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望: full moon; to hope

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望 wàng

verb
: full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
: to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

Kun Reading

望 | もち mochi

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

望み | のぞみ nozomi

noun
: wish; desire; hope
: prospect; expectation; (one’s) hopes

望 | のぞむ nozomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to desire
: to wish for; to expect
: to see; to command (a view of)

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望 | ぼう bou

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

もう mou

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忘: to forget

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忘 wàng

adjective | verb
: to forget; to overlook; to neglect

Kun Reading

忘る | わする wasuru

godan verb with ru ending
: (archaism) to lose something

忘れる | わすれる wasureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

忘れられる | わすれられる wasurerareru

ichidan verb
: to slip into obscurity; to be forgotten

忘れかける | わすれかける wasurekakeru

ichidan verb
: to start forgetting

忘れっぽい | わすれっぽい wasureppoi

adjective
: forgetful

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ぼう bou

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Pantone 2015 Spring Fashion Report

By colors, Design, Fashion

Pale Pastels + Cool Hues for Spring 2015 = En Plein Air (In the Open Air)

Top (10) Women’s and Men’s Colors

Colorful pastel is in for women this Spring/Summer 2015. The bolder colors in the palette become accents to their understated neutral counterparts. The men’s colors deviate from the women’s, mixing natural hues with deep, cool and strong colors.

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炬: torch

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炬 jù

noun
: torch

Kun Reading

炬 | たいまつ taimatsu

noun
: to refuse; to reject; to decline

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炬 | きょ kyo

noun
: (pine) torch; flambeau; torchlight

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拒: to resist; to repel

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拒 jù

verb
: to resist; to repet; to refuse

Kun Reading

拒む | こばむ kobamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to refuse; to reject; to decline

拒ぐ | ふせぐ fusegu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to defend (against); to protect; to prevent

拒ぎ | ふせぎ fusegi

noun
: defense; protecting; preventing

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きょ kyo

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距: distance; bird’s spur

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距 jù

preposition
: at a distance of; distance; to be apart; bird’s spur

Kun Reading

距 | けづめ kezume

noun
: fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)

距たる | へだたる hedataru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be distant

距てる | へだてる hedateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be shut out; to separate; to isolate

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距 | きょ kyo

noun
: tubular nectary; spur (botanical term)

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