godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Basic commercial transaction: exchange goods or services for money.
この店では手作りのクッキーを売っている。
This shop sells handmade cookies.
彼は古い車を友達に売った。
He sold his old car to a friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Figurative use: betray someone's trust or sell out one's country, friend, etc. Often in fixed expressions like 国を売る.
See also: 国を売る
彼は金のために国を売った。
He sold out his country for money.
親友を売るような真似はできない。
I could never do something like betray my best friend.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make a name for oneself; establish a reputation
Used in expressions like 名を売る (make one's name known) or 顔を売る (get one's face known).
See also: 名を売る
彼はその小説で一躍名を売った。
He made a name for himself overnight with that novel.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
pick a fight; provoke; force on someone
Used in set phrases like 喧嘩を売る (pick a fight) or 恩を売る (do someone a favor to put them in one's debt).
酔っ払いが突然喧嘩を売ってきた。
A drunk suddenly tried to pick a fight with me.
彼はわざと恩を売るような言い方をした。
He spoke in a way that deliberately made it sound like he was doing me a favor.