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几: table

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几 jī

noun | radical 16
: small table

幾 [几] jǐ

numeral | question word
: a few; several
: how much; how many

幾 [几] jī

adverb
: almost

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几 | おしまずき oshimazuki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

幾 | いく iku

noun | prefix
: some; several
: many
: how many? how much

幾ら | いくら ikura

adverb | noun
: how much?; how many?

幾つ | いくつ ikutsu

adverb
: how many?
: how old?

幾 | ほとほと hotohoto

adverb
: quite (usu. negative connotation); utterly; really

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几 | き ki

noun
: (Archaism) armrest
: desk; table

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December 9, 2015
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像: to resemble

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像 xiàng

verb
: to resemble; to be like; to look as if
: such as
: appearance; image; portrait
: image under a mapping (math.)

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象る | かたどる katadoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate
: to symbolize

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像 | ぞう zou

noun | noun suffix
: statue; image; figure; picture; portrait

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December 7, 2015
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象: elephant

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象 xiàng

noun
: elephant
: image; shape; form; appearance
: to imitate

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象る | かたどる katadoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to pattern after; to imitate
: to symbolize

象さん | ぞうさん zousan

noun
: elephant

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象 | ぞう zou

noun
: elephant

象 | しょう shou

noun
: phenomenon

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December 4, 2015
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蟲: worms; insects

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蟲 [虫] chóng

noun | radical 142
: lower form of animal life, including insects, insect larvae, worms and similar creatures
: person with a particular undesirable characteristic

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虫 | むし mushi

noun
: insect; bug; cricket; moth; worm

虫けら | むしけら mushikera
: worm; insect

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チュウ chuu
キ ki

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December 2, 2015
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傳: transmit; summon | biography

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傳 [传] chuán

verb
: to pass on; to spread; to transmit
: to infect; to transfer; to circulate
: to conduct (electricity)

傳 [传] zhuán

noun
: biography; historical narrative; commentaries
: relay station

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伝 | つて tsute

noun
: intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull

伝う | つたう tsutau

godan verb with u ending
: to go along; to walk along; to follow

伝え | つたえ tsutae

noun
: legend; tradition

伝える | つたえる tsutaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

伝わる | つたわる tsutawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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伝 | でん den

noun
: legend; tradition
: biography; life
: method; way
: horseback transportation and communication relay system used in ancient Japan

テン ten

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November 30, 2015
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專: special; expert

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專 [专] chuán

verb
: for a particular person, occasion, purpose
: focused on one thing
: special; expert
: particular (to something)
: concentrated; specialized

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専ら | もっぱら moppara OR もはら mohara

adverb
: wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly

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専 | せん sen

noun
: having a fetish for …; specializing in …; majoring in …Abbreviation, Slang, See also 専門
: first; foremost; number one priority
: doing as one pleases; acting selfishly
: fired brick (archaic)

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November 25, 2015
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腫: to swell; swelling; swollen

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腫 [肿] zhǒng

adjective | verb
: to swell; swelling; swollen

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腫れ | はれ hare

noun
: swelling

腫れる | はれる hareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen

腫らす | はらす harasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cause to swell; to inflame

腫物 | しゅもつ haremono
: tumor; swelling

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腫 | しゅ shu

noun suffix
: tumor

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November 23, 2015
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