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占: to divine | to take possession of | occupy by force; usurp

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占 zhān

adjective | verb
: to observe; to divine

占 zhàn

adjective | verb
: to take possession of; to occupy; to take up

佔 [占] zhàn

adjective | verb
: occupy by force, usurp; possess

Kun Reading

うら ura

Noun
: fortune-telling; divination

うらない uranai

Noun
: fortune-telling; divination

うらなう uranau

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to tell someone’s fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine

しむ shimu

Godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to occupy; to hold; to command; to account for

しめる shimeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to comprise (some part of the whole); to account for; to make up (of)
: to hold; to occupy

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せん sen

しめ shime

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April 18, 2014
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去: to go

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去 qù

verb | adverb
: to go
: to cause to go or send (somebody)
: to remove; to get rid of
: (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something
: to be apart from in space or time
: (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
: (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
: (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed

Kun Reading

さる saru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to leave; to go away
: to pass; to elapse
: to be distant
: () to send away; to drive off; to divorce
: () (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) … completely
: (Pre-noun adjectival) last … (e.g. “last April”)

いぬ inu

Godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

去なす | いなす inasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to parry; to sidestep; to let go; to chase away

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きょ kyo

こ ko

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April 17, 2014
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來: to come

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來 [来] lái

verb | adverb
: to come; return

Kun Reading

来 | くる kuru

Kuru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
: to come back; to do … and come back
: to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
: () to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
: to come to (i.e. “when it comes to spinach …”)

来る | きたる kitaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to come; to arrive; to be due to
: (Pre-noun adjectival) next (e.g. “next April”); forthcoming; coming

来す | きたす kitasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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来 | らい rai

noun
: next (year)
: since (last month)

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April 16, 2014
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座: seat

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座 zuò

measure word
: seat; base; stand; measure word for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

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坐り OR 座り | すわり suwari

noun
: sitting
: stability

坐る OR 座る | すわる suwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to assume (a position)
: to hold steady; to hold still

坐する OR 座する | ざする zasuru

Suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

座す | ざす zasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

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座 | ざ za

noun
: seat; place; position
: status
: gathering; group
: stand; pedestal; platform
: (historical) trade guild;
: (Suffix) attaches to the names of theaters, theatrical troupes, and constellations
: counter for theaters, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

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April 11, 2014
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坐: to sit

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坐 zuò

verb
: to sit; to travel by; to bear fruit

Kun Reading

坐り OR 座り | すわり suwari

noun
: sitting
: stability

坐る OR 座る | すわる suwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to assume (a position)
: to hold steady; to hold still

坐する OR 座する | ざする zasuru

Suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

座す | ざす zasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

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座 | ざ za

noun
: seat; place; position
: status
: gathering; group
: stand; pedestal; platform
: (historical) trade guild;
: (Suffix) attaches to the names of theaters, theatrical troupes, and constellations
: counter for theaters, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

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April 10, 2014
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到: to; arrive

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到 dào

verb | measure word
: to (a place); until (a time); up to; to go; to arrive at
: verb complement denoting successful completion of an action

Kun Reading

到る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

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とう tou

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April 9, 2014
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回: to return | to curve

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回 huí

verb | measure word
: to return to; from; time; occurrence
: Hui ethnic Chinese Muslim

迴 [回] huí

verb
: to curve; to return; to revolve; zigzag

Kun Reading

回る | みる miru

Ichidan verb
: to go around

回す | まわす mawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to turn; to rotate; to gyrate
: to circulate; to send around
: to surround
: to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers. ie. recycling)
: (after the -masu stem of a verb) … around (i.e. to chase someone around)
: to dial (e.g. telephone number)
: to invest
: to gang-rape

回る | まわる mawaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to turn; to revolve
: to visit several places
: to function well
: to pass a certain time

回る | めぐる meguru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to go around
: to return
: to surround
: to concern (usu. of disputes)

回る | もとおる motooru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to wander around

回し | まわし mawashi

noun | noun suffix
: sumo wrestler’s loincloth

回り | まわり mawari

noun | noun suffix
: circumference; perimeter; edge
: surroundings; locality; neighborhood
: rotation; circulation

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回 | かい kai

Counter
: counter for occurrences
: counter for games, rounds, etc.; counter for innings (baseball)

え e

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April 8, 2014
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從: to follow | lax | second cousin

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從 [从] cóng

preposition | adverb
: to follow
: from
: passing through; past
: to comply with; to obey
: to join; to engage in

從 [从] cōng

preposition
: lax; yielding; unhurried

從 [从] zòng

preposition
: second cousin

Kun Reading

從う OR 従う | したがう shitagau

Godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany

従って | したがって shitagatte

Conjunction
: therefore; consequently; accordingly

従える | したがえる shitagaeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be accompanied by
: to subdue

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従 | じゅ ju

noun
: lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior

従 | じゅう juu

Noun | No-adjective
: subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental

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April 7, 2014
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