#n4v

似る（にる ; niru) - to resemble, look like, be similar

used in ～ている form most of the time since resembling something is a continuing status/condition

～（に）似ている = resembles ~

ex. これは猫に似ている犬です。(kore wa neko ni niteiru inu desu) - This is a dog which resembles a cat.

ex. 彼女は性格が姉に似ています。(kanojyo wa seikaku ga ane ni niteimasu) - Her personality resembles that of her older sister.

ex. たいていの男の子は父親に似る。(taitei no otoko no ko wa chichi oya ni niru) - Most boys take after (resemble) their father.

ex. 彼は私の友達にとても似ているよ。(kare wa watashi no tomodachi ni totemo niteiru yo) - He really looks like my friend.

踊る（おどる ; odoru) - to dance

ex. 彼は友達と踊るのが好きです。(kare wa tomodachi to odoru no ga suki desu) - He likes to dance with his friends. 

ex. 彼女は踊るのが上手だと思います。(kanojyo wa odoru no ga jyouzu da to omoimasu) - I think that she is good at dancing.

鳴る（なる ; naru) - to sound, ring

ex. 朝八時に目覚まし時計が鳴りました。(asa hachi ji ni mezamashidokei ga narimashita) - The alarm clock rang at 8 in the morning. 

ex. 電話が鳴る（denwa ga naru) - the phone rings

起こす（おこす ; okosu) - to wake someone up

ex. 明日の朝７時に起こしてください。(ashita no asa shichiji ni okoshite kudasai) - Please wake me up at 7 tomorrow morning.

寝坊する（ねぼうする ; nebousuru) - to oversleep, sleep in late

ex. 寝坊をしたので、朝の授業に間に合いませんでした。(nebou wo shita no de, asa no jyugyou ni ma ni aimasendeshita) - Since I overslept I couldn't make it in time for my morning class.

～かける（kakeru) - indicates that an action has begun but has only been completed partway; action has started but has not been finished

auxiliary verb following verb stems

usually written in kana alone

<-------> If this is a scale indicating the time it takes for an action to complete from start to finish, かける indicates that the action is around here <-|------> just a bit after starting.