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to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food
to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to (let) fly (e.g. a kite); to set off
to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to land (e.g. a boat); to come ashore; to move (something) onto land
to suck up (water; e.g. a plant); to absorb; to draw up
今日の夕食は海老の天ぷらを油で揚げた。
I fried tempura in oil today.
公園で子供たちと凧を空高く揚げて遊んだ。
I raised a kite high in the park.
今日は魚を揚げて、天ぷらを作ります。
Today I will deep-fry fish to make tempura.