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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

By Language-Learning
 

炬 jù

noun
: torch

Kun Reading

炬 | たいまつ taimatsu

noun
: to refuse; to reject; to decline

On Reading

炬 | きょ kyo

noun
: (pine) torch; flambeau; torchlight

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拒: to resist; to repel

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

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

On Reading

きょ kyo

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距: distance; bird’s spur

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning, Music
 

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

On Reading

距 | きょ kyo

noun
: tubular nectary; spur (botanical term)

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腋: armpit; axil

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

腋 yè

noun
: support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side

Kun Reading

腋 | わき waki

noun
: armpit; under one’s arm; side; flank
: beside; close to; near; by
: aside; to the side; away; out of the way
: off-track; off-topic
: deuteragonist; supporting role
: (Abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

On Reading

えき eki

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掖: support with the arm | tuck in

By Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning
 

掖 yè

noun
: support by the arm; to help; to promote; at the side

掖 yē

noun
: to tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal

Kun Reading

掖 | わき waki

noun
: armpit; under one’s arm; side; flank
: beside; close to; near; by
: aside; to the side; away; out of the way
: off-track; off-topic
: deuteragonist; supporting role
: (Abbreviation) second verse (in a linked series of poems)

On Reading

えき eki

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