塩をする

しおをする

to sprinkle salt on, to salt

情けをかける

なさけをかける

to show mercy, to show sympathy, to have compassion, to be kind

粉をかける

こなをかける

to make a pass at, to hit on, to call out to (in an attempt to seduce)

輪をかける

わをかける

to exceed, to be even more (so), to exaggerate

水をかける

to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to squirt water on

罠をかける

わなをかける

to set a trap

山をかける

やまをかける

to speculate; to make an educated guess; to gamble (e.g. on getting the right questions)

目をかける

めをかける

to gaze at, to stare at, to set one's eyes on

声をかける

こえをかける

to greet, to call out to someone

鍵をかける

かぎをかける

to lock

手をかける

てをかける

to lay hands on; to touch

願をかける

to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

鎌をかける

かまをかける

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

繭をかける

まゆをかける

to spin a cocoon

塩に漬ける

しおにつける

to preserve in salt

塩漬け

しおづけ

lock-up

敵に塩を送る

てきにしおをおくる

to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness, to show humanity even to one's enemy, to help one's enemy in difficulty

縒りをかける

よりをかける

to twist a thread

迷惑をかける

めいわくをかける

to cause trouble (for someone), to annoy, to bother, to inconvenience