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禺: ancient area | monkey | accidental

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禺 yú


: ancient area; district

禺 yù


: legendary monkey of ancient China

偶 ǒu

verb | adjective
: archaic variant 禺
: accidental; image; pair; mate

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偶 | たま tama

no-adjective | na-adjective | noun
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶 | たまたま tamatama

adverb
: casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance

偶に | たまに tamani

adverb | suffix
: occasionally; once in a while (Usually written using kana alone)

偶の | たまの tamano

pre-noun adjectival
: occasional; rare (Usually written using kana alone)

偶さか | たまさか tamasaka

adverb
: occasionally

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ぐう guu

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August 18, 2014
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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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漫: unrestrained

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漫 màn


: free; unrestrained; to inundate

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漫ろ | そぞろ sazoro

Na-adjective
: restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted
: (Adverb) (of an emotional or psychological state) for some reason

漫ろに | そぞろに sozoroni

adverb
: (Usually written using kana alone) in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely

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まん man

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July 7, 2014
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快: rapid; pleasant

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快 kuài

adjective | adverb
: rapid; quick; speed
: rate; soon
: almost; to make haste
: clever; sharp (of knives or wits); forthright; plain-spoken
: gratified; pleased; pleasant

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快い | こころよい kokoroyoi

adjective
: pleasant; agreeable

快く | こころよく kokoroyoku

adverb
: comfortably; cheerfully; willingly; gladly

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快 | かい kai

noun
: pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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July 2, 2014
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主: master; Lord

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主 zhǔ

noun
: master; lord, owner; host; principal; God; main
: to indicate or signify

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主 | おも omo

noun | na-adjective
: chief; main; principal; important
: (Abbreviation) main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)

主に | おもに omoni

adverb
: mainly; primarily

主な | おもな omona

Pre-noun adjectival
: chief; main; principal; important

主 | ぬし nushi

noun | no-adjective
: head (of a household); leader; master
: owner; proprietor; proprietress
: subject (of a rumor); doer (of a deed)
: guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers); long-time resident (or employee)
: husband
: (Pronoun) (Familiar language) you

主 | あるじ aruji

suru verb – irregular | godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Abbreviation) head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)
: (Archaism) entertaining someone as one’s guest

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主 | す su

Suffix | Honorific or respectful language
: honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name

主 | しゅ shu

Suffix | Honorific or respectful language
: (one’s) master
: Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God)
: the main thing; the majority; the primary concern

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June 9, 2014
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後: back | 后: queen

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後 [后] hòu

noun
: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later

后 hòu

noun
: empress; queen

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後 | あと ato

noun | no-adjective
: behind; rear
: after; later
: after one’s death
: remainder; the rest
: descendant; successor; heir
: (Archaism) past; previous; (Adverbial noun) more (i.e. five more minutes)

後で | あとで atode

adverb
: afterwards

後 | のち nochi

noun | no-adjective
: later; afterwards; since
: future
: after one’s death
: (Archaism) descendant

後 | しり shiri

noun
: buttocks; behind; rump; bottom
: undersurface; bottom
: last place; end
: consequence

後ろ | うしろ ushiro

noun
: back; behind; rear

後れ | おくれ okure

noun
: delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

后 | きさき kisaki

noun
: empress; queen

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後 | ご go

suffix
: after

こう kou

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May 26, 2014
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前: front

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前 qián

noun
: front; in front of, forward; ahead; first; future; ago; before; former

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前 | まえ mae

adverbial noun | temporal noun | suffix
: ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)
: in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
: head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part
: in the presence of
: helping; portion
: privates; private parts

前 | さき saki

noun
: previous; prior; former; some time ago; preceding
: point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
: head (of a line); front
: ahead; the other side
: the future; hereafter
: destination
: the other party

前に | まえに maeni

adverb
: ahead; before; ago

お前 | おまえ omae OR おまい omai OR おめえ omee

adverb
: (Familiar language) (Male term or language) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior)
: presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

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前 | ぜん zen

noun prefix
: the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. “the last mayor”); previous; one-time; former
: (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. “premodern”)
: before; earlier

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May 23, 2014
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還: to return | still

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還 [还] huán

verb
: to return; to pay back

還 [还] hái

noun | adverb
: still; yet; even more; in addition; also; else
: fairly; passably (good)
: as early as

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還す | かえす kaesu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

還り | かえり kaeri

noun
: return; coming back

還る | かえる kaeru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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かん kan

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May 19, 2014
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故: ancient

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故 gù

noun | adjective | verb | conjunction | adverb
: ancient, former; old
: to die, dead
: cause, intentional
: therefore; hence

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故 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand item
: (Noun prefix) old; used; previous

故い | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article

故 | もと moto

noun | No-adjective | Adverbial noun | Noun prefix
: former; ex-

故 | ゆえ yue

noun | Adverbial noun
: reason; cause; circumstances

故に | ゆえに yueni

conjunction
: therefore; consequently

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故 | こ ko

prefix
: the late (deceased)

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May 7, 2014
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