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但: but

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但 dàn

conjunction | adverb
: but; yet; however
: only; merely; still

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但 OR 只 | ただ tada

No-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) ordinary; common; usual
: free of charge
: unaffected; as is; safe; (Adverb) only; merely; just; simply
: but; however; nevertheless

但し | ただし tadashi

Conjunction
: but; however; provided that

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タン tan

だん dan

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May 1, 2014
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起: to rise

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起 qǐ

adjective | verb | measure word
: to rise; to raise; to get up; to set out; to start; to appear
: to launch; to initiate (action); to draft; to establish; to get (from a depot or counter)
: verb suffix, to start; (before place or time) starting from
: measure word for occurrences or unpredictable events: case, instance
: measure word for groups: batch, group

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起つ | たつ tatsu

Godan verb with tu ending | intransitive verb
: to rise up; to initiate (political) action

起り | おこり okori

Noun
: source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis

起る | おこる okoru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to occur; to happen

起す | おこす okosu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to raise; to cause; to wake someone

起きる | おきる okiru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to get up; to rise
: to wake up
: to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place

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き ki

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April 28, 2014
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走: to walk; run

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走 zǒu

verb | radical 156
: to walk; go on foot
: run
: to die (euph.); leave

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走り | はしり hashiri

Noun
: the first (harvest, catch) of the season or year

走る | はしる hashiru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to run
: to travel (movement of vehicles)
: to hurry to
: to retreat (from battle); to take flight
: to run away from home
: to elope
: to tend heavily toward

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そう sou

Suffix
: run; race

しゅ shu

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April 25, 2014
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站: station; to stand

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站 zhàn

noun | verb | measure word
: (taxi/bus) stand – station; to stand
: to halt; to stop
: branch of a company or organization
: website

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立つ | たつ tatsu

Godan verb with tsu ending | intransitive verb
: to stand; to rise; to stand up
: to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
: to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

佇む OR 彳む | たたずむ tatazumu

Godan verb with mu ending | intransitive verb
: to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

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たん tan

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April 22, 2014
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戰: to fight; war

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戰 [战] zhàn


: to fight; fight; war; battle

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戦 | いくさ ikusa

noun
: war; battle; campaign; fight
: (Archaism) troops; forces

戦ぐ | そよぐ soyogu

Godan verb with gu ending | intransitive verb
: to rustle; to stir; to flutter

戦い | たたかい tatakai

noun
: battle; fight; struggle; conflict

戦う | たたかう tatakau

Godan verb with u ending | intransitive verb
: to fight; to battle; to combat; to struggle against; to wage war; to engage in contest

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戦 | せん sen

suffix
: war; battle
: match; competition

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April 21, 2014
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去: to go

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去 qù

verb | adverb
: to go
: to cause to go or send (somebody)
: to remove; to get rid of
: (when used either before or after a verb) to go in order to do something
: to be apart from in space or time
: (after a verb of motion indicates movement away from the speaker)
: (used after certain verbs to indicate detachment or separation)
: (of a time or an event etc) just passed or elapsed

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さる saru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to leave; to go away
: to pass; to elapse
: to be distant
: () to send away; to drive off; to divorce
: () (after a -masu stem, esp. of a suru verb) … completely
: (Pre-noun adjectival) last … (e.g. “last April”)

いぬ inu

Godan verb with nu ending
: (Archaism) to go
: to pass (of time)
: to die
: to go bad; to rot
: (Kansai dialect) to go home

去なす | いなす inasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to parry; to sidestep; to let go; to chase away

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きょ kyo

こ ko

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April 17, 2014
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來: to come

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來 [来] lái

verb | adverb
: to come; return

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来 | くる kuru

Kuru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
: to come back; to do … and come back
: to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
: () to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
: to come to (i.e. “when it comes to spinach …”)

来る | きたる kitaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to come; to arrive; to be due to
: (Pre-noun adjectival) next (e.g. “next April”); forthcoming; coming

来す | きたす kitasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce

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来 | らい rai

noun
: next (year)
: since (last month)

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April 16, 2014
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座: seat

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座 zuò

measure word
: seat; base; stand; measure word for buildings, mountains and similar immovable objects

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坐り OR 座り | すわり suwari

noun
: sitting
: stability

坐る OR 座る | すわる suwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to assume (a position)
: to hold steady; to hold still

坐する OR 座する | ざする zasuru

Suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

座す | ざす zasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to sit; to squat
: to be implicated

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座 | ざ za

noun
: seat; place; position
: status
: gathering; group
: stand; pedestal; platform
: (historical) trade guild;
: (Suffix) attaches to the names of theaters, theatrical troupes, and constellations
: counter for theaters, deities, Buddhist images, tall mountains, and satokagura songs

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April 11, 2014
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