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忌: jealous; envious; fear

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忌 jì


: to be jealous of
: fear; dread; scruple
: to avoid or abstain from; to quit; to give up something

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忌み | いみ imi

noun
: mourning; abstinence
: taboo
: religious purification
: (Noun prefix) pure; holy

忌む | いむ imu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to avoid; to refrain from; to shun
: to detest

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忌 | き ki

noun
: mourning; mourning period
: (Noun suffix) anniversary of one’s death

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記: to record; to remember

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記 [纪] jì

adjective | verb
: to record; to note
: to remember
: mark; sign
: measure word for blows, kicks, shots

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記す | しるす shirusu OR きす kisu

godan verb with su ending
: to write down; to note; to jot down
: to remember

記する | きする kisuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to write down; to note
: to remember

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記 | き ki

noun | noun suffix
: account; history; chronicle; annals; record
: (Noun) (Abbreviation) Records of Ancient Matters

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紀: record; order; year

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紀 [纪] jì


: order; discipline
: age; era; period
: to chronicle

紀 [纪] jǐ


: Chinese surname

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none applicable


: chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

記す | しるす shirusu

godan verb with su ending
: to write down; to note; to jot down
: to remember

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紀 | き ki

noun
: (Abbreviation) (geological) period
: (Abbreviation) Nihon-shoki

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已: already; to stop

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已 yǐ

adverb
: self; oneself

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已む OR 止む | やむ yamu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to cease; to stop; to be over

已める OR 止める | やめる yameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop; to cease; to end; to quit
: to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish

已に | すでに sudeni

adverb
: already; too late

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イ i

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己: self

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己 jǐ

radical 49 | noun
: self; oneself
: sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; sixth in order
: letter “F” or roman “VI” in list “A, B, C”, or “I, II, III” etc; hexa

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己 | な na

noun
: (Archaism) I
: you

己 | うぬ unu

pronoun | no-adjective | vulgar
: blockhead!; you

己 | うら ura OR おら ora

noun
: first person pronoun (usually male)

己 | おれ ore

pronoun | no-adjective | male term
: I; me (rough or arrogant-sounding first-person pronoun, formerly also used by women)

己 | おのれ onore

pronoun | no-adjective
: (Archaism) oneself (itself, etc.)
: (Humble language) I (or me)
: (Derogatory) you; by oneself (itself, etc.)
: interjection expressing anger or chagrin

己 | おどれ odore OR おんどら ondora OR おんどれ ondore

interjection | pronoun | no-adjective
: (insulting) you (Hyougo Banshu dialect)

己が | おのが onoga

pre-noun adjectival
: my; one’s own
: (Expression) I …; one …

己 | つちのと tsuchinoto

noun
: 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

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己 | き ki

noun
: 6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

コ ko

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漱: to rinse; to gargle

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漱 shù


: to rinse one’s mouth with water; to gargle

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漱 | うがい ugai

noun | suru verb
: gargling; rinsing one’s mouth

漱ぐ OR 濯ぐ | すすぐ susugu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to rinse; to wash out
: to have one’s revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

漱ぐ | くちすすぐ kuchisusugu

godan verb with gu ending
: to gargle; to rinse the mouth

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ソウ sou
シュウ shuu
ス su

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整: orderly; whole

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整 zhěng

adjective | verb | adverb
: orderly; in order; tidy, neat
: whole; complete; entire; exactly; in good order
: to repair; to mend; to renovate
: (coll.) to fix somebody
: to give somebody a hard time; to mess with somebody

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整う | ととのう totonou

godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be arranged

整え | ととのえ totonoe

noun
: preparation; arrangement; execution

整える | ととのえる totonoeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to put in order; to arrange; to adjust
: to get ready; to prepare
: to raise money

整った | ととのった totonotta

noun | verb acting prenominally
: well-ordered; in good order; well-featured; well-regulated

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セイ sei

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