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革: hide; to reform

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革 gé

radical 157
: animal hide (as in cowhide)
: to reform; to remove; expel (from office)

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かわ kawa

noun
: leather

つくりかわ tsukurikawa

noun
: leather; tanned animal hide

あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed
: to stand on ceremony; to be formal
: to take a turn for the worse

あらためる aratameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to revise; to replace;
: to reform; to correct; to mend; to improve;
: to do properly; to do formally

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かくkaku

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November 21, 2013
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取: to take hold of

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取 qǔ

verb
: to grab; to take hold of

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とる toru

Godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to choose
: to steal
: to eat; to have (a meal)
: to remove (one’s glasses)
: to compete (in sumo, cards); to play

とり tori

noun
: key performer; last performer of the day
: active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)

とれる toreru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to come off; to be removed
: (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
: to be caught; to be harvested
: to be interpreted (as); to be taken as
: (of balance, etc.) to be attained
: to be obtainable

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しゅ shu

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November 15, 2013
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戴: to wear

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戴 dài

verb
: to wear (hats; glasses); honor

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いただく itadaku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: (Polite) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy;
: (Polite) to eat; to drink;
: to be crowned with; to wear (on one’s head); to have (on top);
: to have (as one’s leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)

いただき itadaki

Noun
: crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire;
: easy win for one;
: something received

いただける itadakeru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to receive (potential);
: to be pretty good; to be exquisite; to be approvable

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たい tai

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November 8, 2013
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異: different; strange

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異 [异] yì

noun
: different; strange; separate

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け ke

Na-adjective
: unusual; extraordinary

こと koto

Noun | No-adjective
: difference (from one another); different thing; other; (Na-adjective) unusual; extraordinary

ことなる kotonaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to differ; to vary; to disagree

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い i

noun
: difference (of opinion)

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November 6, 2013
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舊: old

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舊 [旧] jìu

(形) adjective
: old; opposite: new; former; worn

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旧 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand; old; used

旧 | もと moto

Noun | No-adjective
: former; ex-

旧 | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; stale; obsolete

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旧 | きゅう kyuu

noun
: ex-; former; old

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November 5, 2013
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巾: towel

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巾 jīn

noun | Radical 50
: towel; cloth

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巾 | はば haba

noun
: width; breadth
: freedom (of thought); latitude
: gap; difference (in price); range (of voice)

巾 | べき beki

noun | Math term
: a power

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巾 | きん kin

noun
: napkin; cloth

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October 30, 2013
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