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錯: mistake; wrong

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錯 [错] cuò

noun | adjective
: mistake; wrong; bad
: interlocking; complex; to grind; to polish
: to alternate; to stagger; to miss; to let slip; to evade; to inlay with gold or silver

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錯 | こすり kosuri

noun
: rubbing; scrubbing; scraping

錯そう | さくそう sakusou

noun | suru verb
: complication; intricacy

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煙: smoke; cigarettes

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煙 [烟] yān


: smoke, soot; opium; tobacco; cigarettes
: mist; vapor

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煙 OR 烟 | けぶ kebu OR けむ kemu OR けぶり keburi OR けむり kemuri

noun
: smoke; fumes

煙い OR 烟い | けぶい kebui OR けむい kemui

adjective
: smoky

煙る OR 烟る | けぶる keburu OR けむる kemuru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to smoke (e.g. fire)
: to be hazy

煙がる OR 烟がる | けぶがる kebugaru OR けむがる kemugaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sensitive to smoke; to be uncomfortable because of smoke

煙たい OR 烟たい | けむたい kemutai

adjective
: smoky
: awkward; ill at ease

烟たがる | けぶたがる kebutagaru OR けむたがる kemutagaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be sensitive to smoke
: to dislike the company of (someone); to consider (someone) a burden or nuisance

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えん en

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親: relatives | parents-in-law

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親 [亲] qīn

adjective | verb
: relatives; parents; intimate

親 [亲] qìng

noun
: parents-in-law of one’s offspring

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親 | おや oya

noun
: parent; parents
: dealer (in cards)
: founder
: (pet) owner

親しい | 親しい shitashii

adjective
: intimate; close (e.g. friend)

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親 | しん shin

noun
: intimacy; closeness; friendliness
: close relative
: (Noun prefix) pro- (e.g. pro-American, pro-Japanese, etc.)

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辛: bitter

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辛 xīn

noun | radical 160
: bitter; (of taste) hot or pungent
: hard; laborious; suffering
: eighth in order; eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; letter “H” or roman “VIII” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; octa

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辛 | かのと kanoto

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

辛い | からい karai

adjective
: spicy; hot
: salty;
: tough (on someone); adverse; harsh

辛い | つらい tsurai

adjective
: painful; bitter; heart-breaking

辛み | からみ karami

noun
: salty (hot, sharp) taste

辛め | からめ karame

adjective
: hottish; salty; somewhat hot; kind of salty; on the dry side
: strict; harsh

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辛 | しん shin

noun
: 8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar

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怕: to fear

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怕 pà

adjective | verb | adverb | auxiliary verb
: to fear; to be afraid (of); to dread
: to be unable to endure
: apprehensive
: perhaps

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none applicable

恐れる | おそれる osoreru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to fear; to be afraid of
OR

怖れる OR 惧れる OR 懼れる OR 畏れる | おそれる osoreru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to fear; to be afraid of

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當: to serve as; accept | suitable

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當 [当] dāng

verb | preposition
: to be; to act as
: manage; withstand
: when; during
: ought; should
: match equally; equal; same
: obstruct
: just at (a time or place); on the spot; right; just at

噹 [当] dāng

onomatopoeia
: dong; ding dong (bell)

當 [当] dàng

adjective | verb
: at or in the very same…
: suitable; adequate; fitting; proper
: to replace; to regard as; to think
: to pawn
: (coll.) to fail (a student)

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当て | あて ate

noun
: aim; object; purpose; end
: expectations; prospects; hopes
: something that can be relied upon
: (Noun suffix) pad; guard
: blow; strike

当り | あたり atari

noun
: hit
: success
: guess; prediction
: affability; friendliness
: sensation; touch
: bruise (on fruit)
: situation in which a stone or chain of stones may be captured on the next move (in the game of go)
: bite (of a fish on a hook); strike
: (Suffix) per; each

当り | とうの touno

pre-noun adjectival
: the … in question

当る | あたる ataru

godan verb with ru | intransitive verb
: to be hit; to strike
: to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
: to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to
: to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
: to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win
: to be successful; to go well; to be a hit
: to face; to confront
: to lie (in the direction of)
: to undertake; to be assigned
: to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted
: to be called upon (by the teacher)
: to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at
: to be unnecessary
: (in baseball) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak
: (in fishing) to feel a bite
: (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil
: () to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison)
: to shave

当てる | あてる ateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to hit
: to expose
: to apply (e.g. patch)
: to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class)
: to guess (an answer)
: to make a hit (e.g. in a lottery)

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当 | とう tou

prefix
: this (business organization or place)

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硬: hard; obstinate

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硬 yìng

adjective | adverb
: hard; stiff; firm; strong; obstinate; resolutely; doggedly; good (quality); able (person)

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硬い | かたい katai

adjective
: hard; solid; tough
: stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
: strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
: safe; steady; honest; steadfast
: obstinate; stubborn
: bookish; formal; stuffy

硬さ | かたさ katasa

noun
: firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty

硬 | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

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硬 | こう kou

noun
: hardness

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平: flat; even; peaceful

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平 píng

adjective
: flat; level; equal
: to tie (make the same score); to draw (score); to even
: calm; peaceful

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平 | ひら hira

noun
: something broad and flat; palm of the hand
: common; ordinary
: (Abbreviation) low-ranking employee; freshman; novice; private

平ら | たいら taira

na-adjective | noun
: flatness; level; smooth; calm; plain; sitting tailor fashion

平し | ならし narashi

noun
: average; leveling; levelling

平す | ならす narasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to make even; to make smooth; to make level
: to average

平に | ひらに hirani

noun
: earnestly; humbly

平たい | ひらたい hiratai

adjective
: flat; even; level; simple
: plain (speech, etc.); simple

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へい hei

びょう byou

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