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セイ
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51.0%
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life ②I ③student
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teacher ②sensei ③intimate or teasing form of address ④one's elder
outbreak ②generation (e.g. of power or heat) ③ontogeny
life ②(one's) working life ③life force
student (esp. a university student)
senior high school student
restoration to life ②reformation ③recycling ④regeneration (of lost or damage tissue) ⑤rebirth ⑥recall (memory)
elementary school student
head of the student council
junior high school student
first-year student ②beginner ③annual ④annual plant
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いきる
いかす
いける
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18.9%
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to live ②to make a living ③to be in effect ④to come to life
to make (the best) use of ②to let live ③to revive ④to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to arrange (flowers) ②living
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to live ②to make a living ③to be in effect ④to come to life
to make (the best) use of ②to let live ③to revive ④to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to arrange (flowers) ②living
capturing alive (an animal or person)
living ②freshness ③damned
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うまれる
うまれ
うむ
-う
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8.5%
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to be born
birth ②born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to give birth ②to produce
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to create ②to invent ③to give birth to
to give birth ②to produce
birth ②born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
for the first time in one's life
biological parent ②founder
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じょう
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7.0%
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whole life ②(the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to produce ②to result from
brink of death ②time to give up
passing on to the next life ②death ③coercion
greatest mistake of one's life
the instant of birth (rebirth)
sharing one's lot with another
being brought to a standstill ②being stumped ③dying while standing (and remaining standing)
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なま
なま-
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5.7%
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raw ②impudence ③blank (e.g. disk) ④just a little ⑤cash
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raw ②impudence ③blank (e.g. disk) ④just a little ⑤cash
living flesh ②physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva
lukewarm ②half-hearted ③lenient
live broadcast (radio, TV)
smelling of fish ②degenerate (of a monk) ③worldly ④fishy
vivid (memory, description, etc.) ②fresh (blood, scar, etc.)
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はえる
はやす
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0.8%
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to grow ②to cut (teeth)
to grow
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native-born ②(belonging) from the start (to a group, organization, etc.)
to be replaced with new growth
to get moldy ②to get out-of-fashion
to all come in (e.g. teeth)
to plant oneself ②to be well-established (e.g. of a religion in a particular area)
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よい
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0.3%
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third month of the lunar calendar ②thick growth (of grass, etc.) ③Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE)
Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE-300 CE)
last day of the third month of the lunar calendar
kabuki play presented in the third month (Edo period)
mountain in the third month, with trees vigorously budding
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き
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0.2%
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pure
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cloth ②dough ③inherent quality ④unglazed pottery
unbleached cloth ②unbleached
to drink (whisky, whiskey) straight
unrefined sap of the lacquer tree
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いけ
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0.1%
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(living) sacrifice ②victim
Cynanchum caudatum (species of swallowwort)
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なる
なす
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0.1%
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to bear fruit
to have a child
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fruit grown near the tip of the vine (hence stunted and unripe) ②weak-looking fellow
great collection (of things) ②bottle gourd
fruit grown near the root
inexperienced ②unfermented narezushi
traditional Koshōgatsu ceremony where one person beats a fruit tree (usu. persimmon tree) with a pole while threatening to cut it down if it does not provide a plentiful harvest, with another person responding "I will, I will" for the tree
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いく
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0.1%
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vital
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longevity stone (gemstone that gives its bearer long life)
eternal well (i.e. one that never runs dry)
sword brimming over with life force
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おう
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0.1%
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to grow ②to cut (teeth)
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ふ
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0.1%
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area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)
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the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)
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おい
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0.1%
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そう
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0.0%
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Aso faction (of the Liberal Democratic Party)
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むす
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0.0%
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to grow (of moss, etc.)
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a rolling stone gathers no moss
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Others
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konbu as a betrothal gift (representing fertility and having healthy children)
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