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揭: to expose

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揭 jiē

verb
: to take the lid off; to expose; to unmask
: raise, lift up

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掲げる | かかげる kakageru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to publish; to print; to carry (an article)
: to put up; to hang out; to hoist; to fly (a sail); to float (a flag); to tout
: to set forth (provision)

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ケイ kei

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單: single

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單 [单] dān

adjective | adverb
: bill; list; form
: single; only; sole
: odd number

單 [单] shàn

proper noun
: (Chinese surname)

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単 | ひとえ hitoe

noun | no-adjective
: one layer; single; one-fold

単に | たんに tanni

adverb
: one layer; single; one-fold

単なる | たんなる tannaru

pre-noun adjectival
: mere; simple; sheer

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単 | たん tan

prefix
: single; simple
: (Noun) (Abbreviation) singles (in tennis)
: (Abbreviation) winning system (as in horse racing)

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實: real; true

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實 [实] shí

adjective | adverb
: real; true; honest; really
: solid
: fruit; seed
: definitely

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実 | み mi

noun
: fruit; nut
: seed
: (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
: content; substance

実 | さね sane

noun
: (Obscure term) pit (of a fruit); stone
: core
: tongue (piece of wood used to connect two boards)
: clitoris

実 | じち jichi

noun
: truth; reality

実に | げに geni OR じつに jitsuni

adverb
: indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

実 | まこと mikoto

noun | adverb
: truth; reality
: sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity
: (Archaism) that’s right (used when recalling forgotten information, suddenly changing the subject, etc.)

実 | むざね muzane

noun
: (Archaism) the real person; said person
: real thing; genuine article

実り | みのり minori

noun | no-adjective
: ripening (of a crop)
: crop; harvest

実る | みのる minoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to bear fruit; to ripen

実 | み mi

noun
: fruit; nut

実 | み mi

noun
: fruit; nut

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実 | じつ jitsu

noun | no-adjective
: truth; reality
: sincerity; honesty; fidelity
: content; substance
: (good) result

シツ shitsu

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勸: to advise

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勸 [劝] quàn

verb
: to advise
: to urge; to try to persuade; to exhort
: to console; to soothe

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勧め | すすめ susume

noun | suru verb
: recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement

勧める | すすめる susumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to recommend; to advise; to encourage; to offer (wine)

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カン kan
ケン ken

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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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收: to collect; to put away

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收 shōu

verb
: to receive; to accept; to collect; to harvest
: to put away
: to restrain; to stop
: in care of (used on address line after name)

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収まり | おさまり osamari

noun
: conclusion; end; settlement

収まる | おさまる osamaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be in one’s place; to be installed; to settle into
: to be delivered; to be obtained; to be paid
: to be settled; to be sorted out
: to lessen (e.g. of storms, pain); to calm down
: to be fit tightly into (e.g. a frame); to be sheathed (in a scabbard)

収める | おさめる osameru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees)
: to supply
: to store
: to finish; to bring to a close
: to restore (something to its place)
: to achieve (e.g. a result)

収れん | しゅうれん shuuren

noun | suru verb
: astringency
: extraction (of taxes)
: convergence; contraction

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シュウ shuu

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據: according to; to occupy, seize

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據 [据] jù

preposition
: according to
: to act in accordance with
: to depend on
: to seize; to occupy

據 [据] jū

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拠る | よる yoru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: (Usually written using kana alone) to be due to; to be caused by
: to depend on; to turn on
: to be based on; to come from

拠 | よりどころ yoridokoro

noun
: grounds; foundation; authority; support; something upon which to rely

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キョ kyo
コ ko

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變: change; rebel

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變 [变] biàn

adjective | verb
: to change; to become different; to transform; to vary
: rebellion

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変え | かえ kae

noun
: changing; change

変り | かわり kawari

noun
: change; alteration
: unusual state or event; accident; abnormality
: difference; distinction

変る | かわる kawaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to change; to be transformed; to be altered; to vary
: to move to
: to be different; to be uncommon; to be unusual

変える | かえる kaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to change; to alter; to vary; to convert; to revise; to amend; to transform

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変 | へん hen

na-adjective | noun
: strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; queer; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
: unexpected
: change
: incident; disturbance; disaster; accident
: (Noun prefix) flat (music)

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歸: to return; revert

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歸 [归] guī

adjective | verb
: to return; to go back to, to revert
: to give back to
: (of a responsibility) to be taken care of by
: to belong to
: to gather together
: (used between two identical verbs) despite
: to marry (of a woman) (old)
: division on the abacus with a one-digit divisor

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帰す | きす kisu

godan verb with su ending
: to come to (in the end); to end in
: to attribute; to blame

帰す | かえす kaesu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

帰り | かえり kaeri

noun
: return; coming back

帰る | かえる kaeru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to return; to come home; to go home; to go back
: (of a guest, customer, etc.) to leave
: (of a baseball player rounding the bases) to get home

帰れ | かえれ kaere

noun
: Go home; Get out

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キ ki

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