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救: to save

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救 jiù

verb
: to save; to assist; to rescue

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救い | すくい sukui

noun | no-adjective
: help; aid; relief; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace; providence

救う | すくう sukuu

godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to rescue from; to help out of; to save

救ける OR 助ける | たすける tasukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to help; to save; to rescue; to give relief to; to spare (life); to reinforce; to promote; to abet

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キュウ kyuu

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球: ball

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球 qíu

noun
: ball; sphere; globe
: ball game; match

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球 | たま tama

noun
: ball; sphere; globe; orb
: bead (of sweat, dew); drop; droplet
: ball (in sports)
: pile (of noodles)
: bullet
: bulb (i.e. a light bulb)
: lens (of glasses)
: bead (of an abacus)
: (Slang) balls (i.e. a testicle)
: gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl
: female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
: (Derogatory) person (when commenting on their nature); character
: item, funds or person used as part of a plot; () egg
: coin
: precious; beautiful; excellent

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球 | きゅう kyuu

noun
: (Mathematical term) sphere; () counter for balls (in baseball)

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求: to seek; to beg

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求 qíu

verb
: to seek; to look for
: to request; to demand; to beseech; to plead

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求む | もとむ motomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

求め | もとめ motome

noun
: request; appeal; claim; demand
: purchase

求める | もとめる motomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to want; to wish for
: to request; to demand
: to seek; to search for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
: (Polite language) to purchase; to buy

求むる | もとむる motomuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to want; to seek; to request

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キュウ kyuu
グ gu

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搵: to wipe off; to look for

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搵 [揾] wèn

verb
: (literary) to wipe away/off (tears)
: to press with one’s fingers; press down with knuckle
: to soak; to immerse
: (Cant.) to search, look for

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none applicable

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

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オン on

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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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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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安: peaceful, quiet

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安 ān


: content; calm; still; quiet
: safe; secure
: in good health
: to find a place for; to install
: to fix; to fit
: to bring (a charge against somebody)
: to pacify
: to harbor (good intentions)
: security; safety
: peace
: ampere

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安 | やす yasu

prefix | suffix
: cheap
: (Prefix) rash; thoughtless; careless; indiscreet; frivolous

安い | やすい yasui

adjective
: cheap; inexpensive
: calm; peaceful; quiet

安く | やすく yasuku

adverb
: inexpensively

安んじる | やすんじる yasunjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be contented; to be at ease

安 | やす yasu

prefix | suffix
: cheap

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アン an

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