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取: to take hold of

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取 qǔ

verb
: to grab; to take hold of

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とる toru

Godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to choose
: to steal
: to eat; to have (a meal)
: to remove (one’s glasses)
: to compete (in sumo, cards); to play

とり tori

noun
: key performer; last performer of the day
: active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration)

とれる toreru

Ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to come off; to be removed
: (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
: to be caught; to be harvested
: to be interpreted (as); to be taken as
: (of balance, etc.) to be attained
: to be obtainable

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しゅ shu

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酉: wine vessel

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酉 yǒu

noun | radical 164
: wine vessel
: 10th earthly branch: 5-7pm
: 8th solar month (8th September-7th October)
: year of the Rooster

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とり tori

noun
: tenth sign of Chinese zodiac
(The Bird, 5pm-7pm, west, August)

日読みの酉 | ひよみのとり hyominotori

noun
: kanji “bird of the zodiac” radical 164

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ゆう yuu

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茶: tea

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茶 chá

noun
: tea

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茶 | ちゃ cha

noun
: tea
: tea plant (Camellia sinensis)
: tea preparation; making tea
: (Abbreviation) brown; () (Archaism) mockery

お茶 OR 御茶 | おちゃ ocha

noun
: (Polite language) tea (usu. green)
: tea break (at work)
: tea ceremony

こげ茶 | こげちゃ kogecha

noun
: dark brown; olive brown

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さ sa

ちゃ cha

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戴: to wear

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戴 dài

verb
: to wear (hats; glasses); honor

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いただく itadaku

Godan verb with ku ending | transitive verb
: (Polite) to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy;
: (Polite) to eat; to drink;
: to be crowned with; to wear (on one’s head); to have (on top);
: to have (as one’s leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president)

いただき itadaki

Noun
: crown (of head); summit (of mountain); spire;
: easy win for one;
: something received

いただける itadakeru

Ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to receive (potential);
: to be pretty good; to be exquisite; to be approvable

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たい tai

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異: different; strange

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異 [异] yì

noun
: different; strange; separate

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け ke

Na-adjective
: unusual; extraordinary

こと koto

Noun | No-adjective
: difference (from one another); different thing; other; (Na-adjective) unusual; extraordinary

ことなる kotonaru

Godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to differ; to vary; to disagree

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い i

noun
: difference (of opinion)

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舊: old

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舊 [旧] jìu

(形) adjective
: old; opposite: new; former; worn

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旧 | ふる furu

noun
: used item; secondhand; old; used

旧 | もと moto

Noun | No-adjective
: former; ex-

旧 | ふるい furui

adjective
: old (not person); aged; ancient; stale; obsolete

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旧 | きゅう kyuu

noun
: ex-; former; old

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