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照: shine; reflect

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照 zhào

verb | preposition | adverb
: according to; in accordance with
: to shine; to illuminate
: to reflect; to look at (one’s reflection)
: to take (a photo); photo
: as requested; as before

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照る | てる teru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to shine
: to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

照り | てり teri

noun
: sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

照らす | てらす terasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to shine on; to illuminate

照れる | てれる tereru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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ショウ shou

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召: imperial decree | place name

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召 zhào

verb | noun
: to call together; to summon; imperial decree
: to convene
: temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia

召 shào

noun
: place name; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
: (Chinese surname)

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召す | めす mesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to call; to invite; to send for; to summon
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)
: to do
: (Archaism) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召し | めし meshi

noun
: summons; call

召される | めされる mesareru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to do
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to buy
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku); () (Archaism) (Honorific or respectful language) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召ずる | しょうずる shouzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to summon; to invite; to call; to have as one’s guest

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溜: to slide, glide; slippery

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溜 līu

verb
: to slide, glide
: to slip away; to escape in stealth
: to skate
: slippery

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溜め | ため tame

noun
: cesspool; sink; manure sink

溜り OR 溜まり | たまり tamari

noun
: pile; pool; collection
: gathering spot
: waiting place for a sumo wrestler beside the ring
: liquid runoff from miso preparation
: (Abbreviation) tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

溜る OR 溜まる | たまる tamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

溜める | ためる tameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to amass; to accumulate; to store
: to leave unpaid

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リュウ ryuu

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餾: to distill; to steam

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餾 [馏] líu


: to distill; to break a liquid substance up into components by boiling

餾 [馏] lìu


: to steam; to cook in a steamer; to reheat cold food by steaming it

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蒸す | むす musu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to steam; to poultice; to be sultry

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リュウ ryuu

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留: to keep; to stop

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留 líu

verb
: to keep; to stay; to ask someone to stay
: to leave behind

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留め | とめ tome

noun | suffix
: (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
: remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
: forty-five degree angle

留め | とどめ todome

noun
: finishing blow; clincher

留る OR 留まる OR 止まる | とまる tomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

留り OR 留まり | どまり domari

noun | suffix
: stopping at; going no further than

留める OR 止める | とめる tomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to concentrate on; to pay attention to
: to remember; to bear in mind
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

留める | とどめる todomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
: to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
: to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

留まる OR 止まる | とどまる todomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
: to be limited to; to be confined to

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リュウ ryuu
ル ru

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