- もたげる
- ¶→頭をもたげる擡げる
to lift
to raise* * *もたげる¶ → 頭をもたげる* * *もたげるlift; raise. [=もちあげる]●ツルは長い首をもたげてくるっくるっと左右に動かした. The crane stretched its long neck and turned its head.
頭をもたげる raise one's head; 〔台頭する〕 gain strength; come to the fore; rise into importance 《from a low position》.●反抗心が頭をもたげ始めた. Rebellion began to raise its head.
・持ち前の悪癖が再び頭をもたげてきた. His ingrained bad habit reasserted itself.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.