The top 100 verbs (part 1)

Hiragana	Kanji	Meaning
あう	会う	to meet, to see
あく	開く	to open, to become open
あける	開ける	to open
あげる	上げる	to give
あそぶ	遊ぶ	to play, to make a visit
あびる	Kana*	to bathe, to shower
あらう	洗う	to wash
ある	Kana*	to be
ある	Kana*	to have
あるく	歩く	to walk
いう	言う	to say
いく/ゆく	行く	to go
いる	居る	to be (animate), to exist (hum)
いる	要る	to need
いれる	入れる	to put in
うたう	歌う	to sing
うまれる	生まれる	to be born
うる	売る	to sell
おきる	起きる	to get up, to rise
おく	置く	to put, to place
おしえる	教える	to teach, to inform
おす	押す	to push, to press
おぼえる	覚える	to remember, to memorise
およぐ	泳ぐ	to swim
おりる	降りる	to get off, to disembark, to dismount
おわる	終る	to finish, to close
かう	買う	to buy
かえす	返す	to return something
かえる	帰る	to go home, to return
かかる	Kana*	to take (eg time, money)
かく	書く	to write
かける	Kana*	to put on (eg glasses)
かける	Kana*	to dial/call (eg phone)
かす	貸す	to lend
かぶる	Kana*	to wear, to put on (head)
かりる	借りる	to borrow, to have a loan
きえる	消える	to go out, to vanish
きく	聞く	to hear, to listen, to ask
きる	切る	to cut, to chop
きる	着る	to wear, to put on (from shoulders down)
くもる	曇る	to become cloudy, to become dim
けす	消す	to erase, to delete, to turn off power
こたえる	答える	to answer, to reply
こまる	困る	to be worried, to be bothered
さす	差す	to raise (stretch out) hands, to raise (eg umbrella)
しまる	閉まる	to close, to be closed
しめる	閉める	to close, to shut
しめる	締める	to tie, to fasten
しる	知る	to know, to understand