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至: to reach; most; until

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至 zhì

verb | conjunction | preposition | radical 133
: to reach; to arrive at; most; to; until

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至る | いたる itaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to arrive at (a decision); to reach (a stage); to attain
: to lead to (a place); to get to
: (Archaism) to come; to arrive; to result in

至り | いたり itari

noun
: utmost limit; extremity; result

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至 | し shi

prefix
: to …

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方: direction; square

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方 fāng

adjective | radical 70
: square
: direction
: locality
: upright; honest

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方 | え e

suffix
: rough indicator of location, direction, time

方 | へ he (OR e)

noun
: shore (of the sea)
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time,

方 | かた kata

noun
: direction; way
: (Honorific) person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of
: (Noun suffix) care of…
: person in charge of…
: side (e.g. “on my mother’s side”)

お方 | おかた okata: this lady or gentleman

方 | がた gata

suffix
: honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
: around (the time that, etc.); about

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方 | ほうhou

noun
: direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
: side (of an argument, etc.); one’s part
: type; category
: field (of study)
: indicates one side of a comparison
: way; method; manner; means
: length (of each side of a square)

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家: home; family

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家 jiā

noun | measure word | suffix
: home; house; family; specialist

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家 | や ya

suffix
: (something) shop
: somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)
: somebody with a (certain) personality trait
: (Noun) house
: roof

家 | ち chi OR うち uchi

Noun | No-adjective
: house; home (one’s own)
: (one’s) family; (one’s) household

家 | んち nchi

Suffix | Expression
: ‘s house; ‘s home

家 | いえ ie

noun
: house; residence; dwelling
: family; household
: lineage; family name

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家 | け ke

suffix
: house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

家 | か ka

suffix
: -ist (used after a noun indicating someone’s occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er

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喝: to drink | to shout

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喝 hē

verb
: to drink; My goodness!

飲 yǐn: to drink

喝 hè

verb
: to shout

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none applicable
“drinking” verb のむ nomu:

飲む | のむ nomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to drink; to gulp; to swallow
: to smoke (tobacco)
: to engulf; to overwhelm
: to keep down; to suppress
: to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
: to make light of; to conceal

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かつ katsu

interjection | noun
: exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen)
: (Noun) scolding or threatening with a shout

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慢: slow(ly)

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慢 màn

adjective
: slow(ly), leisurely; sluggish

遲鈍[迟钝] chi2dun4: dim-witted; stupid

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慢じる | まんじる manjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: (Archaism) to be conceited

遅い | おそい osoi
adjective
: slow
: late (e.g. “late at night”)
: too late
: (Archaism) dull; stupid

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まん man

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