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盛: to hold; to contain | flourishing; vigorous

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盛 chéng

verb
: to hold; to contain; to ladle; to pick up with a utensil

盛 shèng

verb
: flourishing; vigorous; magnificent; extensively

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もる moru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to serve
: to fill up
: to prescribe

もり mori

Noun
: serving (of food); helping
: (Abbreviation) soba served in a shallow steaming basket

さかり sakari

Noun | suffix
: peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); height (e.g. of summer)
: prime (of one’s life); one’s best days
: rutting; being in heat

さかん sakan

na-adjective
: popular
: prosperous
: enthusiastic
: energetic; vigorous

さかる sakaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to prosper; to flourish
: to copulate (animals)

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せい sei
じょう jou

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January 21, 2014
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成: to succeed; complete; become

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成 chéng

adjective | verb | measure word
: to succeed; to finish; to complete; to accomplish; to become; to turn into; OK!

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なす nasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
:(Usually written using kana alone) to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain;
: to result in; to prove to be
: to consist of; to be composed of
: to succeed; to be complete
: to change into; to be exchanged for
: to play a role
: to be promoted (shogi); to do …

なる naru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to build up; to establish
: to form; to become (a state)
: to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
: to change into
: to do; to perform
: (Archaism) to intend to; to attempt; to try
: (Archaism) to have a child

なり nari

Noun
: being promoted (shogi)

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せい sei

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January 17, 2014
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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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January 14, 2014
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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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December 27, 2013
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唸: to read aloud

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唸 niàn

verb
: to read aloud

variant of 念 nian4: to read/study

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うなる unaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to growl; to hum; to buzz; to sough

うなりunari

noun
: groan; roar; howl; growl; bellow; sough

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December 18, 2013
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念: to study

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念 niàn

verb
: to read; to study (a degree course); to read aloud
: to miss (someone); idea; remembrance
: twenty (banker’s anti-fraud numeral corresponding to 廿, 20)

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おもう omou

Godan verb with u ending | transitive verb
: to think; to consider; to believe
: to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
: to judge; to assess; to regard
: to imagine; to suppose; to dream
: to expect; to look forward to
: to feel; to desire; to want
: to recall; to remember

ねんじる nenjiru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to have in mind; to be anxious about; to pray silently

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ねん nen

noun
: sense; idea; thought; feeling;
: desire; concern;
: attention; care

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December 17, 2013
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聽: to listen; hear; obey | to let; allow

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聽[听] tīng

verb
: hear/obey

聽[听] tīng


: to let; allow

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聴く | きく kiku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to hear
: to listen (e.g. to music)
: to ask; to enquire; to query

ゆるす yurusu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to permit; to allow; to approve
: to exempt (from fine); to excuse (from); to pardon; to forgive; to release; to let off
: to confide in
: to give up; to yield

きこえる kikoeru

Ichidan ending | intransitive verb
: to be heard; to be audible
: to be said to be; to be reputed

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ちょう chou

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December 13, 2013
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明: bright; clear

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明 míng

adjective
: bright; light; brilliant; clear

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さや saya

adverb
: (Archaism) clearly; brightly
: cleanly; purely

OR さやか sayaka
: clear; fresh; bright

みん min

noun
: Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)

あき aki

noun
: space; room; emptiness; gap
: opening; vacancy; empty seat
: free time; time to spare
: disuse; unused thing

あく aku

Godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to open (e.g. doors)
: to open (e.g. business)
: to be empty;
: to be vacant; to be available; to be free
: to be open (e.g. neckline)
: to have been opened (of one’s eyes, mouth)
: to come to an end;
: to open (one’s eyes, mouth)
: to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)

あかる akaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to become bright; to become clear

あける akeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package)
: to open (for business)
: to empty; to clear out; to make space; to make room
: to dawn; to grow light
: to end

あけ ake

Temporal noun | No-adjective
: dawn; daybreak
: end; soon after something has ended
: beginning (of a new year, month)

あかり akari

noun
: light; illumination; glow; gleam
: lamp; light

あかし akashi

noun
: light (esp. as a religious offering); lamp

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めい mei

noun
:brightness
: clarity; acumen
: power of vision

みょう myou

noun
: (buddhist term) vidya (wisdom)
: mantra; (Prefix) the coming (4th of July)

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December 12, 2013
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溶: to dissolve

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溶 róng

adjective
: to dissolve; soluble

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とく toku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal); to mix (water with flour)

とかす tokasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to melt/dissolve

とける tokeru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to melt; thaw; fuse; dissolve

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よう you

 

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November 28, 2013
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