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立体 rittai (1)solid body/three-dimensional object/ (2)(abbr) multi-storey car park/(P) adj, leda1

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口語 kougo (1)spoken language, (2)literary style based on (modern) spoken language bunpou

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駅伝 ekiden (1)stagecoach, post horse, (2)(abbr) long-distance relay race mix

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代 shiro (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix

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代 yo (1)substitution, (2)material, (3)price, (4)margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.), area required for something, (5)(arch) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; ~19.83 m.sq.); (6)cha mix

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外伝 gaiden (1)supplementary biography, (2)anecdote, side story, spin-off mix

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年頭 nentou (1)the oldest person/ (2)beginning of the year/(P) leda1

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品 shina (1)thing, article, goods, (2)dignity, class, quality, (n) (3)(uk) flirtatiousness, coquetry mix

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表われる arawareru (1)to appear, to come in sight, to become visible, to come out, to embody, to materialize, to materialise, (2)to be expressed (e.g. emotions), to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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近づく chikaduku (1)to approach, to draw near, to get close, (2)to get acquainted with, to get closer to, to get to know godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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問う tou (1)to ask/to question/to inquire/ (2)to charge (i.e. with a crime)/to accuse/ (3)to care (about)/ (4)without regard to (with negative verb)/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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覚ます samasu (1)to awaken, (2)to disabuse, (3)to sober up godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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利く kiku (1)to be effective, to show effect, (2)to do its work, to carry out its function well, (3)to be possible to use godan, verb, vintrans

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足りる tariru (1)to be sufficient/to be enough/ (2)to be worth doing/to be worthy/ (3)to be sufficient/to answer/to do/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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甘える amaeru (1)to behave like a spoiled child, to behave like a spoilt child, to fawn on, (2)to depend and presume upon another's benevolence ichidan, verb, vintrans

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分かれる wakareru (1)to branch/to fork/to diverge/ (2)to separate/to split/to divide/ (3)to disperse/to scatter/(P) ichidan, jlpt3, vintrans

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生み出す umidasu (1)to create, to bring forth, to produce, (2)to invent, to think up and bring into being, (3)to give birth to, to bear godan, verb, vtrans

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切る kiru (1)to cut (usu. to cut through)/ (2)to sever (connections, ties)/ (3)to turn off (i.e. the light)/ (4)to terminate (i.e. a conversation)/to hang up (the phone)/to disconnect/ (5)to punch (a ticket)/t godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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切れる kireru (1)to cut well/to be sharp/ (2)to break (off)/to snap/to wear out/ (3)to be injured/ (4)to burst/to collapse/ (5)to be disconnected/to be out of/to expire/to sever (connections) with/ (6)to be shrewd ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vintrans

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下る kudaru (1)to descend, to go down, to come down, (2)to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.), (3)to pass (of time), (4)to surrender, to capitulate, (5)(often in neg. form) to be less than, to be i godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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見つける mitsukeru (1)to discover, to find (e.g. an error in a book), to come across, to detect, to spot, (2)to locate, to find (e.g. something missing), to find fault, (3)to be used to seeing, to be familiar with ichidan, jlpt3, jlpt4, verb, vtrans

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画く kaku (1)to draw, to paint, to sketch, (2)to depict, to describe; (3)to draw, to paint, to sketch godan, verb, vtrans

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生える haeru (1)to grow, to spring up, (2)to cut (teeth) ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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手にする tenisuru (1)to hold (in one's hand), to take (into one's hand), (2)to own, to obtain suru

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見上げる miageru (1)to look up at, to raise one's eyes, (2)to look up to, to admire, to respect ichidan, verb, vtrans

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生かす ikasu (1)to make (the best) use of, to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.), to capitalise on (experience, etc), (2)to let live, to keep alive, (3)to revive, to resuscitate godan, verb, vintrans, vtrans

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間に合わせる maniawaseru (1)to make do, to manage (with something), to make shift, (2)to (make) get done on time ichidan, jlpt3, verb

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計る hakaru (1)to measure, to weigh, to survey, to time (sound, gauge, estimate), (2)to conjecture, to infer, to surmise godan, verb, vtrans

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動かす ugokasu (1)to move, to shift, to operate, to set in motion, to mobilize, to mobilise, (2)to inspire, to rouse, to move (e.g. feeling), to influence, (3)to deny, to change godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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図る hakaru (1)to plot/to attempt/to plan/to devise/to design/ (2)to take in/to deceive/ (3)to aim for/to have something in mind/ (4)to refer A to B/(P) godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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注ぐ sosogu (1)to pour (into), to fill, (2)to sprinkle on from above, to shed (e.g. tears), (3)to concentrate one's spirit or strength on, (v5g,vi) (4)to fall onto (of rain, snow); (uk) (usu. written as kana godan, verb, vtrans

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代える kaeru (1)to replace, (2)to exchange, to interchange, (3)to substitute ichidan, jlpt3, leda1, verb, vtrans

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表す arawasu (1)to reveal, to show, to display, (2)to express, (3)to represent, to signify, to stand for, (4)to make widely known godan, jlpt3, verb, vtrans

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上る noboru (1)to rise, to go up, to come up, to ascend, to be raised, (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors), to come in, to go in, (3)to enter (a school), to advance to the next grade, (4)to get out (of water), t godan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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上がる agaru (1)to rise/to go up/to come up/to ascend/to be raised/ (2)to enter (esp. from outdoors)/to come in/to go in/ (3)to enter (a school)/to advance to the next grade/ (4)to get out (of water)/to come asho godan, verb, vintrans

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見送る miokuru (1)to see off (e.g. to the station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home), to farewell, (2)to see out, to send off, (3)to let pass, to wait and see, to continue (e.g. in legal contexts), (4)to godan, verb, vtrans

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売れる ureru (1)to sell (well), (2)to be well known, to be popular, to be famous ichidan, verb, vintrans

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研ぐ togu (1)to sharpen, to hone, to whet, to grind, (2)to wash (rice), (3)to scour, to polish, to burnish godan, verb, vtrans

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立ち上がる tachiagaru (1)to stand up, to get up, (2)to rise, (3)to recover, (4)to take action, to start, (5)to make the initial charge (in sumo), (6)(comp) to start up, to boot up godan, verb, vintrans

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下ろす orosu (1)to take down (e.g. flag), to launch (e.g. boat), to drop, to lower (e.g. ladder), to let (a person) off, to unload, to discharge, (2)to drop off (a passenger from a vehicle), to let (a person) of godan, verb, vtrans

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回る mawaru (1)to turn/to revolve/ (2)to visit several places/ (3)to function well/ (4)to pass a certain time/(P) godan, verb, vintrans

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回す mawasu (1)to turn/to rotate/to gyrate/ (2)to circulate/to send around/ (3)to surround/ (4)to put something to a new use (e.g. leftovers)/(suf,v5s) (5)(after the -masu stem of a verb) ... around (i.e. to ch godan, leda1, verb, vtrans

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使う tsukau (1)to use (a thing, method, etc.)/to make use of/to put to use/ (2)to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.)/to employ/to handle/to manage/to manipulate/ (3)to use (time, money, etc.)/to spend/to consu godan, jlpt5, leda1, verb, vtrans

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覚める sameru (1)to wake, to wake up, (2)to become sober, to sober up, to regain consciousness (e.g. after anaesthesia), (3)to come to one's senses, to be disillusioned ichidan, jlpt3, verb, vintrans

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真っ暗 makkura (1)total darkness, pitch dark, (2)bleak future, poor prospects mix

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種類 shurui (1)variety, kind, type, category, (ctr) (2)counter for different sorts of things jlpt3, mix

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色々 iroiro (1)various, (2)(arch) various colors (colours) mix

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歩み ayumi (1)walking, (2)progress, advance mix

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書き方 kakikata (1)way of writing, manner of writing, (2)penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks), calligraphy, (3)format (e.g. of a report), (4)stroke order of a character mix

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野生 yasei (1)wild, growing wild, (pn) (2)(arch) (male) I suru

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風車 kazaguruma (1)windmill/pinwheel/ (2)leather flower/Clematis patens leda1

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働き hataraki (1)work, labor, labour, (2)achievement, performance, ability, talent, (3)salary, income, earnings, (4)action, activity, workings, function, operation, movement, motion, (5)(ling) conjugation, inf jlpt3

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一服 ippuku (a) dose, (a) puff, (a) smoke, lull, short restsuru

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日銀 nichigin (abbr) Bank of Japan, BOJ, BoJmix

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図工 zukou (abbr) drawing and manual artsleda1

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一気 ikki (abbr) drink! (said repeatedly as a party cheer)mix

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国会 kokkai (abbr) National Diet, parliament, congressseiji

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学食 gakushoku (abbr) school cafeteriagakkou