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交: to hand over; to deliver; to pay

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交 jiāo

verb
: to hand over; to deliver; to pay

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かう kau

Godan verb with u ending
: to take turns; to mingle together

かわす kawasu

Godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments)
: to intersect; to cross; to interlace
: … with one another; … to each other

まじる majiru OR まざる mazaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest; to join

まじわる majiwaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to cross; to intersect; to join; to meet
: to associate with; to mingle with; to consort with
: to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

まぜる mazeru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to mix; to stir; to blend

まじり majiri

Noun
: mixed; mingled

交々 | こもごも komogomo

adverb
: alternately; in succession

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こう kou
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January 24, 2014
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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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地: earth; soil | -ly

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地 dì

noun
: earth; soil; ground; place

地 de

noun
: -ly; structural particle: used before a verb or adjective, linking it to preceding modifying adverbial adjunct

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地 | つち tsuchi
OR つし tsushi

noun
: earth; soil; dirt
: the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
: low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
: (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in On’youdou)

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地 | ち chi

noun | noun suffix
: earth; ground; land; soil
: place
: territory
: bottom (of a package, book, etc.)
: earth (one of the five elements)

地 | じ ji

noun
: (Abbreviation) ground; land; earth; soil
: the region in question; the local area
: skin
: texture; fabric; material; weave
: base; background
: one’s true nature
: narrative (i.e. descriptive part of a story)
: real life; actuality
: (in the game of go) captured territory
: noh chorus
: (in Japanese dance) accompaniment music
: (in Japanese music) basic phrase (usu. repetitive)
: base part (of multiple shamisens)

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January 16, 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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房: house; room

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房 fáng

noun
: house; room; brand of an extended family; measure word for family members

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ふさ fusa

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

へや heya

noun
: room

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ぼう bou

noun
: chamber; room;
: home of a monk; monk;
: Chinese “room” constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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January 7, 2014
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方: direction; square

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方 fāng

adjective | radical 70
: square
: direction
: locality
: upright; honest

Kun Reading

方 | え e

suffix
: rough indicator of location, direction, time

方 | へ he (OR e)

noun
: shore (of the sea)
: suffix used as a rough indicator of location, direction, time,

方 | かた kata

noun
: direction; way
: (Honorific) person; lady; gentleman; method of; manner of; way of
: (Noun suffix) care of…
: person in charge of…
: side (e.g. “on my mother’s side”)

お方 | おかた okata: this lady or gentleman

方 | がた gata

suffix
: honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
: around (the time that, etc.); about

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方 | ほうhou

noun
: direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
: side (of an argument, etc.); one’s part
: type; category
: field (of study)
: indicates one side of a comparison
: way; method; manner; means
: length (of each side of a square)

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January 6, 2014
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