [とうじ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 4
☆ 当事国の代表会合した ⇨ The representatives of the countries involved had a meeting

► 形容動詞
無縁  [むえん]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 流行とは無縁の生活送っている ⇨ He lives a life that has nothing to do with the pop culture

► 接尾辞
絡み  [(1)がらみ]    meaning:  involve  rank: 3
☆ 政治絡みの話題れる ⇨ Politics-related topics tire me