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照: shine; reflect

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照 zhào

verb | preposition | adverb
: according to; in accordance with
: to shine; to illuminate
: to reflect; to look at (one’s reflection)
: to take (a photo); photo
: as requested; as before

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照る | てる teru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to shine
: to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

照り | てり teri

noun
: sunshine; dry weather; luster; lustre

照らす | てらす terasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to shine on; to illuminate

照れる | てれる tereru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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ショウ shou

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September 14, 2016
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召: imperial decree | place name

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召 zhào

verb | noun
: to call together; to summon; imperial decree
: to convene
: temple or monastery (used in place names in Inner Mongolia

召 shào

noun
: place name; name of an ancient state that existed in what is now Shaanxi Province
: (Chinese surname)

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召す | めす mesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to call; to invite; to send for; to summon
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku)
: to do
: (Archaism) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召し | めし meshi

noun
: summons; call

召される | めされる mesareru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: (Honorific or respectful language) to do
: to eat; to drink
: to put on; to wear
: to buy
: to ride
: to catch (a cold); to take (a bath); to tickle (one’s fancy); to put on (years); to commit (seppuku); () (Archaism) (Honorific or respectful language) honorific suffix used after the -masu stem of a verb

召ずる | しょうずる shouzuru

zuru verb | transitive verb
: to summon; to invite; to call; to have as one’s guest

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September 7, 2016
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溜: to slide, glide; slippery

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溜 līu

verb
: to slide, glide
: to slip away; to escape in stealth
: to skate
: slippery

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溜め | ため tame

noun
: cesspool; sink; manure sink

溜り OR 溜まり | たまり tamari

noun
: pile; pool; collection
: gathering spot
: waiting place for a sumo wrestler beside the ring
: liquid runoff from miso preparation
: (Abbreviation) tamari; variety of rich soy sauce (used for sashimi, etc.)

溜る OR 溜まる | たまる tamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

溜める | ためる tameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to amass; to accumulate; to store
: to leave unpaid

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リュウ ryuu

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September 5, 2016
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留: to keep; to stop

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留 líu

verb
: to keep; to stay; to ask someone to stay
: to leave behind

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留め | とめ tome

noun | suffix
: (a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke)
: remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
: forty-five degree angle

留め | とどめ todome

noun
: finishing blow; clincher

留る OR 留まる OR 止まる | とまる tomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to stop (moving); to come to a stop
: to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
: to alight; to perch on

留り OR 留まり | どまり domari

noun | suffix
: stopping at; going no further than

留める OR 止める | とめる tomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop (something or someone); to turn off
: to concentrate on; to pay attention to
: to remember; to bear in mind
: to fix into place
: to park; to leave somewhere for a time

留める | とどめる todomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
: to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
: to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

留まる OR 止まる | とどまる todomaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place)
: to be limited to; to be confined to

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リュウ ryuu
ル ru

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August 24, 2016
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清: clear; pure

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清 qīng

adjective | verb
: clear; distinct; quiet
: just and honest; pure
: to settle or clear up; to clean up or purge
: Qing or Ch’ing dynasty of Imperial China (1644-1911)

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清い | きよい kiyoi

adjective
: clear; pure; noble

清め | きよめ kiyome

noun
: purification

清める OR 浄める | きよめる kiyomeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise

清ら | きよら kiyora OR けうら keura

noun | na-adjective
: elegant beauty; dazzling beauty

清 OR 明 | さや saya

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

清か | さやか sayaka

na-adjective
: clear; fresh; bright

清む OR 澄む | すむ samu

godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to clear (e.g. weather); to become transparent

清ます | すます sumasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim; to put on airs

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清 | しん shin

adverb
: Qing (dynasty of China, 1616-1912); Ch’ing

セイ sei
ショウ shou
シン shin

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August 15, 2016
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改: to change

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改 gǎi

verb
: to change; to alter; to transform; to correct; to remodel

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改む | あらたむ aratamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to revise; to change

改め | あらため aratame

suffix
: former (e.g. name); previous; changed

改まる | 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

改まる | あらたまる aratamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be renewed

改める | 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 examine; to check; to inspect
: to do properly; to do formally

改改まった | あらたまった aratamatta

noun or verb acting prenominally
: ceremonious; formal

改ざん | かいざん kaizan

noun | suru verb
: alteration; falsification; faking

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改 | かい kai

noun suffix
: revision

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August 12, 2016
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埋: to bury | to blame

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埋 mái

verb
: to bury; secrete; conceal

埋 mán

verb
: to blame

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埋まる | うまる umaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うめる umeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to bury (e.g. in the ground)
: to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to fill (a seat, a vacant position)
: to plug gaps; to stop a gap
: to make amends; to cover up for something
: to put cold water in a bath
: to cover; to scatter something over

埋まる | うずまる uzumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be buried; to be surrounded; to overflow; to be filled

埋める | うずめる uzumeru

ichidan verb
: to cover; to bury (e.g. one’s face in hands); to submerge
: to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack; to cram; to fill up

埋もれる | うもれる umoreru OR うずもれる uzumoreru

ichidan verb
: to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

埋かる | いかる ikaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display
: to be buried

埋ける | いける ikeru

ichidan verb
: to bury something in the ground
: to cover coals with ash; to bank a fire

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マイ mai

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August 5, 2016
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死: to die; inflexible

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死 sǐ

adjective | verb
: to die; impassable; uncrossable
: inflexible; rigid
: extremely; damned

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死ぬ | しぬ shinu

godan verb with nu ending | intransitive verb
: to die

死に | しに shini

noun
: dying; death
: (Noun prefix) dead; useless
: (Prefix) damned

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死 | し shi

noun | noun suffix
: death; decease
: (Archaism) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)

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July 29, 2016
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外: outside; external

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外 wài

noun
: outside
: in addition
: foreign; external

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外 | そと soto

noun
: outside; exterior
: open air
: other place

外 | ほか hoka

noun | no-adjective | adverbial noun
: other (esp. places and things); the rest

外 | よそ yoso

noun
: another place; somewhere else; strange parts
: outside (one’s family or group); those people
: unrelated matter

外す | はずす hazusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to unfasten; to undo
: to remove; to take off; to deinstall
: to leave; to step out; to slip away
: to miss (a target)

外に | ほかに hokani

adverb
: in addition; besides

外れ | はずれ hazure

noun | suffix
: end; verge; extremity; tip; outskirts

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外 | がい gai

noun suffix
: outside of; not covered by

ゲ ge

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July 19, 2016
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處: place | to dwell

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處 [处] chù

measure word
: place; location; spot; point
: office; department; bureau
: respect
: measure word for locations or items of damage: spot, point

處 [处] chǔ

verb
: to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in
: to be situated at; to stay
: to get along with
: to be in a position of
: to deal with; to discipline; to punish

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処 OR 所 | ところ tokoro

noun | suffix
: place; spot; scene; site
: address
: district; area; locality
: one’s house
: point
: part
: space; room
: (Usually written using kana alone) whereupon; as a result
: (after present form of a verb) about to; on the verge of

処す | しょす shosu

godan verb with su ending
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

処する | しょする shosuru

suru verb – special class
: to manage; to deal with; to cope with
: to sentence; to condemn; to punish

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ショ sho

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July 18, 2016
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