1. To wave; To shake; To swing

2. To sprinkle; To throw (dice)

3. To cast (actor); To allocate (work)

4. To turn down (somebody); To reject; To jilt; To dump

5. To abandon; To give up; To ruin

6. To add kana indicating a reading of a word See also 振り仮名.

7. To slightly change headings; To change directions

8. To extract by broiling; To prepare an infusion of; To decoct

9. To carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)

10. To bring up a topic; To lead to a topic

11. To replace; To substitute

12. To set up a joke for somebody else