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信: letter; to trust; sincerity

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信 xìn

noun | adjective
: letter; mail
: to trust; to believe; to profess faith in
: sincerity; truthful; confidence; trust; at will; at random

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信じる OR 信ずる |
しんじる shinjiru OR しんずる shinzuru

ichidan verb | zuru verb | transitive verb
: to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

誠 OR 実 | まこと makoto

adverb | noun
: truth; reality;
: sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity;
: (Archaism) that’s right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)

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信 | しん shin

adverb | noun
: honesty; fidelity
: trust; reliance
: (religious) faith
: (Counter) counter for received messages

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August 13, 2014
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困: to trap | sleepy

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困 kùn

verb | adjective
: to trap; to surround
: hard-pressed; stranded; destitute

睏 [困] kùn

adjective
: sleepy; tired

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困 | こまる komaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered; to be embarrassed; to be stumped

困 | こうじる koujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

困 | こうずる kouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to be troubled; to be worried; to be bothered
: (Archaism) to become exhausted

困 | こまらせる komaraseru

ichidan verb
: to trouble with questions; to embarrass; to put out; to put on the spot; to inconvenience

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こん kon

noun
: cause; factor
: (Buddhist term) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
: the basis of one’s argument (in hetuvidya)

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August 12, 2014
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因: cause

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因 yīn

verb
: cause; because; reason

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因 | よすが yosuga

noun
: something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
: someone to rely on; relative
: reminder; memento

因る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

因む | ちなむ chinamu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to be associated (with); to be connected (with)

因みに | ちなみに chinamini

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

因って | よって yotte

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of

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因 | いん in

noun
: cause; factor
: (Buddhist term) hetu (direct cause, esp. as opposed to indirect conditions)
: the basis of one’s argument (in hetuvidya)

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August 11, 2014
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送: to deliver; to give; to send

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送 sòng

verb
: to deliver; to carry
: to give (as a present); to present (with)
: to see off; to send; to see home

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送り | おくり okuri

noun
: seeing off; sending off
: funeral
: escapement

送 | おくる okuru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to send (a thing); to dispatch
: to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
: to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
: to spend (time); to live one’s life
: to pass (down the line)
: to affix okurigana

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そう sou

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August 8, 2014
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進: to enter

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進 [进] jìn

verb
: to enter; to come (or go) into
: to advance; to make progress
: to receive or admit
: to eat or drink
: to submit or present
: (used after a verb) into, in; to score a goal

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進み | すすみ susumi

noun
: progress

進む | すすむ susumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to advance; to go forward
: to precede; to go ahead (of)
: to make progress; to improve
: to deepen; to heighten
: to do of one’s own free will

進ぶ | すさぶ susabu

godan verb with bu ending | intransitive verb
: to grow wild; to rage; to become rough

進める | すすめる susumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to advance; to promote; to hasten

進ずる OR 進ぜる | しんずる shinzuru OR しんぜる shinzeru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to offer; to present

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しん shin

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August 6, 2014
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拜: to worship

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拜 bài

verb
: to worship; to pay respect
: visit; salute
: to kowtow

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拝む | おがむ ogamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to do reverence (e.g. before a statue of the Buddha); to pay one’s respects
: to beg; to make a supplication
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to see (something or someone of high status)

拝す | はいす haisu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to bow; to worship;
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to receive
: (Humble (kenjougo) language) to see

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拜 | はい hai


: used only for names

拝 | はい hai

noun
: bowing one’s head (in respect or worship); worship
: (Honorific or respectful language) respectfully yours

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August 4, 2014
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示: to show

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示 shì

verb | noun | radical 113
: to show; to reveal
: manifest; demonstrate

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示し | しめし shimeshi

noun
: discipline; revelation

示す | しめす shimesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to denote; to show; to point out; to indicate; to exemplify

示偏 | しめすへん shimesuhen

noun
: kanji “show” radical at left

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し shi

じ ji

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July 31, 2014
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