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發: to dispatch; issue

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發 [发] fā

adjective | verb | measure word
: to send out, dispatch, emit
: to show (one’s feeling)
: to issue
: to develop
: measure word for gunshots (rounds)

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発つ | たつ tatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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発 | はつ hatsu

noun | noun suffix
: departure; departing (from …); departing (at time …)
: sending; sent (by …); sent (at …)
: (Abbreviation) engine; (Counter) counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

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November 9, 2015
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靜: quiet; calm

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靜 [静] jìng

adjective
: still; calm; quiet
: unmoving; motionless

Kun Reading

静か | しずか shizuka

na-adjective
: quiet; peaceful

静けさ | しずけさ shizukesa

noun
: stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

静まる | しずまる shizumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to quieten down; to calm down; to subside; to die down; to abate; to be suppressed

静かに | しずかに shizukani

adverb | expression
: calmly; quietly; gently; peacefully
: be quiet!

静める | しずめる shizumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to appease; to suppress; to calm

静ひつ | せいひつ seihitsu

na-adjective | noun
: peacefulness; tranquility

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セイ sei
ジョウ jou

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October 2, 2015
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淨: clean

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淨 [挣] jìng

adverb
: clean; pure
: completely; only
: net (income, exports etc)
: (Chinese opera) painted face male role

Kun Reading

浄い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble
: Manchu Dynasty

浄め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

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

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ジョウ jou
セイ sei

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October 1, 2015
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乾 | 干 | 幹: dry; male; to concern; capable

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乾[干] gān

adjective
: dry; dried food
: clean
: in vain
: foster; adoptive
: to ignore

乾[干] qián

noun
: one of the Eight Trigrams 八卦, symbolizing heaven (sky)
: male principle
: ☰ first symbol in the I Ching: “the Creative”

干 gān

verb
: to concern; to interfere
: shield
: stem

幹 [干] gàn

verb
: tree trunk
: main part of something
: to manage; to work; to do
: capable
: cadre
: to kill (slang)
: to fuck (vulgar)

Kun Reading

乾 OR 干 | ほし hoshi

noun | noun prefix
: drying; dried

乾す OR 干す | ほす hosu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to air; to dry; to desiccate
: to drain (off)
: to drink up
: to deprive of a role, job, etc. (usu. in the passive)

干る | ひる hiru

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to dry

乾く | かわく kawaku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to get dry

乾せる | かせる kaseru

ichidan verb
: to dry up; to scab; to slough
: to be poisoned (with lacquer)
: (Archaism) to waste away

幹 | みき miki OR から kara

ichidan verb
: (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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乾 | けん ken

noun
: qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)

幹 | かん kan

noun
: (tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base

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September 16, 2015
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全: all; complete

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全 quán

adjective
: all; whole; entire; every
: complete; intact or keep whole

Kun Reading

全て | すべて subete

noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun
: all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

全く| まったく mattaku

adverb
: really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
: indeed;
: (Interjection) good grief! (expression of exasperation)

全うする | まっとうする mattousuru

adverb
: to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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全 | ぜん zen

noun
: all; whole; entire; complete; overall
: (Prefix) pan-; omni-; toti-

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September 9, 2015
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除: to eliminate; except; divide

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除 chú

adjective | verb | preposition
: to get rid of; to remove; to exclude; to eliminate; to wipe out
: to divide
: except; not including

Kun Reading

除け | よけ yoke

noun | noun suffix
: protection; repellent

除く | のぞく nozoku

godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to remove; to exclude; to except

除ける | のける nokeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to remove; to take away; to dislodge; to put something out of the way

除ける | よける yokeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to avoid (physical contact with)
: (Ichidan verb) to ward off; to avert

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ジョ jo
ジ ji

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September 3, 2015
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餘: surplus; excess

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餘 [余] yú

adjective
: variant of 餘
: remainder; extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division
: (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number)
: residue (math.)
: after
: I; me

余 yú

adjective
: I; me
: variant of 餘, surplus

Kun Reading

餘り OR 余り | あまり amari

na-adjective | adverb | no-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant
: (Adverb) not very (with negative sentence); not much
: surplus; excess; fullness; too much
: (Adverb) overjoyed; overwhelmed
: (Noun suffix) more than; over

余る | あまる amaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

余す | あます amasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to save; to leave over; to spare

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余 | よ yo

noun | noun suffix
: over; more than
: (Archaism) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I

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September 2, 2015
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連: to connect; continuously; including; company

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連 [连] lián

adjective | conjunction | preposition | adverb
: to link; to join; to connect
: continuously; in succession
: including
: (used with 也, 都 etc) even
: company (military);

Kun Reading

連れ | つれ tsure

noun | suru verb
: companion; company

連れる | つれる tsureru

ichidan verb
: to lead; to take (a person)

連るむ | つるむ tsurumu

noun | suru verb
: to go with (a companion); to hang out with

連れて | つれて tsurete

conjunction | expression
: as; in proportion to

連なる | つらなる tsuranaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to extend; to stretch out; to stand in a row

連ねる | つらねる tsuraneru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to line up; to put in a row
: to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to join (e.g. a list)
: to link; to put together; to string together (e.g. compliments); to enumerate
: to take along with; to bring with

連なり | つらなり tsuranari

noun
: series (of something); range (e.g. of mountains)

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連 | れん ren

noun
: ream (of paper)
: stanza; verse
: (taxonomical) tribe; party; company; group
: (Abbreviation) quinella; quiniela

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August 12, 2015
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許: to permit; to promise

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許[许] xǔ

noun | adjective | verb
: to allow; to permit
: to promise; betroth
: to praise
: somewhat; perhaps

Kun Reading

許 | もと moto

adverb
: under (esp. influence or guidance)

許 | ばかし bakashi OR ばかり bakari OR ばっか bakka

particle
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Colloquialism) approximately; about
: only; nothing but
: (after the -ta form of a verb) just (finished, etc.)

許 | ゆるし yurushi

noun
: pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

許 | ゆるす yurusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to permit; to allow; to approve
: to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off
: to confide in
: to give up; to yield

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キョ kyo

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July 17, 2015
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