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昂: to lift; to raise

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昂 áng


: to lift; to raise
: to raise one’s head; proud, bold
: high; high spirits; soaring
: expensive

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昂り OR 高ぶり | たかぶり takaburi

noun
: excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
: pride; haughtiness; arrogance

昂る OR 高ぶる | たかぶる takaburu

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be highly strung; to be proud; to be haughty
: to get excited; to get worked up

昂じる OR 高じる OR 昂ずる OR 高ずる | こうじる koujiru OR こうずる kouzuru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb | zuru verb
: to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop

高い | たかい takai

adjective
: high; tall
: expensive

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コウ kou、 ゴウ gou

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August 4, 2017
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論: to discuss | the Analects

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論 [论] lùn

verb | preposition
: opinion; view
: theory; doctrine; discourse
: to discuss; to talk about; to regard; to consider
: per; by the (kilometer, hour etc)

論 [论] lún

noun
: abbr. for 論語 [论语], The Analects (of Confucius)

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論う | あげつらう agetsurau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to discuss
: to find fault with; to criticize

論じる OR 論ずる | ろんじる ronjiru OR ろんずる ronzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to argue; to discuss; to debate

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論 | ろん ron

noun
: argument; discussion; dispute; controversy; discourse; debate
: theory; doctrine
: essay; treatise; comment

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October 26, 2016
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案: table; legal case

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案 àn

noun
: table
: legal case; bill (legislative); legal record
: record; file

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案 OR 机 | つくえ tsukue

noun
: desk

案じる OR 案ずる | あんじる anjiru OR あんずる anzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear
: to investigate; to consider; to plan

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案 | あん an

noun | noun suffix
: idea; plan; thought
: draft plan; motion; rough copy
: expectation

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October 3, 2016
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按: to press down with hand

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按 àn

verb | preposition
: to press; to push
: to leave aside or shelve
: to control; to restrain
: to keep one’s hand on
: to check or refer to
: according to
: in the light of
: (of an editor or author) to make a comment

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按じる OR 按ずる | あんじる anjiru OR あんずる anzuru

ichidan verb | transitive verb | zuru verb
: to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear
: to investigate; to consider; to plan
: to pat; to rub; to take a sword in one’s hand

抑える OR 押える | おさえる osaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb
: to seize; to grasp; to arrest
: to gain control of something; to govern; to keep down (e.g. information); to suppress
: to catch happening; to determine (important points); to find (proof); to understand

調べる | しらべる shiraberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to examine; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

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アン an

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September 28, 2016
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召: imperial decree | place name

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召 zhào

verb | noun
: to call together; to summon; imperial decree
: to convene
: temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia

召 shào

noun
: place name; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
: (Chinese surname)

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召す | めす mesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to call; to invite; to send for; to summon
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)
: to do
: (Archaism) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召し | めし meshi

noun
: summons; call

召される | めされる mesareru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to do
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to buy
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku); () (Archaism) (Honorific or respectful language) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召ずる | しょうずる shouzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to summon; to invite; to call; to have as one’s guest

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ショウ shou

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September 7, 2016
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談: talk; conversation

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談 [谈] tán

verb
: to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss
: conversation

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談じる | だんじる danjiru

ichidan verb
: to talk; to discuss; to debate
: to negotiate

談ずる | だんずる danzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to talk; to discuss; to debate
: to negotiate

語る | かたる kataru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to talk; to tell; to recite

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ダン dan

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March 1, 2016
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講: to speak

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講 [讲] jiǎng

verb
: to speak; to explain; to negotiate; to emphasize
: to be particular about; conscientious about
: as far as something is concerned
: speech; lecture

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講ずる OR 講じる | こうずる kouzuru OR こうじる koujiru

zuru verb | ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to take measures; to work out a plan
: to lecture; to read aloud
: to confer

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講 | こう kou

noun | noun suffix
: (Buddhist) lecture meeting
: religious association
: mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)

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November 18, 2015
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准: to allow | accurate

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准 zhǔn

verb
: to allow; to grant
: in accordance with
: in the light of

準 [准] zhǔn

adjective | adverb | verb
: horizontal (old)
: accurate; standard
: definitely; certainly
: about to become (bride, son-in-law etc)
: quasi-; para-

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准える OR 準える | なずらえる nazuraeru OR なぞらえる nazoraeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

準じる | じゅんじる junjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to follow; to conform; to apply to

準ずる | じゅんずる junzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to

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准 OR 準 | じゅん jun

prefix
: semi-; quasi-; associate

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November 4, 2015
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肯: to agree; willing

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肯 kěn

adjective | auxilary verb
: to agree; to consent
: to be ready (to do something)
: willing

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背く | うなずく OR うなづく unazuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to nod; to bow one’s head in assent

背ずる | がえんずる gaenzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to consent; to allow; to accept

諾う | うべなう ubenau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to agree; to assent; to consent; to obey; to conform

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こう kou

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May 5, 2015
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詠: to sing

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詠 [咏] yǒng

verb
: to sing

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詠む | よむ yomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. a Japanese poem); to write
: to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant

詠う | うたう utau

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to sing
: to sing (one’s praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

詠じる | えいじる eijiru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to sing

詠ずる | えいずる eizuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to compose (e.g. poem); to recite; to sing eijiru

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えい ei

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March 27, 2015
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