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暫: temporarily

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暫 [暂] zàn


: temporarily
: 蹔 [暂] zan4: to scurry; variant

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暫し | しばし shibashi

adverb
: for a short while; for a brief period

暫く | しばらく shibaraku

adverb | no-adjective
: (Usually written using kana alone) little while; short while; moment; instant
: a while; quite a time; (Interjection) it’s been a long time

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ザン zan

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糊: muddled; scorched | paste | congee

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糊 hú


: muddled; paste; scorched

䊀 [糊] hú


: (variant of 糊) paste; to paste, sticky; glutinous, to stick

餬 [糊] hú


: congee; porridge; making a living

餬 [糊] hù


: paste; cream

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糊 | のり nori

noun
: paste; glue; starch

糊する | のりする nori suru

suru verb – special class | intransitive verb
: to paste; to stick something with paste
: to earn a living

餬 | かゆ kayu

noun
: rice broth

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コ ko
ゴ go

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餘: surplus; excess

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餘 [余] yú

adjective
: variant of 餘
: remainder; extra; surplus; remaining; remainder after division
: (following numerical value) or more; in excess of (some number)
: residue (math.)
: after
: I; me

余 yú

adjective
: I; me
: variant of 餘, surplus

Kun Reading

餘り OR 余り | あまり amari

na-adjective | adverb | no-adjective | noun | noun suffix
: (Usually written using kana alone) remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant
: (Adverb) not very (with negative sentence); not much
: surplus; excess; fullness; too much
: (Adverb) overjoyed; overwhelmed
: (Noun suffix) more than; over

余る | あまる amaru

godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many

余す | あます amasu

godan verb with su ending | transitive verb
: to save; to leave over; to spare

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余 | よ yo

noun | noun suffix
: over; more than
: (Archaism) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I

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面: face | flour; noodles

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面 miàn

noun | measure word | suffix | radical 176
: face
: side; surface; aspect; top
: measure word for flat surfaces such as drums, mirrors, flags etc

麵 [面] miàn

noun
: flour; noodles

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面 | つら tsura

noun
: face (often derog. or vulg.); mug
: surface;
: (Archaism) surrounding area
: (Archaism) cheek; cheeks

面 | づら zura

noun suffix
: looking like a …; acting as if a ….

面 | おも omo

conjunction
: face
: surface

面 | おもて omote

conjunction
: face;
: surface
: mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)

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面 | めん men

noun
: face;
: mask; face guard
: (Martial arts term) (in kendo) striking the head
: surface (esp. a geometrical surface)
: page; () aspect; facet; side
: chamfer
: (Counter) counter for broad, flat objects, levels or stages, e.g. in a video game

麪 OR 麺 | めん men

noun
: noodles

ベン ben

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猿: ape

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猿 yuán

noun
: ape

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猿 | さる saru

noun
: monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primateUsually written using kana alone, See also ニホンザル
: sly person (Derogatory)
: idiot; hick (Derogatory)
: sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut)
: clasp used to control the height of a pot-hookSee also 自在鉤
: bathhouse prostitute (Archaism)
: Monkey

猿 | ましら mashira

noun
: monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; non-human primate

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エン en

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背: to be burdened | back

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背 bēi

verb
: to be burdened
: to carry on the back or shoulder

背 bèi

noun | verb
: back; the back of a body or object
: to turn one’s back; to betray
: to hide something from
: to learn by heart; to recite from memory
: unlucky (slang)
: hard of hearing

揹 [背] bēi


: (variant) carry on one’s back

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背 | せ se

noun
: back; spine
: reverse; rear side
: height
: ridge (of a mountain)

背 | せい sei

noun
: height; stature

背 | そむく somuku

godan verb with ku ending | intransitive verb
: to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

背ける | そむける somukeru

ichidan verb | transitive verb
: to turn one’s face away; to avert one’s eyes

背なか | せなか senaka

noun
: back (of body)

背のび | せのび senobi

noun | suru verb
: standing on tiptoe and stretching one’s back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself
: overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one’s ability; pushing to the limit

背びれ | せびれ sebire

noun
: dorsal fin

背ぼね | せぼね sebone

noun | no-adjective
: spine; backbone; spinal column

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ハイ hai

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