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發: to dispatch; issue

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發 [发] fā

adjective | verb | measure word
: to send out, dispatch, emit
: to show (one’s feeling)
: to issue
: to develop
: measure word for gunshots (rounds)

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発つ | たつ tatsu

godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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発 | はつ hatsu

noun | noun suffix
: departure; departing (from …); departing (at time …)
: sending; sent (by …); sent (at …)
: (Abbreviation) engine; (Counter) counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.; counter for bullets, bombs, etc.; counter for blows (punches)

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November 9, 2015
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總: always; gather; total; chief

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總 [总] zǒng

adverb
: always; probably; surely
: to assemble; gather
: total; overall; to add together
: head; chief; general
: in every case

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総 OR 房 | ふさ fusa

noun
: tuft; tassel
: bunch (of grapes, etc.)
: section (of an orange, etc.)

総て OR 全て | すべて subete

no-adjective | adverbial noun | nounspan>
: all; the whole; entirely; in general; wholly; overall

総べる | すべる suberu

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to control; to supervise

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総 | そう sou

noun
: whole; all; general; gross

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August 11, 2015
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每: each; every

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每 měi

preposition | adverb
: to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside
: to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)

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毎 | ごと goto

adverbial noun | noun suffix
: each respectively

毎に | ごとに gotoni

expression | suffix
: one by one; each; every; at intervals of

每 | つね tsune

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毎 | まい mai

prefix
: every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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July 1, 2015
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樣: manner; shape

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樣 [样] yàng

measure word
: manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape

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様 | さま sama

noun | suffix
: (Polite language) Mr, Mrs or Ms
: used (gen. in fixed expressions) to make words more polite
: manner; kind; appearance

様 | ざま zama

noun
: mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
: (Suffix) way; manner

様だ | ようだ youda

auxilliary
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. at sentence-end) seeming to be; appearing to be
: like; similar to
: in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
: indicates hope, wish, request or mild command

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様 | よう you

noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) appearing …; looking …
: (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb) way to …; method of …ing
: (usu. after a noun) form; style; design
: (usu. after a noun) like; similar to; thing (thought or spoken)

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March 31, 2015
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壞: bad; rotten; sly

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壞 [坏] huài

adjective
: bad; spoiled; rotten; sly
: broken; to break down
: (suffix) to the utmost

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壊す | こわす kowasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to break; to destroy; to demolish
: to wreck; to ruin; to spoil; to damage
: to break (a bill, etc.)

壊れる | こわれる kowareru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: bosom; bust
: (breast) pocket; purse; handbag

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かい kai

え e

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March 20, 2015
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應: should; must | to respond

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應 [应] yīng

verb | preposition | adverb
: should; ought to; must; (legal) shall
: to agree (to do something)

應 [应] yìng


: to respond; to answer
: to comply with; to deal or cope with

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応え | いらえ irae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応え | こたえ kotae

noun
: response; reply; answer; solution

応える | こたえる kotaeru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to live up to; to reward
: to take its toll; to strike home; to have an effect on; to be hard on someone (e.g. heat, cold, work, illness, etc.); to be a strain

応じる | おうじる oujiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

応ずる | おうずる ouzuru

zuru verb | intransitive verb
: to answer; to respond; to meet
: to satisfy; to accept

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応 | おう ou

noun
: agreement; affirmative
: (Interjection) aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right

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February 5, 2015
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冰: ice

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冰 bīng

radical 15 | noun | adjective
: ice
: methamphetamine (slang)

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冰 | ひ hi

noun
: (Archaism) ice
: hail

氷 | こおり koori

noun
: ice
: shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

氷る | こおる kooru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

二水 | にすい nisui

: kanji “ice” radical

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氷 | ひょう hyou

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March 17, 2014
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黑[黒] hei1: black; dark [くろkuro; くろいkuroi]

黑: black

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黑 hēi

noun | adjective | radical 203
: black; dark
: sinister; secret; shady; illegal
: (loanword) to hack (computing)

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黒 | くろ kuro

noun
: black
: dark
: (Usually written using kana alone) (Manga slang) bad guy; ‘black hat’

黒い | くろい kuroi

adjective
: black
: dark
: illicit; wicked; underground

黒み | くろみ kuromi

noun
: black tinge; black color
: (Archaism) black part; dark spot

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こく koku

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January 30, 2013
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