立てる

to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise

also written as 起てる

to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into

to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause

to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate

to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)

to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)

to sharpen; to make clear

to shut; to close

to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony

to divide by

to do ... vigorously

after the -masu stem of a verb