がかる

to appear..., to look like..., to seem...

靄がかかる

もやがかかる

to be hazy; to be misty

口がかかる

くちがかかる

to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer)

水をかける

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

時間がかかる

じかんがかかる

to take time

拍車がかかる

はくしゃがかかる

to expedite, to encourage, to spur (on)

磨きがかかる

みがきがかかる

to become improved; to become polished

水かさ

みずかさ

volume of water (in a river, pond, flood, etc.)

かん水

かんすい

lye water (for making Chinese noodles)

水かき

みずかき

swimfin, swim fin, (diving) fin, (diving) flipper, web, webfoot, paddle

紫がかる

むらさきがかる

to be purplish, to be tinged purple

赤がかる

あかがかる

to be tinged red, to be reddish

緑がかる

みどりがかる

to be greenish, to be tinged green

鬼が出るか蛇が出るか

おにがでるかじゃがでるか

You never know what might happen

鬼が出るか仏が出るか

おにがでるかほとけがでるか

God only knows what may happen

お座敷がかかる

おざしきがかかる

to be invited (often to perform for an audience), to be called

水かけ論

みずかけろん

endless argument, pointless argument, arguing over whose field to water (e.g. during a drought)

水明かり

みずあかり

faint reflection of light upon the water in the dark

水かけ菜

みずかけな

mizukakena (Brassica rapa variety)