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丁
street
丑
sign of the ox or cow
且
moreover
丘
hill
丙
third class
丞
help
丹
rust-colored
乃
from
之
of
乏
destitution
乙
the latter
也
to be (classical)
亀
tortoise
井
well
亘
span
亜
Asia
亥
sign of the hog
亦
also
亨
pass through
享
enjoy
亭
pavilion
亮
clear
仁
humanity
仙
hermit
仮
sham
仰
face-up
企
undertake
伊
Italy
伍
five
伎
deed
伏
prostrated
伐
fell
伯
chief
伴
consort
伶
actor
伽
nursing
但
however
佐
assistant
佑
help
佳
excellent
併
join
侃
strong
侍
waiter
侑
urge to eat
価
value
侮
scorn
侯
marquis
侵
encroach
促
stimulate
俊
sagacious
俗
vulgar
保
protect
修
discipline
俳
haiku
俵
bag
俸
stipend
倉
godown
倖
happiness
倣
emulate
倫
ethics
倭
Yamato
倹
frugal
偏
partial
健
healthy
偲
recollect
偵
spy
偽
falsehood
傍
bystander
傑
greatness
傘
umbrella
催
sponsor
債
bond
傷
wound
僕
me
僚
colleague
僧
Buddhist priest
儀
ceremony
儒
Confucian
償
reparation
允
license
充
allot
克
overcome
免
excuse
典
code
兼
concurrently
冒
risk
冗
superfluous
冠
crown
冴
be clear
冶
melting
准
quasi-
凌
endure
凜
cold
凝
congeal
凡
commonplace
凪
lull
凱
victory song
凶
villain
凸
convex
凹
concave
刀
sword
刃
blade
刈
reap
刑
punish
削
plane
剖
divide
剛
sturdy
剣
sabre
剤
dose
剰
surplus
創
genesis
功
achievement
劣
inferiority
励
encourage
劾
censure
勁
strong
勅
imperial order
勘
intuition
勧
persuade
勲
meritorious deed
勺
ladle
匁
monme
匠
artisan
匡
correct
匿
hide
升
measuring box
卑
lowly
卓
eminent
博
Dr.
卯
sign of the hare or rabbit
即
instant
却
instead
卸
wholesale
厄
unlucky
厘
rin
厳
stern
又
or again
及
reach out
叔
uncle
叙
confer
叡
intelligence
句
phrase
只
only
叶
grant
司
director
吉
good luck
后
empress
吏
officer
吐
spit
吟
versify
呂
spine
呈
display
呉
give
哀
pathetic
哉
how
哲
philosophy
唄
song
唆
tempt
唇
lips
唯
solely
唱
chant
啄
peck
啓
disclose
善
virtuous
喚
yell
喝
hoarse
喪
miss
喬
high
嗣
heir
嘆
sigh
嘉
applaud
嘱
entrust
噴
erupt
器
utensil
嚇
menacing
囚
captured
圏
sphere
圭
square jewel
坑
pit
坪
two-mat area
垂
droop
垣
hedge
執
tenacious
培
cultivate
基
fundamentals
堀
ditch
堅
strict
堕
degenerate
堤
dike
堪
withstand
塀
fence
塁
bases
塊
clod
塑
model
塚
hillock
塾
cram school
墓
grave
墜
crash
墳
tomb
墾
ground-breaking
壁
wall
壇
podium
壊
demolition
壌
lot
士
gentleman
壮
robust
壱
one (in documents)
奇
strange
奈
Nara
奉
observance
奔
run
奎
star
奏
play music
契
pledge
奨
exhort
奪
rob
奮
stirred up
奴
guy
如
likeness
妃
queen
妄
delusion
妊
pregnancy
妙
exquisite
妥
gentle
妨
disturb
姫
princess
姻
matrimony
姿
figure
威
intimidate
娠
with child
娯
recreation
婆
old woman
婿
bridegroom
媒
mediator
媛
beautiful woman
嫁
marry into
嫌
dislike
嫡
legitimate wife
嬉
glad
嬢
lass
孔
cavity
孟
chief
孤
orphan
宏
wide
宗
religion
宙
mid-air
宜
best regards
宣
proclaim
宥
soothe
宮
Shinto shrine
宰
superintend
宴
banquet
宵
wee hours
寂
loneliness
寅
sign of the tiger
密
secrecy
寛
tolerant
寡
widow
寧
rather
審
hearing
寮
dormitory
寸
measurement
射
shoot
尉
military officer
尋
inquire
尚
esteem
尭
high
就
concerning
尺
shaku
尼
nun
尽
exhaust
尾
tail
尿
urine
屈
yield
展
unfold
属
belong
履
perform
屯
barracks
岐
branch off
岬
headland
岳
point
峠
mountain peak
峡
gorge
峰
summit
峻
high
崇
adore
崎
promontory
崚
mountains towering in a row
崩
crumble
嵐
storm
嵩
be aggravated
嵯
steep
嶺
peak
巌
rock
巣
nest
巧
adroit
己
self
巳
sign of the snake or serpent
巴
comma-design
巽
southeast
帆
sail
帝
sovereign
帥
commander
帳
notebook
幕
curtain
幣
cash
幹
tree trunk
幻
phantasm
幽
seclude
庄
level
序
preface
庶
commoner
康
ease
庸
commonplace
廃
abolish
廊
corridor
廉
bargain
廷
courts
弁
valve
弊
abuse
弐
II
弓
bow
弔
condolences
弘
vast
弥
all the more
弦
bowstring
弧
arc
張
counter for bows & stringed instruments
弾
bullet
彗
comet
彦
lad
彩
coloring
彫
carve
彬
refined
彰
patent
影
shadow
往
journey
征
subjugate
径
diameter
徐
gradually
従
accompany
循
sequential
微
delicate
徳
benevolence
徴
indications
徹
penetrate
忌
mourning
忍
endure
志
intention
応
apply
忠
loyalty
怜
wise
怠
neglect
怪
suspicious
恒
constancy
恕
excuse
恨
regret
恩
grace
恭
respect
恵
favor
悌
serving our elders
悔
repent
悟
enlightenment
悠
permanence
悦
ecstasy
悼
lament
惇
sincere
惑
beguile
惜
pity
惟
consider
惣
all
惨
wretched
惰
lazy
愁
distress
愉
pleasure
愚
foolish
慨
rue
慈
mercy
態
attitude
慎
humility
慕
pining
慢
ridicule
慧
wise
慮
prudence
慰
consolation
慶
jubilation
憂
melancholy
憤
aroused
憧
yearn after
憩
recess
憲
constitution
憶
recollection
憾
remorse
懇
sociable
懐
feelings
懲
penal
懸
state of suspension
我
ego
戒
commandment
戯
frolic
房
tassel
扇
fan
扉
front door
扱
handle
扶
aid
批
criticism
抄
extract
把
grasp
抑
repress
抗
confront
択
choose
披
expose
抵
resist
抹
rub
抽
pluck
拍
clap
拐
kidnap
拒
repel
拓
clear (the land)
拘
arrest
拙
bungling
拠
foothold
拡
broaden
括
fasten
拳
fist
拷
torture
挑
challenge
挙
raise
振
shake
挿
insert
据
set
捷
victory
捺
press
授
impart
掌
palm of hand
排
repudiate
控
withdraw
推
conjecture
措
set aside
掲
put up (a notice)
描
sketch
提
propose
揚
raise
握
grip
揮
brandish
援
abet
揺
swing
搬
conveyor
搭
board
携
portable
搾
squeeze
摂
vicarious
摘
pinch
摩
chafe
撃
beat
撤
remove
撮
snapshot
撲
slap
擁
hug
操
maneuver
擦
grate
擬
mimic
攻
aggression
故
happenstance
敏
cleverness
救
salvation
敢
daring
敦
industry
整
organize
敵
enemy
敷
spread
斉
adjusted
斎
purification
斐
beautiful
斗
Big Dipper
斜
diagonal
斤
axe
斥
reject
於
at
施
give
旋
rotation
旗
national flag
既
previously
旦
daybreak
旨
delicious
旬
decameron
旭
rising sun
旺
flourishing
昂
rise
昆
descendants
昌
prosperous
昭
shining
是
just so
昴
the Pleiades
晃
clear
晋
advance
晏
late
晟
clear
晨
morning
晶
sparkle
智
wisdom
暁
daybreak
暑
sultry
暇
spare time
暉
shine
暖
warmth
暢
stretch
暦
calendar
暫
temporarily
曙
dawn
曹
office
朋
companion
朔
conjunction (astronomy)
朕
majestic plural
朗
melodious
朱
vermilion
朴
crude
朽
decay
杉
cedar
李
plum
杏
apricot
杜
woods
条
article
松
pine tree
析
chop
枠
frame
枢
hinge
架
erect
柄
design
柊
holly
某
so-and-so
染
dye
柚
citron
柳
willow
柾
straight grain
栓
plug
栗
chestnut
栞
bookmark
株
stocks
核
nucleus
栽
plantation
桂
Japanese Judas-tree
桃
peach
案
plan
桐
paulownia
桑
mulberry
桜
cherry
桟
scaffold
梅
plum
梓
catalpa tree
梢
treetops
梧
Chinese parasol tree
梨
pear tree
棄
abandon
棋
chess piece
棚
shelf
棟
ridgepole
棺
coffin
椋
type of deciduous tree
椎
chinquapin
検
examination
椰
coconut tree
椿
camellia
楊
willow
楓
maple
楠
camphor tree
楼
watchtower
概
outline
榛
hazelnut
槙
twig
槻
Zelkova tree
槽
vat
標
signpost
模
imitation
樹
timber
樺
birch
橘
mandarin orange
檀
cedar
欄
column
欣
take pleasure in
欺
deceit
欽
respect
款
goodwill
歓
delight
殉
martyrdom
殊
particularly
殖
augment
殴
assault
殻
husk
毅
strong
毬
burr
氏
family name
汁
soup
汐
eventide
江
creek
汰
washing
汽
vapor
沖
open sea
沙
sand
没
drown
沢
swamp
沼
marsh
沿
run alongside
泌
ooze
泡
bubbles
泣
cry
泰
peaceful
洞
den
津
haven
洪
deluge
洲
continent
洵
alike
洸
sparkling water
派
faction
浄
clean
浜
seacoast
浦
bay
浩
wide expanse
浪
wandering
浸
immersed
涯
horizon
淑
graceful
淡
thin
淳
pure
添
annexed
渇
thirst
渉
ford
渋
astringent
渓
mountain stream
渚
strand
渥
kindness
渦
whirlpool
湧
boil
滋
nourishing
滞
stagnate
源
source
溝
gutter
滅
destroy
滉
deep and broad (water)
滑
slippery
滝
waterfall
漂
drift
漆
lacquer
漏
leak
漠
vague
漫
cartoon
漬
pickling
漱
gargle
漸
steadily
潔
undefiled
潜
submerge
潟
lagoon
潤
wet
潮
tide
澄
lucidity
澪
water route
激
violent
濁
voiced
濫
excessive
瀬
rapids
災
disaster
炉
hearth
炊
cook
炎
inflammation
為
do
烈
ardent
焦
char
煮
boil
煩
anxiety
熊
bear
熙
bright
熟
mellow
黙
silence
燎
burn
燦
brilliant
燿
shine
爵
baron
爽
refreshing
爾
you
牧
breed
牲
animal sacrifice
犠
sacrifice
狂
lunatic
狩
hunt
独
single
狭
cramped
猛
fierce
猟
game-hunting
猪
boar
献
offering
猶
furthermore
猿
monkey
獄
prison
獣
animal
獲
seize
玄
mysterious
率
ratio
玖
beautiful black jewel
玲
sound of jewels
珠
pearl
班
squad
琉
precious stone
琢
polish
琳
jewel
琴
harp
瑚
ancestral offering receptacle
瑛
sparkle of jewelry
瑞
congratulations
瑠
lapis lazuli
瑳
polish
瑶
beautiful as a jewel
璃
glassy
環
ring
甚
tremendously
甫
for the first time
甲
armor
畔
paddy ridge
畝
furrow
異
uncommon
疎
alienate
疫
epidemic
疾
rapidly
症
symptoms
痘
pox
痢
diarrhea
痴
stupid
癒
healing
癖
mannerism
皇
emperor
皐
swamp
皓
white
盆
basin
益
benefit
盛
boom
盟
alliance
監
oversee
盤
tray
盲
blind
盾
shield
眉
eyebrow
看
watch over
眸
pupil of the eye
眺
stare
眼
eyeball
督
coach
睦
intimate
睡
drowsy
瞬
wink
瞭
clear
瞳
pupil (of eye)
矛
halberd
矢
dart
矯
rectify
砕
smash
砲
cannon
硝
nitrate
硫
sulphur
碁
Go
碑
tombstone
碧
blue
碩
large
磁
magnet
磯
seashore
礁
reef
礎
cornerstone
祉
welfare
祐
help
祥
auspicious
票
ballot
禄
fief
視
inspection
禅
Zen
禍
calamity
禎
happiness
秀
excel
秘
secret
租
tariff
秦
Manchu dynasty
秩
regularity
称
appellation
稀
rare
稔
harvest
稚
immature
稜
angle
稲
rice plant
稼
earnings
稿
draft
穀
cereals
穂
ear
穏
calm
穣
good crops
穫
harvest
穴
hole
窃
stealth
窒
plug up
窮
hard up
窯
kiln
竜
dragon
竣
end
端
edge
笙
a reed instrument
笛
flute
第
No.
笹
bamboo grass
筋
muscle
策
scheme
節
node
箇
counter for articles
範
pattern
篤
fervent
簿
register
粋
chic
粗
coarse
粘
sticky
粛
solemn
糖
sugar
糧
provisions
系
lineage
糾
twist
紀
chronicle
紋
family crest
納
settlement
紗
gauze
紘
large
級
class
紛
distract
素
elementary
紡
spinning
索
cord
紫
purple
紬
pongee (a knotted silk cloth)
累
accumulate
紳
sire
紺
dark blue
絃
string
結
tie
絞
strangle
絢
brilliant fabric design
統
overall
絹
silk
継
inherit
綜
rule
維
fiber
綱
hawser
網
netting
綸
thread
綺
figured cloth
綾
design
緊
tense
緋
scarlet
締
tighten
緩
slacken
緯
horizontal
縁
affinity
縄
straw rope
縛
truss
縦
vertical
縫
sew
縮
shrink
繁
luxuriant
繊
slender
織
weave
繕
darning
繭
cocoon
繰
winding
罰
penalty
罷
quit
羅
gauze
羊
sheep
義
righteousness
翁
venerable old man
翔
soar
翠
green
翼
wing
翻
flip
耀
shine
耐
-proof
耗
decrease
耶
question mark
聖
holy
聡
wise
聴
listen
肇
beginning
肖
resemblance
肝
liver
肢
limb
肥
fertilizer
肪
obese
肺
lungs
胆
gall bladder
胎
womb
胞
placenta
胡
barbarian
胤
descendent
胴
trunk
脅
threaten
脈
vein
脚
skids
脩
dried meat
脱
undress
脹
dilate
腐
rot
腸
intestines
膜
membrane
膨
swell
臨
look to
臭
stinking
至
climax
致
doth
興
entertain
舌
tongue
舎
cottage
舗
shop
舜
type of morning glory
舶
liner
艇
rowboat
艦
warship
艶
glossy
芋
potato
芙
lotus
芝
turf
芳
perfume
芹
parsley
芽
bud
苑
garden
苗
seedling
茂
overgrown
茄
eggplant
茅
miscanthus reed
茉
jasmine
茎
stalk
茜
madder
荘
villa
莉
jasmine
莞
smiling
菊
chrysanthemum
菌
germ
菖
iris
菫
the violet
華
splendor
萌
show symptoms of
萩
bush clover
葬
interment
葵
hollyhock
蒔
sow (seeds)
蒼
blue
蓄
amass
蓉
lotus
蓮
lotus
蔦
vine
蕉
banana
蕗
butterbur
薦
recommend
薪
fuel
薫
send forth fragrance
藍
indigo
藤
wisteria
藩
clan
藻
seaweed
蘭
orchid
虎
tiger
彪
spotted
虐
tyrannize
虚
void
虜
captive
虞
fear
虹
rainbow
蚊
mosquito
蚕
silkworm
蛇
snake
蛍
lightning-bug
蛮
barbarian
蝶
butterfly
融
dissolve
衆
masses
街
boulevard
衛
defense
衝
collide
衡
equilibrium
衰
decline
衷
inmost
衿
neck
袈
a coarse camlet
裁
tailor
裂
split
裕
abundant
裟
Buddhist surplice
裸
naked
製
made in...
褐
brown
褒
praise
襟
collar
襲
attack
覆
capsize
覇
hegemony
覧
perusal
訂
revise
討
chastise
託
consign
訟
sue

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