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拒: to resist; to repel

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拒 jù

verb
: to resist; to repet; to refuse

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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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September 12, 2014
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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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September 11, 2014
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腋: armpit; axil

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腋 yè

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

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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)

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えき eki

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September 8, 2014
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掖: support with the arm | tuck in

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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)

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えき eki

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September 5, 2014
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液: liquid

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液 yè

noun
: night; dark

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液だめ | えきだめ ekidame

noun
: reservoir (of liquid)

液だく | つゆだく tsuyudaku

no-adjective | noun
: (usually written using kana only) soupy; containing more broth or sauce than usual (of gyudon, etc.)

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液 | えき eki

noun | noun suffix
: liquid; fluid

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September 4, 2014
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必: must

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必 zhēng

noun | verb
: journey; trip; expedition
: to go on long campaign; to attack

Kun Reading

必ず | かならず kanarazu

adverb
: always; without exception
: necessarily
: certainly; without fail; positively; invariably

必ずや | かならずや kanarazuya

adverb
: certainly; surely; definitely

必ずしも | かならずしも kanarazushimo

adverb
: (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) all; (not) entirely

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必 | ひつ hitsu

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September 2, 2014
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