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採: to collect; to pick

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採 [采] cǎi

verb
: to collect; to cull; to pick; to pluck; to select; to choose; to gather
: bright colors

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採る | とる toru

godan verb with ru ending | transitive verb
: to adopt (measure, proposal)
: to pick (e.g. fruit); to catch (e.g. insects); to take (e.g. a sample)
: to assume (attitude)
: to take on (i.e. hire); to engage

採れる | とれる toreru

ichidan verb
: to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
: to be able to collect; to be able to mine

採り入れる | とりいれる toriireru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to harvest; to reap
: to take in; to gather in
: to adopt

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[採] 采 | さい sai OR さえ sae

noun
: dice; die
: baton (of command)

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October 27, 2014
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弁: conical cap

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弁 biàn


: conical cap worn during Zhou dynasty

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弁え | わきまえ wakimae

noun
: sense; discretion; knowledge

弁える | わきまえる wakimaeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to know (right from wrong); to discern; to discriminate; to understand; to bear in mind

弁じる | べんじる benjiru

ichidan verb | intransitive verb
: to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

弁ずる | べんずる benzuru

zuru verb
: to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

弁えのない | わきまえのない wakimaenonai

adjective
: indiscreet; undiscerning

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弁 | べん ben

noun
: speech; talk; tongue; eloquence
: (Noun suffix) dialect; accent
: petal
: valve
: Oversight Department (division of the daijokan responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices)

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October 24, 2014
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包: to wrap; to include; package

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包 bāo

verb | measure word | radical 20
: to wrap; to cover
: to hold; to include
: to take charge of; to contract (to or for)
: package; wrapper; container; bag; bundle; packet
: to hold or embrace

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包む | くるむ kurumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in

包まる | くるまる kurumaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

包める | くるめる kurumeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to lump together; to include; to sum up; to quibble

包む | つつむ tsutsumu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to wrap up; to tuck in; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
: (Godan verb with mu ending) to conceal; to hide; to be engulfed in; to be enveloped by

包む | つつみ tsutsumi

noun
: bundle; package; parcel; bale

包みなく | つつみなく tsutsuminaku

adverb
: without concealment; without reserve; frankly

包みかくす | つつみかくす tsutsumikakusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

包みなおす | つつみなおす tsutsuminaosu

godan verb with su ending
: to re-wrap

包み構え | つつみがまえ tsutsumigamae

noun
: kanji “wrapping” radical 20

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ほう hou

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October 6, 2014
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刻: quarter of an hour; to carve

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刻 kè

measure word
: quarter of an hour; moment
: to engrave or carve; to cut
: oppressive; stingy; sarcastic
: measure word for short time intervals

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刻 | きざ kiza

noun
: scratch

刻み | きざみ kizami

noun
: shredded tobacco; notch; nick

刻む | きざむ kizamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash
: to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
: to tick away (time); to record the passing moments
: to etch (into one’s mind); to remember distinctly
: (Archaism) to have tattooed
: (Archaism) to torment

刻する | こくする kokusuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: (Archaism) to carve; to engrave
: to publish; to author

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刻 | こく koku

noun
: archaic period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac)
: carving; engraving; cutting; mincing
: strictness; cruelty

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October 2, 2014
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閉: to close; to obstruct

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閉 [闭] bì

verb
: to close; to stop up; to shut
: to obstruct

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閉まる | しまる shimaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be shut; to close; to be closed
: to be locked
: to tighten; to be tightened
: to become sober; to become tense

閉める | しめる shimeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to close; to shut

閉ざす | とざす tozasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to shut; to close; to lock; to fasten
: to plunge (in grief)

閉じる | とじる tojiru

ichidan verb
: to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

閉てる | たてる tateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to shut; to close

閉まり | しまり shimari

noun
: closing; shutting

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へい hei

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September 30, 2014
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望: full moon; to hope

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望 wàng

verb
: full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
: to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards

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望 | もち mochi

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

望み | のぞみ nozomi

noun
: wish; desire; hope
: prospect; expectation; (one’s) hopes

望 | のぞむ nozomu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to desire
: to wish for; to expect
: to see; to command (a view of)

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望 | ぼう bou

noun
: full moon
: 15th day of the lunar month

もう mou

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September 22, 2014
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忘: to forget

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忘 wàng

adjective | verb
: to forget; to overlook; to neglect

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忘る | わする wasuru

godan verb with ru ending
: (archaism) to lose something

忘れる | わすれる wasureru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

忘れられる | わすれられる wasurerareru

ichidan verb
: to slip into obscurity; to be forgotten

忘れかける | わすれかける wasurekakeru

ichidan verb
: to start forgetting

忘れっぽい | わすれっぽい wasureppoi

adjective
: forgetful

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ぼう bou

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September 19, 2014
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拒: to resist; to repel

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拒 jù

verb
: to resist; to repet; to refuse

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拒む | こばむ kobamu

godan verb with mu ending | transitive verb
: to refuse; to reject; to decline

拒ぐ | ふせぐ fusegu

godan verb with gu ending | transitive verb
: to defend (against); to protect; to prevent

拒ぎ | ふせぎ fusegi

noun
: defense; protecting; preventing

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きょ kyo

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September 12, 2014
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距: distance; bird’s spur

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距 jù

preposition
: at a distance of; distance; to be apart; bird’s spur

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距 | けづめ kezume

noun
: fetlock (horse, etc.); spur (chicken, etc.); cockspur; dewclaw (dog, etc.)

距たる | へだたる hedataru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to be distant

距てる | へだてる hedateru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to be shut out; to separate; to isolate

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距 | きょ kyo

noun
: tubular nectary; spur (botanical term)

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September 11, 2014
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征: invade; journey | to recruit | 4th note in a pentatonic scale

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征 zhēng

noun | verb
: journey; trip; expedition
: to go on long campaign; to attack

徵 [征] zhēng

noun | verb
: to invite; to recruit
: to levy (taxes)
: to draft (troops)
: phenomenon; symptom
: characteristic sign (used as proof); evidence

徵 [征] zhǐ


: 4th note in pentatonic scale 五音, roughly sol

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征く | ゆく yuku

godan verb with ku ending
: to conquer; to subjugate

徴 | しるし shirushi

noun
: sign; indication; omen

徴す | しるす shirusu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to show a sign (i.e. an omen)

徴する | ちょうする chousuru

suru verb – special class | transitive verb
: to collect
: to solicit; to seek
: to look for evidence; to check; to compare
: to summon

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せい sei

徴 | ち chi

noun
: fourth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale)

ちょう chou

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August 29, 2014
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