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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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清: clear; pure

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清 qīng

adjective | verb
: clear; distinct; quiet
: just and honest; pure
: to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge
: Qing or Ch’ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)

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清い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble

清め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

清める OR 浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

清ら | きよら kiyora OR けうら keura

noun | na-adjective
: elegant beauty; dazzling beauty

清 OR 明 | さや saya

adverb
: (Archaism) clearly; brightly
: cleanly; purely

清か | さやか sayaka

na-adjective
: clear; fresh; bright

清む OR 澄む | すむ samu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent

清ます | すます sumasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

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清 | しん shin

adverb
: Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch’ing

セイ sei
ショウ shou
シン shin

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圓: circle; complete

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圓 [圆] yuán

noun | adjective
: circle; round; circular; spherical
: (of the moon) full
: unit of Chinese currency (Yuan)
: tactful; to justify

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圓 | まる maru

noun | out-dated kanji
: circle

円 OR 丸 | まる maru

noun
: circle

円い OR 丸い | まるい marui

adjective
: round; circular; spherical
: harmonious; calm

円み | まるみ marumi

noun
: roundness; rotundity

円ら | つぶら tsubura

na-adjective | noun
: round and cute (esp. eyes); rotund

円か | まどか madoka

na-adjective | noun
: round; tranquil

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圓 | えん en

noun | out-dated kanji
: Yen; money
: circle

円 | えん en

noun
: Yen; money
: circle

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涼: cool; cold

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涼 [凉] liáng

adjective
: cool; cold
: the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南凉 (397-414), Western Liang 西凉 (400-421)

涼 [凉] liàng

verb
: to let something cool down OR become cool

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涼む | すずむ suzumu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy evening cool

涼み | すずみ suzumi

noun
: cooling oneself; enjoying the cool air

涼しい | すずしい suzushii

adjective
: cool; refreshing
: clear (e.g. eyes); bright
: clear; distinct
: composed (facial expression); unruffled; unconcerned
: (Archaism) pure; upright; innocent

涼しさ | すずしさ suzushisa

noun
: coolness

涼やか | すずやか suzuyaka

na-adjective
: refreshing; clear

凉 | すず suzu


: Suzu (female given name)

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リョウ ryou

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死: to die; inflexible

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死 sǐ

adjective | verb
: to die; impassable; uncrossable
: inflexible; rigid
: extremely; damned

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死ぬ | しぬ shinu

godan verb with nu ending | intransitive verb
: to die

死に | しに shini

noun
: dying; death
: (Noun prefix) dead; useless
: (Prefix) damned

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死 | し shi

noun | noun suffix
: death; decease
: (Archaism) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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俗: vulgar; common

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俗 sú

adjective
: custom; convention
: popular; common
: coarse; unrefined; vulgar
: secular

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none applicable

慣わし OR 習わし | ならわし narawashi

noun | no-adjective
: customary practice; habit; traditional event

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俗 | ぞく zoku

noun
: layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; man of the world; the world
: local manners; modern customs;
: common; popular
: vulgar; low

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夏: summer

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夏 xià

noun
: summer
: the Xia or Hsia dynasty c. 2000 BC; Xia of the Sixteen Kingdoms (407-432);

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夏 | なつ natsu

adverbial noun | temporal noun
: summer

夏い | なつい natsui

adjective | colloquialism
: blisteringly hot; relentlessly hot; scorching

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夏 | か ka

noun
: Xia (dynasty of China; perhaps mythological)

夏 | げ ge

noun
: summer (on the lunisolar calendar: 16th day of the 4th month to the 15th day of the 7th month)

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通: to pass through; common

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通 tōng

adjective | verb | measure word
: to go through; to know well
: common; universal
: (suffix) expert
: to connect; to communicate
: open
: to clear
: measure word for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc

通 tòng

measure word
: measure word for an activity, taken in its entirety (tirade of abuse, stint of music playing, bout of drinking etc)

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通い | かよい kayoi

noun
: coming and going; commuting

通う | かよう kayou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to go back and forth; to ply between
: to commute; to attend (school, church, etc.)

通し | とおし tooshi

noun
: direct; right through; straight
: appetizer
: (Abbreviation) performance of an entire play

通す | とおす toosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to let pass; to overlook; to continue; to keep; to make way for; to persist in

通り | とおり toori

adverbial noun | noun
: avenue; street; way; road
: coming and going; street traffic
: flow (of water, air, etc.)
: transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
: fame; reputation; popularity
: the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
: understanding; comprehension
: (Counter) counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types

通る | とおる tooru

noun
: to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
: to run (between); to operate (between); to connect
: to go indoors; to go into a room; to be admitted; to be shown in; to be ushered in; to come in
: to penetrate; to pierce; to skewer; to go through; to come through
: to permeate; to soak into; to spread throughout
: to carry (e.g. of a voice); to reach far
: to be passed on (e.g. of a customer’s order to the kitchen); to be relayed; to be conveyed
: to pass (a test, a bill in the House, etc.); to be approved; to be accepted
: to go by (a name); to be known as; to be accepted as; to have a reputation for
: to be coherent; to be logical; to be reasonable; to be comprehensible; to be understandable; to make sense
: to get across (e.g. of one’s point); to be understood
: to be straight (e.g. wood grain)
: (Archaism) to be well-informed; to be wise; () to do … completely; to do … thoroughly

通り | どおり doori

noun suffix
: in accordance with …; following …
: roughly; about
: .. Street; .. Avenue

通し | どおし dooshi

noun suffix
: throughout…; all through…

通じ | つうじ tsuuji

noun
: understanding
: bowel movement; evacuation

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通 | つう tsuu

na-adjective | noun
: connoisseur; authority;
: (Counter) counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

ツ tsu

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勇: brave

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勇 yǒng


: brave, courage, fierce

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勇む | いさむ isamu

godan verb with mu ending
: to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

勇ましい | いさましい isamashii

adjective
: brave; valiant; gallant; courageous
: stirring; vigorous; rousing

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勇 | ゆう yuu

noun
: bravery; courage; heroism

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