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爭: to dispute

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爭 [争] zhēng

verb
: to dispute; to argue or debate
: to strive for; to vie for
: deficient or lacking (dialect)
: how or what (literary)

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争う | あらそう arasou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to compete; to contest; to contend
: to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
: (usu. in negative form) to deny (e.g. evidence)

争う | あらがう aragau

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

争い | あらそい arasoi

noun
: dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry; contest

争で | いかで ikade

adverb
: how

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ソウ sou

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September 22, 2015
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全: all; complete

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全 quán

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

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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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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

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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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而: and; and yet; but

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而 ér

conjunction | adverb | radical 126
: and; as well as; and so
: but (not); yet (not)
: (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)

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而も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

而して | そして soshite OR しかして shikashite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

而るを | しかるを shikaruo

conjunction
: even so; though that may be

然して | そして soshite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れども | しかれども shikaredomo

conjunction
: nevertheless; even then; however; be that as it may; even so; though that it be so

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ジ ji
ニ ni

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August 20, 2015
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只: only; merely

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只 zhǐ

adverb | measure word
: only; merely; just; but

隻 [只] zhī

adverb | measure word
: measure word for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

祇 [只] zhǐ

adverb
: but, only

只 zhǐ


: grain that has begun to ripen; variant of 衹 qi2

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只 | ただ tada

no-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

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只 | シ shi

隻 | せき seki

counter
: counter for ships

祇 | ギ gi
キ ki
シ shi

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August 17, 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);

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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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總: always; gather; total; chief

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總 [总] zǒng

adverb
: always; probably; surely
: to assemble; gather
: total; overall; to add together
: head; chief; general
: in every case

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総 OR 房 | ふさ fusa

noun
: tuft; tassel
: bunch (of grapes, etc.)
: section (of an orange, etc.)

総て OR 全て | すべて subete

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

総べる | すべる suberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to control; to supervise

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総 | そう sou

noun
: whole; all; general; gross

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August 11, 2015
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才: talent | a moment ago

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才 cái

noun | adverb
: ability; talent
: somebody of a certain type; a capable individual
: only; only then
: just now

纔 [才] cái


: a moment ago; just now
: (preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
: (followed by a numerical clause) only

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纔 | ひたた hitata

adverb
: just a tiny bit

纔か | わずか wazuka

na-adjective | adverb | noun
: only; merely; (a) little; small quantity

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才 | さい sai

suffix
: -years-old
: ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius

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July 20, 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

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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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然: right; like this

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然 ràn


: correct; right
: so; thus; like this; -ly

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然 | さ sa

adverb
: so; like that; in that way

然々 | ささ sasa

adverb
: such and such

然 | しか shika

interjection
: (Archaism) like that; as such
: yeah; uh-huh

然う | そう sou

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn’t as much as one might think); thus; such; (Interjection) so (used to express agreement with something said)
: so? (used to express some doubt with something said)

然も | さも samo

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) really; extremely
: (Archaism) in that way

然る | さる saru

pre-noun adjectival
: a particular; a certain
: that kind of; such a

然し | しかし shikashi

conjunction
: however; but

然も | しかも shikamo

conjunction
: moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet

然うして | そうして soushite

conjunction
: and; and then; thus; and now

然れば | しかれば shikareba

conjunction
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Archaism) that being the case; therefore; so
: well then, moving on to another topic…
: (expressing surprise) …on earth?; (Interjection) that’s right

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ゼン zen

ネン nen

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July 8, 2015
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