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auxiliary verb

敢: to dare

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敢 gǎn

adjective | verb | auxiliary verb
: to dare
: daring; bold
: (polite) may I venture

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敢て | あえて aete

adverb
: dare (to do something); venture (often overcoming reluctance, or in the face of probable failure); take upon oneself; challenge; presume; (there is no) need to; (don’t) go as far as; definitely (not)

敢ない | あえない aenai

adjective/span>
: tragic

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カン kan

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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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候: to wait

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候 hòu


: to wait; to inquire after; to watch
: to pay the bill
: season; climate
: a period of time (olden times: 5 days)

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候 | そうろう sourou
OR そうらう sourau

Irregular okurigana | auxiliary verb
: (Polite language) to be (auxiliary used in place of “aru” after “de” or “ni” when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of “-masu” after a -masu stem)

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候 | こう kou

noun
: season; weather

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愛: love

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愛 [爱] ài

(名) noun | (形) adjective | (动) verb | (助动) auxiliary verb
: love/like; affection; to be fond of

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愛す | あいす aisu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to love

めでる mederu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to love/admire

おしむ oshimu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to be frugal, to hold dear; to rue

いとしい itoshii

adjective
: lovely; dear

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愛 | あい ai

noun
: love; affection

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會: to know/group | accountancy

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會 [会] huì

noun | adjective | adverb | auxiliary verb
: corpse

會 [会] kuài

noun
: to calculate/balance an account; accounting

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会 | あわす awasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to meet / expose

あう au

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to meet

會 | あい ai OR かい kai

used as part of names

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かい kai

noun
: meeting; assembly

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能: capable

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能 neng2

adjective | adverb | auxiliary verb
: to be able to; capable; ability

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あたわず atawazu

adverb
: unable; impossible to do

能う | よう you OR よくyoku

adverb
: skillfully; frequently

能くする | よくする yokusuru

suru verb: special class | transitive verb
: to improve; to do well; skillfully

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能 | のう nou

noun
: talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

能なし | のうなし nounashi

noun
: incompetent; brainless

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