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固
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KO; kata(meru/maru/mari); kata(i)
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harden; set; clot; curdle “SOLID old enclosure.” |
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協
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KYOU
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co-; cooperation “COOPERATION gives one ten times the power of three.” |
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典
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TEN; DEN
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code; ceremony; law; rule “LAW books piled on a table” ALT: “Bend six RULES” |
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毒
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DOKU
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poison; virus; venom; germ; harm; injury; spite “Mother of all POISON plants.” |
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卒
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SOTSU; SHUTSU; sos(suru); o(eru/waru)
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graduate; soldier; private; die “Twenty SOLDIERS wearing covers GRADUATE to become Marines before they DIE..” |
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念
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NEN
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wish; sense; idea; thought; feeling; desire; attention “Get an IDEA by putting your HEART in the Now” |
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治
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JI; CHI; osa(meru/maru); nao(ru/su)
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reign; be at peace; calm down; subdue; quell; govt; cure; heal; rule; conserve “Great HEALers and great RULErs stand against the tide and work for PEACE.” |
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牧
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BOKU; machi
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breed; care for; shepherd; feed; pasture “Herd cows with a stick into PASTURE” |
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倉
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SOU; kura
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godown; warehouse; storehouse; cellar; treasury “The WAREHOUSE has a roof and door over the entrance” |
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底
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TEI; soko
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bottom; sole; depth; bottom price; base; kind; sort “Building at BOTTOM of a hill” |
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法
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HOU; HAT-; HOT-; FU; RAN; nori
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method; law; rule; principle; model; system “The LAW says leave the water” |
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例
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REI; tato(eru/eba)
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example; custom; usage; precedent “By CUSTOM, people LINE up by PRECEDENT” |
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胃
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I
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stomach; paunch; crop; craw “When you work in the fields, you need meat in your STOMACH.” |
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栄
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EI; YOU; saka(eru); ha(e/eru); -ba(e); e
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flourish; prosperity; honor; glory; splendor “The GLORIOUS tree PROSPERS under an ornate, SHINING roof” |
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周
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SHUU; mawari
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circumference; circuit; lap “The moon runs LAPS AROUND the CIRCUMFERANCE of the earth” |
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径
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KEI; michi; komichi
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diameter; path; method “The hand goes DIRECTly through the earth (to trace) the DIAMATER” |
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的
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TEKI; mato
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bull's eye; mark; target; object; adjective ending “Scoop out the white part of the TARGET” |
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刷
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SATSU; su(ru); -zu(ri); ha(ku)
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printing; print “A noren is a “door” of cut, PRINTED cloth” |
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参
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SAN; SHIN; mai(ru); majiwaru; mitsu
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nonplussed; three; going; coming; visiting; visit; be defeated; die; be madly in love “I CAME to VISIT the three big nose hairs and fell IN LOVE” |
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松
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SHOU; matsu
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pine tree “Pine is a PUBLIC tree” |
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残
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ZAN; SAN; noko(ru/su); noko(ri)
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remainder; leftover; balance “I, MYSELF, show TOO MUCH SURPLUS stuff under the roof.” |
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案
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AN
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plan; suggestion; draft; ponder; fear; proposition; idea; expectation; bill; worry “Put your PLAN for peace on the wood TABLE.” |
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借
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SHAKU; ka(riru)
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borrow; rent “In the past, you could RENT people.” |
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軍
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GUN
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army; force; troops; war; battle “An ARMY uses covered (armored) vehicles” |
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建
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KEN; KON; ta(teru/te/tsu)
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build “A MOVING brush is held ERECT to BUILD a character.” |
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信
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SHIN
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faith; truth; fidelity; trust “You have to have FAITH and TRUST in a man’s WORDS.” |
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訓
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KUN; KIN; oshi(eru); yo(mu); kun(zuru)
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instruction; Japanese character reading; explanation; read “The PRECEPTS are words that flow like a river” |
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候
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KOU; sourou
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climate; season; weather “A person uses a ladder to go up on roof and mount an arrow WEATHERvane.” |
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航
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KOU
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navigate; sail; cruise; fly “NAVIGATION makes the ship go straight” |
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浅
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SEN; asa(i)
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shallow; superficial; frivolous; wretched; shameful “Cut through SHALLOW water with two halberds”” |
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昨
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SAKU
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yesterday; previous “The PAST is made of PREVIOUS days” |
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祝
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SHUKU; SHUU; iwa(u)
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celebrate; congratulate “Elder brother CELEBRATES at the altar” |
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笑
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SHOU; wara(u); e(mu)
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laugh “Big person with bowed head LAUGHING in the bamboo” |
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席
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SEKI
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seat; mat; occasion; place “Building with twenty-one cloth SEATS” |
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紀
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KI
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chronicle; account; narrative; history; annals; geologic period “A HISTORY follows the twisting threads of the NARRATIVE from beginnin to end” |
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差
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SA; sa(su/shi)
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distinction; difference; variation; discrepancy; margin; balance “Sheep on the left is DIFFERENT—it’s holding an umbrella” |
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勇
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YUU; isa(mu)
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courage; cheer up; be in high spirits; bravery; heroism “Sometimes it takes more COURAGE for a man to bend” |
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変
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HEN; ka(waru/wari); ka(eru)
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unusual; change; strange “The striking hand in red brings CHANGE and STRANGEness.” |
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省
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SEI; SHOU; kaeri(miru); habu(ku)
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focus; government ministry; conserve “A GOVERNMENT MINISTRY is little eyes EXAMINING.” |
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要
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YOU; i(ru); kaname
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need; main point; essence; pivot; key to “In the west, women are ESSENTIAL.” |
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殺
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SATSU; SAI; SETSU; koro(su); -goro(shi); so(gu)
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kill; murder; butcher; slice off; split; diminish; reduce; spoil “Strike and KILL with a wooden cross” |
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便
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BEN; BIN; tayo(ri)
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convenience “Changing the MAILman is CONVENIENT.” |
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約
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YAKU
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promise; approximately; shrink “He strings you along by scooping out PROMISEs.” |
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害
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GAI
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harm; injury “Covering the mouth smothers out the life and causes HARM and DAMAGE” |
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単
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TAN; hitoe
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simple; one; single; merely “Go to WAR with a simple halberd.” |
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型
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KEI; kata; -gata
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mould; type; model “A KATA is a frame traced out on the ground in a particular FORM.” |
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挙
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KYO; a(geru/garu); kozo(ru)
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raise; plan; project; behavior; actions “OFFERS the laden tray by RAISING it with hands TOGETHER.” |
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飛
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HI; to(bu); to(basu)
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fly; skip (pages); scatter “The wizard grows wings to FLY away” |
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府
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FU
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borough; urban prefecture; govt office; representative body; storehouse “Building attached to the GOVERNMENT is an OFFICE or STOREHOUSE.” |
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郡
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GUN
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county; district “You govern the COUNTY/DISTRICT from the village” |
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唱
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SHOU; tona(eru)
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chant; recite; call upon; yell “Priest’s mouth RECITEs brilliant CHANTS for two days” |
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帯
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TAI; o(biru); obi
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sash; belt; obi; zone; region “The kami with the crown wrapped a cloth BELT around the mountain” |
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械
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KAI; kase
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contraption; fetter; machine; instrument “A MACINE of twenty halberds cuts down trees” |
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街
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GAI; KAI; machi
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boulevard; street; town “Go by way of the raised earth BOULEVARD that goes right between” |
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側
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SOKU; kawa; gawa; soba
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side; lean; oppose; regret “Stay at the SIDE of a model person, LEAN on him if you have to.” |
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停
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TEI; to(meru); to(maru)
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halt; stopping “People STOP at the inn called the Tall Nail” |
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特
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TOKU
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special “The temple cow is a SPECIAL cow, so don’t make sukiyaki out of it.” |
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健
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KEN; suko(yaka)
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healthy; health; strength; persistence “A STRONG, HEALTHY person stands erect.” |
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連
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REN; tsura(naru/neru); tsu(re/reru)
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take along; lead; join; connect; party; gang; clique “ACOMPANY me and my GANG in our moving vehicle.” |
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堂
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DOU
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public chamber; hall “Face the tall PUBLIC HALL on the hill with smoke coming out.” |
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救
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KYUU; suku(u)
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salvation; save; help; rescue; reclaim “Hit with a stick, one requests RESCUE and SALVATION” |
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清
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SEI; SHOU; SHIN; kiyo(i); kiyo(maru/meru)
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pure; purify; cleanse; exorcise; Manchu dynasty “As PURE and CLEANSING as blue water” |
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康
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KOU
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ease; peace “At PEACE in the building, hand dips teabag in water” |
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脈
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MYAKU; suji
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vein; pulse; hope “PULSING VEINS are tributaries of the flesh.” |
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梅
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BAI; ume
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plum “If only every tree could be a PLUM tree” |
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得
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TOKU; e(ru); u(ru)
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gain; get; find; earn; acquire; can; may; able to; profit; advantage; benefit “POTENTIAL GAIN in movement in one day’s PROFIT.” |
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敗
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HAI; yabu(reru)
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failure; defeat; reversal “DEFEATed and beaten, turn over all the money” |
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浴
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YOKU; a(biru); a(biseru)
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bathe; be favored with; bask in “Valley water is FAVORED for BATHing.” |
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粉
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FUN; ko; kona
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flour; powder; dust “Divide rice finely enough, and you’ll get FLOUR and DUST.” |
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票
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HYOU
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ballot; label; ticket; sign “In the West, BALLOTS show the way.” |
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料
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RYOU
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fee; materials “Pay the FEE in measured rice” |
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菜
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SAI; na
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vegetable; side dish; greens “Hands plant VEGETABLES between the grass and the trees” |
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産
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SAN; u(mu); u(mareru); ubu-; mu(su)
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products; bear; give birth; yield; childbirth; native; property “She stood on the hill and gave BIRTH to new life” |
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孫
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SON; mago
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grandchild; descendants “My GRANDCHILD is a child of my lineage.” |
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副
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FUKU; so(u)
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vice-; duplicate; copy “DEUPUTY, the VICE-sherrif, was cut down at single entrace to field.” |
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巣
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SOU; su; su(kuu)
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nest; rookery; hive; cobweb; den “NEST of sticks in a fruit tree.” |
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貨
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KA
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freight; goods; property “The PROPERTY of seven men—a lot of clams!” |
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徒
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TO; itazura; mada
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junior; emptiness; vanity; futility; uselessness; ephemeral thing; gang; set; party; people “JUNIOR goes running off with a GANG – it’s FUTILE.” |
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陸
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RIKU; ROKU; oka
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land “My LAND is already piled up into a hill” |
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望
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BOU; MOU; nozo(mu); machi
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ambition; full moon; hope; desire; aspire to; expect “An AMBITIOUS king, full of HOPE watches the FULL MOON.” |
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景
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KEI
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scenery; view “A great VIEW of the sun over the SCENERY-filled capital” |
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結
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KETSU; KECHI; musu(bu); yu(u); u(waeru)
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tie; bind; contract; join; organize; do up hair; fasten “A samurai TIED UP with his mouth open.” |
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隊
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TAI
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regiment; party; company; squad “A PLATOON of pigs spreads out from the hill” |
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象
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SHOU; ZOU; katado(ru)
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elephant; pattern after; imitate; image; shape; sign (of the times) “Think of a big pig with two ears and trunk on top” |
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然
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ZEN; NEN; shika; shika(ri/shi); sa
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sort of thing; so; if so; in that case; well “IN THAT CASE, cook some dog meat.” |
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喜
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KI; yoroko(ru/bu/basu)
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rejoice; take pleasure in “Pot of beans at mouth makes samurai happy—he TAKES PLEASURE and REJOICES.” |
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給
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KYUU; tama(u); tamo(u)
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salary; wage; gift; allow; grant; bestow on “SUPPLY and SALARY is what ties all the threads together.” |
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無
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MU; BU; na(i)
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nothingness; none; ain't; nothing; nil; not “Person on pyre of of bound wheat until NOTHING left.” |
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焼
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SHOU; ya(ku); ya(ki); ya(keru)
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bake; burning “BAKE 31 legs by a BURNING fire” |
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極
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KYOKU; GOKU; kiwa(meru/maru); kiwa(mari); kiwa(mi)
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poles; settlement; conclusion; end; highest rank; electric poles; very; extremely; most; highly; 10**48 “EXTREME hand pushes person between two wooden POLES into an opening.” |
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覚
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KAKU; obo(eru); sa(masu/meru); sato(ru)
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memorize; learn; remember; awake; sober up “MEMORIZE what you see beneath the ornate roof” |
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達
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TATSU; DA; -tachi
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accomplished; reach; arrive; attain “Moving toward your ACCOMPLISHMENT is one kind of happiness” |
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貯
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CHO; ta(meru); takuwa(eru)
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savings; store; lay in; keep; wear mustache “STORE money under nailed-down roof tiles” |
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博
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HAKU; BAKU
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Dr.; command; esteem; win acclaim; Ph.D.; exposition; fair “Ten ESTEEMED PHDs to measure ten exclusive fields WIN wide ACCLAIM” |
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飯
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HAN; meshi
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meal; boiled rice “Food + phonetic HAN” |
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最
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SAI; SHU; motto(o); tsuma
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utmost; most; extreme “Reach to the EXTREME and take the sun” |
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費
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HI; tsui(yasu); tsui(eru)
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expense; cost; spend; consume; waste “It’s a WASTE to SPEND your clams on your little brother” |
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散
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SAN; chi(ru); chi(rasu/rakasu); chi(rakaru)
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scatter; disperse; spend; squander “Man with stick SCATTERS grass under single moon” |
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順
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JUN
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obey; order; turn; right; docility; occasion “When you’re up to your neck in the river, you should OBEY orders.” |
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満
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MAN; BAN; mi(chiru); mi(tsu); mi(tasu)
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full; enough; pride; satisfy “An AMBITIOUS king, full of HOPE watches the FULL MOON.” |
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愛
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AI; ito(shii)
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love; affection; favourite “If you don’t uncover your heart, you’ll never make any progress with LOVE.” |
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圧
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ATSU; he(su)
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pressure; push; overwhelm; oppress; dominate “The soil under the cliff is under overwhelming PRESSURE.” |
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永
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EI; naga(i)
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eternity; long; lengthy “The jewel is like a piece of ice that lasts an ETERNITY.” |
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塩
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EN; shio
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salt “Man with open mouth puts Earth SALT on his dish” |
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億
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OKU
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hundred million; 10**8 “A person can have a HUNDRED MILLION thoughts.” |
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可
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KA; -be(ki); -be(shi)
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can; passable; mustn't; should not; do not “Say exactly what one CAN and CANNOT do.” |
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課
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KA
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chapter; lesson; section; department; division; counter for chapters (of a book) “The CHAPTERS contain fruitful words.” |
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刊
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KAN
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publish; carve; engrave “ENGRAVE the PUBLISHING plates with a dry knife.” |
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管
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KAN; kuda
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pipe; tube; wind instrument; drunken talk “Sit your but on the toilet lid that leads to the bamboo PIPES.” |
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観
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KAN; mi(ru)
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outlook; look; appearance; condition; view “VIEW the APPEARANCE of a crested bird” |
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関
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KAN; seki; kaka(waru)
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connection; barrier; gateway; involve; concerning “Heaven’s gates are a CONNECTION for some, a BARRIER for others.” |
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願
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GAN; nega(u);-negai
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petition; request; vow; wish; hope “A WISH has its origings in the head” |
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器
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KI; utsuwa
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utensil; vessel; receptacle; implement; instrument; ability; container; tool; set “Four mouths eat dog meat from four RECEPTICALS.” |
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旗
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KI; hata
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national flag; banner; standard “FLAG is a tool to show which side a person is on.” |
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機
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KI; hata
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mechanism; opportunity; occasion; machine; airplane “Person uses a wooden halberd as a LOOM to MACHINE the threads.” |
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議
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GI
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deliberation; consultation; debate; consideration “After a lot of talking and DEBATING, the sheep were slaughtered.” |
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久
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KYUU; KU; hisa(shii)
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long time; old story “A LONG TIME ago, the kana ku had an extra mark.” |
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旧
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KYUU; KU; furu(i)
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old times; old things; old friend; former; ex- “One day, during the OLD TIME….” |
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漁
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GYO; RYOU; asa(ru)
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fishing; fishery “Go to the water and do some FISHING.” |
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競
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KYOU; KEI; kiso(u); se(ru)
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emulate; compete with; bid; sell at auction; bout; contest; race “Two brothers stand up to COMPETE with each other.” |
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鏡
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KYOU; kagami
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mirror; speculum; barrel-head; round rice-cake offering “Stand up and look in the gold MIRROR.” |
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句
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KU
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phrase; clause; sentence; passage; paragraph; counter for haiku “Mouth wraps itself around a CLAUSE.” |
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験
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KEN; GEN
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verification; effect; testing “One brother stands under a roof to TEST the horse to VERIFY its pedigree.” |
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察
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SATSU
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guess; presume; surmise; judge; understand “You may think you’re worshipping with faith under the church roof, but you’re really just GUESSING and PRESUMING” |
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支
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SHI; sasa(eru); tsuka(eru); ka(u)
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branch; support; sustain “Hand SUPPORTS a cross-shaped BRANCH.” |
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試
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SHI; kokoro(miru); tame(su)
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test; try; attempt; experiment; ordeal “TEST is an ATTEMPT to see whether you know the words of the ceremony.” |
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辞
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JI; ya(meru)
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resign; word; term; expression “Sharp-tongued RESIGNATION.” |
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種
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SHU; tane; -gusa
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species; kind; class; variety; seed “This SPECIES of rice plant makes heavy seeds.” |
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照
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SHOU; te(ru); te(rasu); te(reru)
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illuminate; shine; compare; bashful “A fire SHINES and ILLUMINATEs.” |
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賞
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SHOU; ho(meru)
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prize; reward; praise “PRAISE employees beneath the ornate roof.” |
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静
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SEI; JOU; shizu(ka); shizu(maru/meru)
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quiet “Soothing blue color QUIETs the conflict.” |
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積
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SEKI; tsu(mu); tsu(moru/mori)
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volume; product (x*y); acreage; contents; pile up; stack; load; amass “Who gets the blame for STACKing the rice plants?” |
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節
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SESTU; SECHI; fushi; -bushi; notto
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node; season; period; occasion; verse; clause; stanza; honor; joint; knuckle; knob; knot; tune; melody “JOINTS of bamboo are NODES in orderly succession, like the STANZAS of a TUNE.” |
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説
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SETSU; ZEI; to(ku)
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rumor; opinion; theory My big brother is a martian, and his words EXPLAIN everything. |
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戦
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SEN; ikusa; tataka(u); onono(ku); soyogu; wanana(ku)
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war; battle; match “Go to WAR with a simple halberd.” |
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選
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SEN; era(bu)
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elect; select; choose; prefer “Show your SELECTION by twisting two moving threads together.” |
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続
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ZOKU; tsudu(ku); tsudu(keru); tsugu(nai)
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continue; series; sequel “CONTINUE to sell a series of threads ” |
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置
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CHI; o(ku); -o(ki)
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placement; put; set; deposit; leave behind; keep; employ; pawn “PUT a net directly in the path.” |
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腸
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CHOU; harawata
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intestines; guts; bowels; viscera “Fleshy INTESTINES exposed to the rising sun.” |
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働
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DOU; hatara(ku)
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work “Person WORKS by using power to move heavy stuff.” |
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熱
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NETSU; atsu(i)
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heat; temperature; fever; mania; passion “Fire around a mound of earth generates great HEAT.” |
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比
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HI; kura(beru)
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compare; race; ratio; Phillipines “COMPARE two persons from the PHILLIPINES side by side.” |
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標
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HYOU
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signpost; seal; mark; stamp; imprint; symbol; emblem; trademark; evidence; souvenir; target “Tree with the MARK is a SIGNPOST showing the direction WEST.” |
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仏
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BUTSU; FUTSU; hotoke
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Buddha; the dead; France “The BUDDHA was a person from FRANCE, and had a French nose.” |
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養
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YOU; yashina(u)
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foster; bring up; rear; develop; nurture sheep |
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量
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RYOU; haka(ru)
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quantity; measure; weight; amount “Village gets measured quantity for one day.” |
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輪
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RIN; wa
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wheel; ring; circle; link; loop; counter for wheels and flowers “Neat arrangement of WHEELS in a CIRCLE.” |
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類
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RUI; tagu(i)
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sort; kind; variety; class; genus “This GENUS of rice is the VARIETY that has kernels so big they stick in you neck.” |
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歴
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REKI; REKKI
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curriculum; continuation; passage of time “Trees on the cliff stop the CONTINUATION of erosion over the PASSAGE OF TIME.” |
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録
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ROKU
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record “RECORD on green metal.” |
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易
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EKI; I; yasa(shii); yasu(i)
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easy; fortune-telling; ready to; simple; divination “The sun’s legs make it EASY to DIVINE the meaning.” |
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因
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IN; yo(ru)
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cause; factor; be associated with; depend on; be limited to “The enclosed man is a shut-in BECAUSE he’s so big, which makes him DEPEND ON others.” |
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往
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OU; yu(ku) i(nasu)
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journey; chase away; let go; going; travel “Master GOES on a JOURNEY.” |
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応
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OU; YOU; -NOU; machi(ni); kota(eru)
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apply; answer; yes; OK; reply; accept “I ANSWERed YES to shelter his feelings.” |
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仮
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KA; KE; kari
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sham; temporary; interim; assumed (name); informal “A WARPED person TEMPORARILY ASSUMED his name.” |
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価
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KA; KE; atai
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value; price “What is the VALUE of a person from the West?” |
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河
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KA; kawa
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river “Water can form a RIVER.” |
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快
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KAI; kokoroyo(i)
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cheerful; pleasant; agreeable; comfortable “I decided to have only CHEERFUL, PLEASANT, feelings in my heart.” |
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技
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GI; waza
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skill; art; craft; ability; feat; performance; vocation; arts “This technique is a waza that allows you to support with a single hand.” |
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逆
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GYAKU; GEKI; saka; saka(sa); saka(rau)
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inverted; reverse; opposite; wicked “Big upside-down man moves in reverse.” |
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居
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KYO; i(ru); -i
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reside; to be; exist; live with “Bent-over person’s EXISTENCE is about LIVING WITH old things.” |
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均
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KIN; nara(su)
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level; average “On AVERAGE, the earth in the ladel is LEVEL.” |
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件
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KEN; kudan
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affair; case; matter; item “A man having an AFFAIR with a cow is an important MATTER.” |
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券
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KEN
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ticket “Cut a rice roll—there’s the TICKET.” |
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限
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GEN; kagi(ru); kagi(ri)
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limit; restrict; to best of ability “A good village will have LIMITS and RESTRICTIONS on growth.” |
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故
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KO; yue
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happenstance; especially; intentionally; reason; cause; circumstances; the late; therefore; consequently “Justby HAPPENSTANCE, I met a guy with an ESPECIALLY old stick in his hand.” |
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効
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KOU; ki(ku); kikime
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merit; efficacy; efficiency; benefit “A power mixer is more efficient.” |
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厚
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KOU; atsu(i); aka
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thick; heavy; rich; kind; cordial; brazen; shameless “KIND but “thick” kid plays daily by the cliff.” |
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査
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SA
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investigate “Furthermore, we should INVESTIGATE the cairn under the tree.” |
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再
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SAI; SA; futata(bi)
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again; twice; second time “Add one more basket a SECOND TIME.” |
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妻
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SAI; tsuma
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wife; spouse “Woman who holds a broom is a WIFE.” |
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災
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SAI; wazawa(i)
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disaster; calamity; woe; curse; evil “Flood and fire are DISASTERS full of EVIL.” |
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在
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ZAI; a(ru)
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exist; outskirts; suburbs; located in “An earthen dam EXISTS on the OUTSKIRTS, LOCATED IN the SUBURBS.” |
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志
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SHI; kokoroza(su); kokorozashi
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intention; plan; resolve; aspire; motive; hopes; shilling “In his heart, he aspires to be a Samurai.” |
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枝
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SHI; eda
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bough; branch; twig; limb “A tree supports – and is supported by – its branches.” |
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似
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JI; ni(ru); hi(ru)
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becoming; resemble; counterfeit; imitate; suitable “That person RESEMBES him because he’s a COUNTERFEIT.” |
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示
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JI; SHI; shime(su)
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show; indicate; point out; express; display “Blood from the altar SHOWS our devotion.” |
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舎
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SHA; SEKI; yado(ru)
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cottage; inn; hut; house; mansion “The HUT was a roof over a hole in the earth, but to us it was a MANSION.” |
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述
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JUTSU; no(beru)
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mention; state; speak; relate “Did I MENTION the bird in the moving tree?” |
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序
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JO; tsui(de); tsuide
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preface; beginning; order; precedence; occasion; chance; incidentally “Previously, they came out of the hut in ORDER.” |
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承
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JOU; uketamawa(ru)
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aquiesce; hear; listen to; be informed; receive “Before, the waters LISTENED TO the hand of Moses and divided.” |
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招
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SHOU; mane(ku)
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beckon; invite; summon; engage “Hand BECKONS to ENGAGE with a sword at the entrance.” |
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条
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JOU; eda
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article; clause; item; stripe; streak “This ARTICLE is about wooden sticks.” |
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状
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JOU
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status quo; conditions; circumstances; form; appearance “That APPEARS to be a dog in my bed—just STATUS QUO.” |
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制
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SEI
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system; law; rule “Cut and prune the ornate tree according to a SYSTEM.” |
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性
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SEI; SHOU; saga
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sex; gender; nature “SEXUAL feelings are NATURAL and part of LIFE.” |
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政
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SEI; SHOU; matsurigoto
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politics; government “POLITICS and GOVERNMENT are the only correct way to wield a stick.” |
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舌
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ZETSU; shita
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tongue; reed; clapper “A thousand TONGUES from a thousand mouths.” |
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団
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DAN; TON; DON; katamari; maru(i)
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group; association “Hand puts items of same GROUP in the same enclosure.” |
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任
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NIN; maka(seru); maka(su)
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responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint “Person wears a jewel to show he’s been ENTRUSTED and APPOINTED with a certain DUTY.” |
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判
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HAN; BAN; waka(ru)
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judgement; signature; stamp; seal “Solomon’s JUDGEMENT was to SEAL the kid’s fate by cutting him in half.” |
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版
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HAN
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printing block; printing plate; edition; impression; label “The PRINTING BLOCK is a bent piece of wood with an IMPRESSION on one side.” |
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犯
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HAN; BON; oka(su)
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crime; sin; offense “Dog sniffs at a slumped figure—it’s a CRIME scene.” |
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肥
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HI; ko(eru); koe; ko(yasu); ko(yashi); futo(ru)
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fertilizer; get fat; fertile; manure; pamper “Fleshy body is so well-FERTILIZED and FAT it’s bent over.” |
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非
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HI
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un-; mistake; negative; injustice; non- “Wings of a bird spreading apart –it’s UN-MISTAKE-able.” |
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布
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FU; nuno
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linen; cloth “Hand spreads the LINEN CLOTH.” |
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武
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BU; MU; take(shi)
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warrior; military; chivalry; arms “A WARRIOR can stop an army with a single halberd.” |
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弁
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BEN; HEN; wakima(eru)
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valve; petal; braid; speech; dialect; discrimination; dispose of; distinguish “DIALECT is a “PETAL” of SPEECH spoken by only TWENTY persons.” |
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防
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BOU; fuse(gu)
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ward off; defend; protect; resist “We have to DEFEND the village from every direction.” |
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余
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YO; ama(ru/ri/su)
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too much; myself; surplus; other; remainder “I, MYSELF, show TOO MUCH SURPLUS stuff under the roof.” |
