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JLPT N5 Kanji ListKanji

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Englishday, sun, Japan one country person year

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large, big

ten

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two book, present, main, true, real, counter for long things

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in, inside, middle, mean, center long, leader exit, leave

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three time, hour going, journey

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. . . . see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible month, moon . . . . . . . . . . - . - - . . . -. . . . . . behind, back, later in front, before

life, genuine, birth

five interval, space

above, up

east . . four now gold

nine

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enter, insert study, learning, science

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tall, high, expensive circle, yen, round child, sign of the rat, 11PM1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac outside eight six below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

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come, due, next, cause, become spirit, mind little, small seven mountain

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tale, talk woman, female north noon, sign of the horse, 11AM-1PM, seventh sign of Chinese zodiac hundred

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- . . . . . . . . . . . -. write before, ahead, previous, future, precedence name, noted, distinguished, reputation stream, river thousand water half, middle, odd number, semi-, partmale west, Spain electricity exam, school, printing, proof, correction word, speech, language soil, earth, ground, Turkey tree, wood hear, ask, listen eat, food car

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what south ten thousand

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every white heavens, sky, imperial mama, mother fire right

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read friend left

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rest, day off, retire, sleep father rain

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JLPT N4 Kanji ListThis is not a cumulative list. (It doesn't contain the kanji needed by JLPT N5).Kanji

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Englishmeeting, meet, party, association, interview, join same, agree, equal matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly oneself company, firm, office, association, shrine

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discharge, departure, publish, emit, start from, disclose someone, person ground, earth business, vocation, arts, performance direction, person, alternative new location, place employee, member, number, the one in charge

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stand up

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open, unfold, unseal hand power, strong, strain, bear up, exert

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question, ask, problem substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, generation, charge, rate, fee

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bright, light

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move, motion, change, confusion, shift, shake capital, 10**16 eye, class, look, insight, experience, care, favor traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters say logic, arrangement, reason, justice, truth

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body, substance, object, reality, counter for images rice field, rice paddy

lord, chief, master, main thing,

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principal topic, subject idea, mind, heart, taste, thought, desire, care, liking

negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy . . make, production, prepare, build utilize, business, service, use, employ . . . . degrees, occurrence, time, counter for occurrences strong public, prince, official, governmental . -. hold, have plains, field, rustic, civilian life by means of, because, in view of, compared with . . . . . . think house, home generation, world, society, public many, frequent, much

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correct, justice, righteous, 10**40 relax, cheap, low, quiet, rested, contented, peaceful Inst., institution, temple, mansion, school

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heart, mind, spirit world teach, faith, doctrine sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan beginning, former time, origin heavy, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold near, early, akin, tantamount consider, think over brush-stroke, picture sea, ocean sell know, wisdom road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

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gather, meet, congregate, swarm, flock separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially thing, object, matter use goods, refinement, dignity, article, counter for meal courses plot, plan, scheme, measure death, die special

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private, I, me commence, begin morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea

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carry, luck, destiny, fate, lot, transport, progress, advance end, finish pedestal, a stand, counter for machines and vehicles wide, broad, spacious dwell, reside, live, inhabit

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stop, halt

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escort, send cut, cutoff, be sharp

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revolve, turn around, change polish, study of, sharpen

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leg, foot, be sufficient, counter for pairs of footwear research, study

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music, comfort, ease

rouse, wake up, get up don, arrive, wear, counter for suits of clothing store, shop ill, sick substance, quality, matter, temperament wait, depend on test, try, attempt, experiment, ordeal tribe, family silver

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early, fast reflect, reflection, projection parent, intimacy, relative, familiarity, dealer (cards) verification, effect, testing

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England, English doctor, medicine attend, doing, official, serve gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce flavor, taste copy, be photographed, describe character, letter, word, section of village solution, answer night, evening sound, noise pour, irrigate, shed (tears), flow into, concentrate on, notes, comment, annotate homecoming, arrive at, lead to, result in old song, sing buy bad, vice, rascal, false, evil, wrong

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map, drawing, plan, unexpected, accidentally week

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room, apartment, chamber, greenhouse, cellar walk, counter for steps wind, air, style, manner paper black flower springtime, spring (season)

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red

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blue, green building, mansion, large building, palace roof, house, shop, dealer, seller color run

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autumn summer

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learn station ocean, western style

trip, travel clothing, admit, obey, discharge evening

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borrow, rent weekday

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drink, smoke, take meat

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lend public chamber, hall bird, chicken meal, boiled rice exertion

winter daytime, noon tea younger brother, faithful service to elders

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cow fish elder brother, big brother dog younger sister elder sister Sino-, China

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JLPT N3 Kanji ListThis is not a cumulative list. (It doesn't contain the kanji needed by JLPT N4 and below).Kanji -. . . . . . . .

Onyomi

Kunyomi

Englishpolitics, government deliberation, consultation, debate, consideration people, nation, subjects take along, lead, join, connect, party, gang, clique vis-a-vis, opposite, even, equal, versus, anti-, compare section, bureau, dept, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine

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fit, suit, join, 0.1

market, city, town inside, within, between, among, house, home inter-, mutual, together, each other, minister of state, councillor, aspect, phase, physiognomy determine, fix, establish, decide

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-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences elect, select, choose, prefer rice, USA, metre

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reality, truth connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concerning decide, fix, agree upon, appoint whole, entire, all, complete, fulfill surface, table, chart, diagram

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war, battle, match sutra, longitude, pass thru, expire, warp utmost, most, extreme present, existing, actual tune, tone, meter, key (music), writing style, prepare, exorcise, investigate change, take the form of, influence, enchant, delude, ization

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hit, right, appropriate, himself promise, approximately, shrink neck method, law, rule, principle, model, system

sex, gender, nature need, main point, essence, pivot, key to system, law, rule

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reign, be at peace, calm down, subdue, quell, govt, cure, heal, rule, conserve task, duties

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turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach period, time, date, term take, fetch, take up metropolis, capital harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan mechanism, opportunity, occasion, machine, airplane even, flat, peace

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add, addition, increase, join, include, Canada accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive

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continue, series, sequel

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advance, proceed, progress, promote number, strength, fate, law, figures scribe, account, narrative

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first time, beginning finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler) authority, power, rights branch, support, sustain products, bear, give birth, yield, childbirth, native, property spot, point, mark, speck, decimal point report, news, reward, retribution finish, come to an end, excusable, need not

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lively, resuscitation, being helped, living meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness

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together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with gain, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to, profit, advantage, benefit unravel, notes, key, explanation, understanding, untie, undo, solve, answer, cancel, absolve, explain, minute

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mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

assets, resources, capital, funds, data, be conducive to, contribute to . . . -. . . . . . .- beforehand, previous, myself, I yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach occasion, side, edge, verge, dangerous, adventurous, indecent, time, when victory, win, prevail, excel mask, face, features, surface

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revelation, tell, inform, announce antijudgement, signature, stamp, seal acknowledge, witness, discern, recognize, appreciate, believe nonplussed, three, going, coming, visiting, visit, be defeated, die, be madly in love profit, advantage, benefit association, braid, plait, construct, assemble, unite, cooperate, grapple faith, truth, fidelity, trust exist, outskirts, suburbs, located in . affair, case, matter, item side, lean, oppose, regret responsibility, duty, term, entrust to, appoint pull, tug, jerk, admit, install, quote, refer to request, want, wish for, require, demand place next, order, sequence

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yesterday, previous argument, discourse bureaucrat, the government increase, add, augment, gain, promote person in charge, connection, duty, concern oneself emotion, feeling, sensation . feelings, emotion, passion, sympathy, circumstances, facts throw, discard, abandon, launch into, join, invest in, hurl, give up, sell at a loss show, indicate, point out, express, display unusual, change, strange strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen straightaway, honesty, frankness, fix, repair both, old Japanese coin, counter for vehicles, two style, ceremony, rite, function, method, system, form, expression . . . . -. assurance, firm, tight, hard, solid, confirm, clear, evident fruit, reward, carry out, achieve,

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complete, end, finish, succeed contain, form, looks invariably, certain, inevitable performance, act, play, render, stage

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year-end, age, occasion, opportunity contend, dispute, argue discuss, talk ability, talent, skill, capacity

rank, grade, throne, crown, about, some placement, put, set, deposit, leave behind, keep, employ, pawn current, a sink, flow, forfeit status, rank, capacity, character, case (law, grammar)

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doubt, distrust, be suspicious, question

overdo, exceed, go beyond, error

bureau, board, office, affair, conclusion, court lady, lady-inwaiting, her apartment set free, release, fire, shoot,

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emit, banish, liberate usual, ordinary, normal, regular status quo, conditions, circumstances, form, appearance ball, sphere post, employment, work

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bestow, participate in, give, award, impart, provide, cause, gift, godsend submit, offer, present, serve (meal), accompany duty, war, campaign, drafted labor, office, service, role

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posture, build, pretend proportion, comparatively, divide, cut, separate, split expense, cost, spend, consume, waste

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adhere, attach, refer to, append

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wherefore, a reason rumor, opinion, theory

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difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect

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. . . . . . . tenderness, excel, surpass, actor, superiority, gentleness husband, man income, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting stone . . . . . . . . -

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difference, differ

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extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel gods, mind, soul turn, number in a series standard, measure

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art, technique, skill, means, trick, resources, magic equip, provision, preparation home, house, residence, our house, my husband harm, injury

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distribute, spouse, exile,

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rationing . . . . . . . . admonish, commandment bring up, grow up, raise, rear seat, mat, occasion, place call on, visit, look up, offer sympathy ride, power, multiplication, record, counter for vehicles, board, mount, join remainder, leftover, balance concept, think, idea, thought voice wish, sense, idea, thought, feeling, desire, attention . . . . . . . . . help, rescue, assist

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labor, thank for, reward for, toil, trouble example, custom, usage, precedent sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well limit, restrict, to best of ability chase, drive away, follow, pursue, meanwhile

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make a deal, selling, dealing in, merchant leaf, plane, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece . . . . -. transmit, go along, walk along, follow, report, communicate, legend, tradition

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work, (kokuji)

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shape, form, style scenery, view

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fall, drop, come down fond, pleasing, like something retreat, withdraw, retire, resign, repel, expel, reject head, counter for large animals defeat, negative, -, minus, bear, owe, assume a responsibility transit, ford, ferry, cross, import, deliver, diameter, migrate lose, error, fault, disadvantage, loss distinction, difference, variation, discrepancy, margin, balance end, close, tip, powder, posterity

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guard, protect, defend, obey young, if, perhaps, possibly, low number, immature species, kind, class, variety, seed beauty, beautiful

fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint blessing, fortune, luck, wealth

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ambition, full moon, hope, desire, aspire to, expect un-, mistake, negative, injustice, nonoutlook, look, appearance, condition, view guess, presume, surmise, judge, understand grade, steps, stairs

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sideways, side, horizontal, width, woof deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen have the honor to, sign of the monkey, 3-5PM, ninth sign of Chinese zodiac Esq., way, manner, situation, polite suffix

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property, money, wealth, assets harbor discriminating, know, write call, call out to, invite accomplished, reach, arrive, attain good, pleasing, skilled climate, season, weather extent, degree, law, formula, distance, limits, amount full, enough, pride, satisfy failure, defeat, reversal price, cost, value stab, protruding, thrusting, thrust, pierce, prick ray, light path, route, road, distance department, course, section volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass other, another, the others dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave,

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place . . plump, thick, big around guest, visitor, customer, client negate, no, noes, refuse, decline, deny expert, teacher, master, army, war . . -. . . . -. .

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ascend, climb up

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easy, ready to, simple, fortunetelling, divination quick, fast suppose, be aware of, believe, feel fly, skip (pages), scatter kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil nickname, number, item, title, pseudonym, name, call simple, one, single, merely squat, seat, cushion, gathering, sit rend, rip, tear, break, destroy, defeat, frustrate exclude, division (x, 3), remove, abolish, cancel, except

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perfect, completion, end descend, precipitate, fall, surrender blame, condemn, censure

catch, capture

dangerous, fear, uneasy salary, wage, gift, allow, grant, bestow on suffering, trial, worry, hardship, feel bitter, scowl welcome, meet, greet park, garden, yard, farm tool, utensil, means, possess, ingredients, counter for armor, suits, sets of furniture resign, word, term, expression cause, factor, be associated with, depend on, be limited to horse love, affection, favourite

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wealth, enrich, abundant

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he, that, the un-, not yet, hitherto, still, even now, sign of the ram, 1-3PM, eighth sign of Chinese zodiac dance, flit, circle, wheel deceased, the late, dying, perish

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cool, cold (beer, person), chill

suitable, occasional, rare, qualified, capable lady, woman, wife, bride

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draw near, stop in, bring near, gather, collect, send, forward crowded, mixture, in bulk, included, (kokuji) face, expression sort, kind, variety, class, genus too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder king, rule, magnate

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return, answer, fade, repay wife, spouse

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stature, height, back, behind,

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disobey, defy, go back on, rebel . heat, temperature, fever, mania, passion inn, lodging, relay station, dwell, lodge, be pregnant, home, dwelling medicine, chemical, enamel, gunpowder, benefit precipitous, inaccessible place, impregnable position, steep place, sharp eyes trust, request memorize, learn, remember, awake, sober up ship, boat route, way, road . . . -. . . . . . . . . . permit, approve slip out, extract, pull out, pilfer, quote, remove, omit convenience detain, fasten, halt, stop guilt, sin, crime, fault, blame, offense toil, diligent, as much as possible refined, ghost, fairy, energy, vitality, semen, excellence,

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purity, skill scatter, disperse, spend, squander quiet marriage rejoice, take pleasure in floating, float, rise to surface discontinue, beyond, sever, cut off, abstain, interrupt, suppress happiness, blessing, fortune push, stop, check, subdue, attach, seize, weight, shove, press, seal, do in spite of overthrow, fall, collapse, drop, break down etc., and so forth, class (first), quality, equal, similar old man, old age, grow old bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean pay, clear out, prune, banish, dispose of courtyard, garden, yard

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junior, emptiness, vanity, futility, uselessness, ephemeral thing, gang, set, party, people diligence, become employed, serve slow, late, back, later reside, to be, exist, live with miscellaneous beckon, invite, summon, engage quandary, become distressed, annoyed lack, gap, fail grow late, night watch, sit up late, of course engrave, cut fine, chop, hash, mince, time, carving approve, praise, title or inscription on picture, assist, agree with embrace, hug, hold in arms crime, sin, offense

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fear, dread, awe

breath, respiration, son, interest (on money)

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distant, far re-, return, revert, resume, restore, go backwards petition, request, vow, wish, hope picture, drawing, painting, sketch . -. -. . surpass, cross over, move to, exceed, Vietnam longing, covetousness, greed, passion, desire, craving pain, hurt, damage, bruise laugh mutually, reciprocally, together bundle, sheaf, ream, tie in bundles, govern, manage, control becoming, resemble, counterfeit, imitate, suitable file, row, rank, tier, column . . . . . . . . grope, search, look for escape, flee, shirk, evade, set free play astray, be perplexed, in doubt, lost, err, illusion

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dream, vision, illusion old boy, name-suffix closed, shut thong, beginning, inception, end, cord, strap fold, break, fracture, bend, yield, submit grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft livelihood, make a living, spend time sake, alcohol jail cell, grieve, sad, deplore, regret clear up

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hang, suspend, depend, arrive at, tax, pour

arrival, proceed, reach, attain, result in lie down, sleep, rest, bed, remain unsold darkness, disappear, shade, informal, grow dark, be blinded steal, rob, pilfer

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suck, imbibe, inhale, sip sunshine, yang principle, positive, male, heaven, daytime

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honorable, manipulate, govern tooth, cog forget snow blow, breathe, puff, emit, smoke

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daughter, girl mistake, err, do wrong, mislead wash, inquire into, probe

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accustomed, get used to, become experienced salute, bow, ceremony, thanks, remuneration

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window, pane once upon a time, antiquity, old times poverty, poor angry, be offended swim ancestor, pioneer, founder

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counter for cupfuls, wine glass, glass, toast exhausted, tire, weary all, everything chirp, cry, bark, sound, ring, echo, honk abdomen, belly, stomach smoke sleep, die, sleepy dreadful, be frightened, fearful ear

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place on the head, receive, top of head, top, summit, peak box, chest, case, bin, railway car nightfall, night cold hair of the head

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busy, occupied, restless genius, years old, cubic shaku

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shoes shame, dishonor

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. accidentally, even number, couple, man & wife, same kind admirable, greatness, remarkable, conceited, famous, excellent - . cat how many, how much, how far, how long

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JLPT N2 Kanji ListThis is not a cumulative list. (It doesn't contain the kanji needed by JLPT N3 and below).Kanji

Onyomi

Kunyomi

Englishparty, faction, clique co-, cooperation

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general, whole, all, full, total ward, district jurisdiction, dominion, territory, fief, reign prefecture establishment, provision, prepare reformation, change, modify, mend, renew, examine, inspect, search borough, urban prefecture, govt office, representative body, storehouse

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investigate committee, entrust to, leave to, devote, discard army, force, troops, war, battle group, association each, every, either

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island leather, become serious, skin, hide, pelt town, village

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forces, energy, military strength dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry again, twice, second time tax, duty

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occupation, camp, perform, build, conduct (business) compare, race, ratio, Philipines ward off, defend, protect, resist supplement, supply, make good, offset, compensate, assistant, learner boundary, border, region guidance, leading, conduct, usher vice-, duplicate, copy

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calculate, divining, number, abacus, probability transport, send, be inferior mention, state, speak, relate

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line, track agriculture, farmers state, province warrior, military, chivalry, arms elephant, pattern after, imitate, image, shape, sign (of the times) range, region, limits, stage, level forehead, tablet, plaque, framed picture, sum, amount, volume

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Europe shouldering, carry, raise, bear semi-, correspond to, proportionate to, conform, imitate prize, reward, praise environs, boundary, border, vicinity create, make, structure, physique incur, cover, veil, brood over, shelter, wear, put on, be exposed (film), receiving skill, art, craft, ability, feat, performance, vocation, arts lower, short, humble

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restore, return to, revert, resume shift, move, change, drift, catch (cold, fire), pass into individual, counter for articles and military units

gates chapter, lesson, section, department, division, counter for chapters (of a book)

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brain, memory poles, settlement, conclusion, end, highest rank, electric poles, very, extremely, most, highly, 10**48 include, bear in mind, understand, cherish storehouse, hide, own, have, possess quantity, measure, weight, amount, consider, estimate, surmise

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mould, type, model condition, situation needle, pin, staple, stinger

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specialty, exclusive, mainly, solely valley

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history, chronicle storey, stair, counter for storeys of a building pipe, tube, wind instrument, drunken talk soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics . . . . . . . touch, contact, adjoin, piece together dainty, get thin, taper, slender, narrow merit, efficacy, efficiency, benefit round, full, month, perfection, ship, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, seduce, explain away gulf, bay, inlet record . focus, government ministry, conserve old times, old things, old friend, former, exbridge beach circumference, circuit, lap lumber, log, timber, wood, talent

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door center, middle ticket compilation, knit, plait, braid, twist, editing, completed poem, part of a book search, look for, locate bamboo . . . . transcend, super-, ultrarow, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal heal, cure . pick, take, fetch, take up forest, woods . emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race jammed in, shellfish, mediate, concern oneself with - root, radical, head (pimple) marketing, sell, trade curriculum, continuation, passage of time . . leader, commander, general, admiral, or, and again, soon, from

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now on, just about - - . . hanging scroll, width carrier, carry, all trade, exchange lecture, club, association grove, forest attire, dress, pretend, disguise, profess various, many, several, together drama, play river navigate, sail, cruise, fly iron newborn babe, child, young of animals prohibition, ban, forbid stamp, seal, mark, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, India inverted, reverse, opposite, wicked interchange, period, charge, change? long time, old story

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. . . . short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point oil, fat outburst, rave, fret, force, violence, cruelty, outrage wheel, ring, circle, link, loop, counter for wheels and flowers fortune-telling, divining, forecasting, occupy, hold, have, get, take plant pure, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty double, twice, times, fold level, average hundred million, 10**8 . . . . . pressure, push, overwhelm, oppress, dominate technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt signature, govt office, police station . . . . . expand, stretch, extend, lengthen, increase halt, stopping

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bomb, burst open, pop, split land, six

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jewel, ball waves, billows, Poland

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sash, belt, obi, zone, region prolong, stretching feathers, counter for birds, rabbits harden, set, clot, curdle rule, follow, based on, model after

. . . . . . . . .

riot, war, disorder, disturb universal, wide(ly), generally, Prussia fathom, plan, scheme, measure bountiful, excellent, rich thick, heavy, rich, kind, cordial, brazen, shameless age surround, besiege, store, paling, enclosure, encircle, preserve, keep graduate, soldier, private, die

. . .

. . .

9


. . . . . . .

abbreviation, omission, outline, shorten, capture, plunder

.

acquiesce, hear, listen to, be informed, receive obey, order, turn, right, docility, occasion

. . . . .

boulder, rock, cliff practice, gloss, train, drill, polish, refine lightly, trifling, unimportant complete, finish

.

government office castle afflicted, disease, suffer from, be ill stratum, social class, layer, story, floor printing block, printing plate, edition, impression, label orders, ancient laws, command, decree

angle, corner, square, horn, antlers entwine, coil around, get caught in

. .

10


. . . . .

damage, loss, disadvantage, hurt, injure recruit, campaign, gather (contributions), enlist, grow violent back, amidst, in, reverse, inside, palm, sole, rear, lining, wrong side Buddha, the dead, France exploits, unreeling cocoons fabricate, build, construct freight, goods, property

.

. .

. -. . . .

mix, blend, confuse rise up

. . . .

pond, cistern, pool, reservoir blood warm seasons

.

-

star, spot, dot, mark eternity, long, lengthy renowned, publish, write, remarkable, phenomenal, put on, don, wear, arrival, finish (race),

. .

11


counter for suit . document, records warehouse, storehouse publish, carve, engrave statue, picture, image, figure, portrait . incense, smell, perfume slope, incline, hill bottom, sole, depth, bottom price, base, kind, sort linen, cloth Buddhist temple eaves, roof, house, heaven . . gigantic, big, large, great quake, shake, tremble, quiver, shiver hope, beg, request, pray, beseech, Greece, dilute (acid), rare, few, phenomenal . . contact, touch, feel, hit, proclaim, announce, conflict reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to enroll, domiciliary register, membership

.

12


. . . . . .

dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets duplicate, double, compound, multiple mail, stagecoach stop go-between, relationship

. . -. .

flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor tag, paper money, counter for bonds, placard, bid

. . . . . . -. .

plank, board, plate, stage skeleton, bone, remains, frame lean, incline, tilt, trend, wane, sink, ruin, bias deliver, reach, arrive, report, notify, forward scroll, volume, book, part, roll up, wind up, tie, coil, counter for texts (or book scrolls) burn, blaze, glow tracks, mark, print, impression wrap, pack up, cover, conceal

. .

.

. . . .

13


. . . . .. . . . .- -. . . . .

stop-over, reside in, resident weak, frail introduce, inherit, help employ, hire exchange, spare, substitute, perdeposit, custody, leave with, entrust to bake, burning simplicity, brevity badge, chapter, composition, poem, design entrails, viscera, bowels rhythm, law, regulation, gauge, control . presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something illuminate, shine, compare, bashful

.

. . . - - . . . .. . .

dilute, thin, weak (tea)

.

flock, group, crowd, herd, swarm, cluster second (1, 60 minute)

14


.

. . . -. . . . .

heart, interior packed, close, pressed, reprove, rebuke, blame pair, set, comparison, counter for pairs thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card genuine, purity, innocence, net (profit) the following, next cheerful, pleasant, agreeable, comfortable

. . . . . - . . -. . . . . . . -

one-sided, leaf, sheet awe, respect, honor, revere trouble, worry, in pain, distress, illness spring, fountain pelt, skin, hide, leather fishing, fishery laid waste, rough, rude, wild savings, store, lay in, keep, wear mustache stiff, hard

15


. . . . . . . .

bury, be filled up, embedded

. . .

pillar, post, cylinder, support ritual, offer prayers, celebrate, deify, enshrine, worship sack, bag, pouch writing brush, writing, painting brush, handwriting

. . .

instruction, Japanese character reading, explanation, read bathe, be favored with, bask in juvenile, child treasure, wealth, valuables seal, closing

-

bosom, breast, chest, heart, feelings sand

salt intelligent, wise, wisdom, cleverness

. .

arm, ability, talent portent, 10**12, trillion, sign, omen, symptoms bed, floor, padding, tatami

16


. . . - . . . . .

fur, hair, feather, down green revered, valuable, precious, noble, exalted celebrate, congratulate tender, weakness, gentleness, softness Mr., hall, mansion, palace, temple, lord concentrated, thick, dark, undiluted fluid, liquid, juice, sap, secretion - . . garment, clothes, dressing shoulder zero, spill, overflow, nothing, cipher infancy, childhood baggage, shoulder-pole load, bear (a burden), shoulder (a gun), load, cargo, freight . . . . overnight, put up at, ride at anchor, 3-day stay yellow sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary

. .

. .

17


. . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

retainer, subject shallow, superficial, frivolous, wretched, shameful sweep, brush cloud dig, delve, excavate discard, throw away, abandon, resign, reject, sacrifice soft sink, be submerged, subside, be depressed, aloes frozen, congeal, refrigerate milk, breasts romance, in love, yearn for, miss, darling crimson, deep red outskirts, suburbs, rural area loins, hips, waist, low wainscoting charcoal, coal jump, dance, leap, skip tome, counter for books, volume courage, cheer up, be in high spirits, bravery, heroism

18


. .

contraption, fetter, machine, instrument vegetable, side dish, greens

.

rare, curious, strange egg, ovum, spawn, roe lake consume, eat, drink, smoke, receive (a blow)

. .- -.

dry, parch insect, bug, temper

. -. - . . . .

printing, print hot water, bath, hot spring melt, dissolve, thaw mineral, ore tears, sympathy equal, head, counter for small animals, roll of cloth grandchild, descendants pointed, sharpness, edge, weapon, sharp, violent bough, branch, twig, limb

. . .

paint, plaster, daub, smear, coating

19


. .

flats, counter for houses, eaves poison, virus, venom, germ, harm, injury, spite

. . . . . . .

shout, exclaim, yell worship, adore, pray to icicle, ice, hail, freeze, congeal drought, dry, dessicate, drink up, heaven, emperor rod, stick, cane, pole, club, line pray, wish

.

pick up, gather, find, go on foot, ten flour, powder, dust thread cotton

. . . .

sweat, perspire copper damp, wet, moist flower pot, bottle, vial, jar, jug, vat, urn

- . .

blossom, bloom seduce, call, send for, wear, put

20


on, ride in, buy, eat, drink, catch (cold) tin can, container vessels, counter for ships, fish, birds, arrows, one of a pair fat, grease, tallow, lard, rosin, gum, tar steam, heat, sultry, foment, get musty texture, skin, body, grain till, plow, cultivate . . . . dull, slow, foolish, blunt mud, mire, adhere to, be attached to - . . . -. . corner, nook lamp, a light, light, counter for lights spicy, bitter, hot, acrid grind, polish, scour, improve, brush (teeth) barley, wheat surname cylinder, pipe, tube, gun barrel, sleeve

.

. . .

.

21


nose, snout grains, drop, counter for tiny particles part of speech, words, poetry stomach, paunch, crop, craw

. . . .

tatami mat, counter for tatami mats, fold, shut up, do away with desk, table skin, body, grain, texture, disposition laundry, wash, pour on, rinse pagoda, tower, steeple

. .

seethe, boil, ferment, uproar, breed ashes, puckery juice, cremate candy, cakes, fruit

. . . . . . . . - -

cap, headgear wither, die, dry up, be seasoned refreshing, nice and cool boat, ship shellfish token, sign, mark, tally, charm

22


. . . . . .

hate, detest dish, a helping, plate agreement, consent, comply with parch, dry up livestock, domestic fowl and animals

.

. . . .

pinch, between cloudy weather, cloud up

. .

drip, drop pay respects, visit, ask, inquire, question, implore

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JLPT N1 Kanji ListThis is not a cumulative list. (It doesn't contain the kanji needed by JLPT N2 and below).Kanji .

Onyomi

Kunyomi - .

Englishfamily name, surname, clan overall, relationship, ruling, governing protect, guarantee, keep, preserve, sustain, support No., residence

. . . .

tie, bind, contract, join, organize, do up hair, fasten faction, group, party, clique, sect, school plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, bill, worry scheme, plan, policy, step, means fundamentals, radical (chem), counter for machines, foundation value, price propose, take along, carry in hand raise, plan, project, behavior, actions

.

.

. .

1


. . .

.

apply, answer, yes, OK, reply, accept undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan examination, investigate wisteria

. .

. . . .

swamp tailor, judge, decision, cut out (pattern) evidence, proof, certificate abet, help, save

.

alms, apply bandages, administer first-aid well, well crib, town, community safeguard, protect unfold, expand

. .

attitude, condition, figure, appearance, voice (of verbs) fresh, vivid, clear, brilliant, Korea inspection, regard as, see, look at

article, clause, item, stripe, streak tree trunk

2


. .

single, alone, spontaneously, Germany Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess ratio, rate, proportion, %, coefficient, factor defense, protection lengthen, counter for bows & stringed instruments, stretch, spread, put up (tent) oversee, official, govt office, rule, administer ring, circle, link, wheel . hearing, judge, trial righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

-.

. -.

.

.

accusation, sue, complain of pain, appeal to stocks, stump, shares, stock, counter for small plants figure, form, shape tower, tall building, palace

.

masses, great numbers, multitude, populace evaluate, criticism, comment

shadow, silhouette, phantom

3


.

pine tree beat, attack, defeat, conquer assistant, help

. . . . . .

nucleus, core, kernel organize, arranging, tune, tone, meter, key (music) dissolve, melt made in..., manufacture ballot, label, ticket, sign ford, ferry, port echo, also N5116, sound, resound, ring, vibrate conjecture, infer, guess, suppose, support solicit, invite, ask utensil, vessel, receptacle, implement, instrument, ability, container, tool, set gentleman, samurai

.

.

.

. .

chastise, attack, defeat, destroy, conquer aggression, attack promontory, cape, spit

4


. . . . . . . . .

coach, command, urge, lead, supervise impart, instruct, grant, confer sponsor, hold (a meeting), give (a dinner) reach out, exert, exercise, cause constitution, law detach, separation, disjoin, digress violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite pinch, pick, pluck, trim, clip, summarize lineage, system criticism, strike son, counter for sons healthy, health, strength, persistence alliance, oath accompany, obey, submit to, comply, follow, secondary, incidental, subordinate discipline, conduct oneself well, study, master regiment, party, company, squad

.

. . .

. .

.

5


.

. . - . . .

weave, fabric broaden, extend, expand, enlarge happenstance, especially, intentionally, reason, cause, circumstances, the late, therefore, consequently shake, wave, wag, swing valve, petal, braid, speech, dialect, discrimination, dispose of, distinguish concerning, settle, take position, depart, study, per uncommon, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual offering, counter for drinks, present, offer stern, strictness, severity, rigidity fiber, tie, rope

. . .

. . . -. . .

.

.

. . . .

seacoast, beach, seashore bequeath, leave behind, reserve bases, fort, rampart, walls, base(ball)

home country, country, Japan

6


. -. -. . .

elementary, principle, naked, uncovered despatch, send, give, donate, do, undertake confront, resist, defy, oppose imitation, copy, mock

.

-

masculine, male, hero, leader, superiority, excellence benefit, gain, profit, advantage tense, solid, hard, reliable, tight signpost, seal, mark, stamp, imprint, symbol, emblem, trademark, evidence, souvenir, target proclaim, say, announce shining, bright

. .

.

. .

abolish, obsolete, cessation, discarding, abandon Italy, that one creek, inlet, bay colleague, official, companion good luck, joy, congratulations

. .

boom, prosper, copulate emperor

7


.

look to, face, meet, confront, attend, call on . . . . . step, trample, carry through, appraise, evade payment demolition, break, destroy bond, loan, debt . entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure source, origin ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter

.

.

. . . . -

genesis, wound, injury, hurt, start, originate hinder, hurt, harm inherit, succeed, patch, graft (tree) muscle, sinew, tendon, fiber, plot, plan, descent fight, war interment, bury, shelve

. .

.

. .

evade, avoid, avert, ward off, shirk, shun director, official, govt office, rule, administer ease, peace

. . . . .

virtuous, good, goodness

8


. . . -. .

apprehend, chase urge, force, imminent, spur on beguile, delusion, perplexity crumble, die, demolish, level chronicle, account, narrative, history, annals, geologic period

.

.

listen, headstrong, naughty, careful inquiry undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off class, rank, grade Dr., command, esteem, win acclaim, Ph.D., exposition, fair

. .

. . . . -. .

tighten, tie, shut, lock, fasten salvation, save, help, rescue, reclaim tenacious, take hold, grasp, take to heart tassel, tuft, fringe, bunch, lock (hair), segment (orange), house, room remove, withdraw, disarm, dismantle, reject, exclude

.

. . . .

plane, sharpen, whittle, pare secrecy, density (pop),

9


minuteness, carefulness . . set aside, give up, suspend, discontinue, lay aside, except intention, plan, resolve, aspire, motive, hopes, shilling ride, board, get on, place, spread, 10**44 camp, battle array, ranks, position .- ego, I, selfish, our, oneself do, change, make, benefit, welfare, be of use, reach to, try, practice, cost, serve as, good, advantage, as a re repress, well, now, in the first place, push, shove, press, seal, do in spite of curtain, bunting, act of play . -. - . . -. . dye, color, paint, stain, print Nara, what? wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point choose, select, elect, prefer excel, excellence, beauty, surpass indications, sign, omen,

.

.

. . . .

.

-.

. .

.

.

10


symptom, collect, seek, refer to, question . -. . . . . . .

bullet, twang, flip, snap

reparation, make up for, recompense, redeem achievement, merits, success, honor, credit

-

. . . . .

foothold, based on, follow, therefore secret, conceal repel, refuse, reject, decline punish, penalty, sentence, punishment

.

hillock, mound doth, do, send, forward, cause, exert, incur, engage winding, reel, spin, turn (pages), look up, refer to

.

tail, end, counter for fish, lower slope of mountain sketch, compose, write, draw, paint small bell, buzzer tray, shallow bowl, platter, tub, board, phonograph record

. .

11


. .

paragraph, nape of neck, clause, item, term (expression) miss, mourning consort, accompany, bring with, companion foster, bring up, rear, develop, nurture

. .

suspend, hang, 10%, install, depend, consult boulevard, street, town

.

pledge, promise, vow put up (a notice), put up, hoist, display, hang out, publish, describe leap, dance, skip

.

. . . . . . . . .

abandon, throw away, discard, resign, reject, sacrifice residence, mansion shrink, contract, shrivel, wrinkle, reduce send back, return belong, genus, subordinate official, affiliated prudence, thought, concern, consider, deliberate, fear frame, framework, spindle,

.

12


spool, bounding-box, (kokuji) . . . . . . favor, blessing, grace, kindness dew, tears, expose, Russia open sea, offing, rise high into sky slacken, loosen, relax, lessen, be moderate, ease node, season, period, occasion, verse, clause, stanza, honor, joint, knuckle, knob, knot, tune, melody demand, request, need . . shoot, shine into, onto, archery subscription, buy . . . . . . - brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake allot, fill tribute, support, finance deer instead, on the contrary, rather edge, origin, end, point, border, verge, cape fare, fee, hire, rent, wages, charge

.

-

.

13


. .

seize, get, find, earn, acquire, can, may, able to county, district join, get together, unite, collective penetrate, clear, pierce, strike home, sit up (all night)

. . .

.

precious, value, prize, esteem, honor collide, brunt, highway, opposition (astronomy), thrust, pierce, stab, prick char, hurry, impatient, irritate, burn, scorch, singe rob, take by force, snatch away, dispossess, plunder, usurp disaster, calamity, woe, curse, evil bay, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, seacoast chop, divide, tear, analyze defer, turnover, transfer, convey

.

. . . . .

.

. . .

. . . . . .

appellation, praise, admire, name, title, fame

. -.

settlement, obtain, reap, pay, supply, store timber trees, wood

14


.

challenge, contend for, make love to entice, lead, tempt, invite, ask, call for, seduce, allure distract, be mistaken for, go astray, divert climax, arrive, proceed, reach, attain, result in religion, sect, denomination, main point, origin, essence

. . . -. . . .

.

.

stimulate, urge, press, demand, incite humility, be careful, discrete, prudent withdraw, draw in, hold back, refrain from, be moderate wisdom, intellect, reason

.

.

. .

.

.

grip, hold, mould sushi, bribe mid-air, air, space, sky, memorization, interval of time sagacious, genius, excellence

. .

coin, .01 yen, money astringent, hesitate, reluctant, have diarrhea gun, arms

maneuver, manipulate, operate, steer, chastity, virginity, fidelity

15


. .

portable, carry (in hand), armed with, bring along checkup, seeing, diagnose, examine consign, requesting, entrusting with, pretend, hint snapshot, take pictures nativity, be born, declension, lie, be arbitrary

. . . . . . -.

.

. .

encroach, invade, raid, trespass, violate fasten, tie up, arrest, constrict apologize, thank, refuse

. .

drive, run, gallop, advance, inspire, impel transparent, permeate, filter, penetrate haven, port, harbor, ferry

.

. . . .

. . -.

wall, lining (stomach), fence rice plant sham, temporary, interim, assumed (name), informal split, rend, tear cleverness, agile, alert

just so, this, right, justice

16


-. .

repudiate, exclude, expel, reject abundant, rich, fertile strict, hard, solid, tough, tight, reliable translate, reason, circumstance, case turf, lawn hawser, class (genus), rope, cord, cable code, ceremony, law, rule congratulations, joy

. . .

handle, entertain, thresh, strip look back, review, examine oneself, turn around vast, broad, wide

. . . . . . . .

watch over, see sue, accuse commandment welfare, happiness reputation, praise, honor, glory delight, joy play music, speak to a ruler, complete

17


.

persuade, recommend, advise, encourage, offer boisterous, make noise, clamor, disturb, excite clique, lineage, pedigree, faction, clan armor, high (voice), A grade, first class, former, instep, carapace

. .

. . . . . . . . . . .

straw rope, cord home town, village, native place, district swing, shake, sway, rock, tremble, vibrate excuse, dismissal previously, already, long ago recommend, mat, advise, encourage, offer

. .

.

neighboring splendor, flower, petal, shine, luster, ostentatious, showy, gay, gorgeous pattern, example, model

. . . . .

conceal, hide, cover benevolence, virtue, goodness, commanding respect

18


. .

philosophy, clear cedar, cryptomeria explanation self, snake, serpent gentle, peace, depravity

.

. .

intimidate, dignity, majesty, menace, threaten overpowering, great, powerful, excelling, Australia

. .

bear stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears delicate, minuteness, insignificance hump, high, noble, prosperity symptoms, illness

. .

temporarily, a while, moment, long time loyalty, fidelity, faithfulness godown, warehouse, storehouse, cellar, treasury lad, boy (ancient) liver, pluck, nerve, chutzpah

19


. . -.

yell, cry, scream run alongside, follow along, run along, lie along exquisite, strange, queer, mystery, miracle, excellent, delicate, charming chant, recite, call upon, yell Africa, flatter, fawn upon, corner, nook, recess cord, rope sincerity, admonish, warn, prohibit, truth, fidelity

.

.

.

.

attack, advance on, succeed to, pile, heap sociable, kind, courteous, hospitable, cordial haiku, actor

.

design, pattern, build, nature, handle, crank, grip, knob, shaft wonder, be surprised, frightened, amazed hemp, flax plum

.

. .

. .

wide expanse, abundance, vigorous dose, medicine, drug

20


. . .

rapids, current, torrent, shallows, shoal gist, proceed to, tend, become collapse, fall into, cave in, fall (castle), slide into purification, Buddhist food, room, worship, avoid, alike pierce, 8 1, 3lbs, penetrate, brace hermit, wizard, cent consolation, amusement, seduce, cheer, make sport of, comfort, console preface, beginning, order, precedence, occasion, chance, incidentally decameron, 10day period, season (for specific products . concurrently, and holy, saint, sage, master, priest delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert instant, namely, as is, conform, agree, adapt willow cottage, inn, hut, house, mansion

.

.

. .

. .

.

-. .

.

. . .

21


.

. . .

falsehood, lie, deceive, pretend, counterfeit, forgery contrast, compare hegemony, supremacy, leadership, champion detailed, full, minute, accurate, well-informed resist, reach, touch

.

. . .

threaten, coerce overgrown, grow thick, be luxuriant

. . .

sacrifice national flag, banner, standard long-distance gracious, elegant, graceful, refined

.

.

decorate, ornament, adorn, embellish netting, network

dragon, imperial poem, poetry

. .

luxuriant, thick, overgrown, frequency, complexity, trouble

22


- -.

.

wing, plane, flank lagoon enemy, foe, opponent fascination, charm, bewitch

. . . . . .

dislike, detest, hate adjusted, alike, equal, similar variety of spread, pave, sit, promulgate hug, embrace, possess, protect, lead

. . . . . .

sphere, circle, radius, range acid, bitterness, sour, tart penalty, punishment destroy, ruin, overthrow, perish cornerstone, foundation stone

. -. . . . .

rot, decay, sour

skids, leg, undercarriage . -. -. . -. -. . tide, salt water, opportunity plum exhaust, use up, run out of, befriend, serve

23


. . . . me, I (male) cherry slippery, slide, slip, flunk orphan, alone inflammation, flame, blaze compensation, indemnify phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku . . . . . . . steel stubborn, foolish, firmly chain, irons, connection coloring, paint, makeup chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape encourage, be diligent, inspire vertical, length, height, selfindulgent, wayward radiance, shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle . amass, keeping a concubine, phonograph

.

24


. . . . . .

axis, pivot, stem, stalk, counter for book scrolls patrol, go around, circumference earnings, work, earn money wink, blink, twinkle cannon, gun erupt, spout, emit, flush out boast, be proud, pride, triumphantly auspicious, happiness, good omen animal sacrifice, offering regularity, salary, order sovereign, the emperor, god, creator wide, large . tempt, seduce, instigate, promote thwart, separate from, prevent, obstruct, deter, impede peaceful, calm, peace, easy, Thailand . bribe, board, supply, finance slap, strike, hit, beat, tell, speak

.

.

25


- . . . . . . . . . . .

ditch, moat, canal chrysanthemum strangle, constrict, wring affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink solely, only, merely, simply swell, get fat, thick dart, arrow -proof, enduring cram school, private school leak, escape, time jubilation, congratulate, rejoice, be happy fierce, rave, rush, become furious, wildness, strength perfume, balmy, flavorable, fragrant . . . penal, chastise, punish, discipline sabre, sword, blade, clock hand patent, clear chess piece, Japanese chess, shogi street, ward, town, counter for

.

26


guns, tools, leaves or cakes of something, even number, 4th calendar sig . -. . constancy, always hoist, fry in deep fat risk, face, defy, dare, damage, assume (a name) of, this ethics, companion exhibit, state, relate, explain recollection, think, remember . . . . . submerge, conceal, hide, lower (voice), hush pear tree humanity, virtue, benevolence, charity, man, kernel overcome, kindly, skillfully point, peak, mountain . outline, condition, approximation, generally arrest, seize, concerned, adhere to, despite grave, tomb silence, become silent, stop speaking, leave as is

. . .

. . .

27


.

. . .

ought, by all means, necessarily partial, side, left-side radical, inclining, biased atmosphere, fog

. . . . .

interview, treat, entertain, receive, deal with consult with cramped, narrow, contract, tight eminent, table, desk, high tortoise, turtle

provisions, food, bread register, record book

hearth, furnace, kiln, reactor breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture

particularly, especially, exceptionally augment, increase, multiply, raise warship

.

.

-

comrade, fellow, people, companions hole, aperture, slit, cave, den

28


. . .

strange, strangeness, curiosity ridicule, laziness crane, stork

. . . . . .

conspire, cheat, impose on, plan, devise, scheme, have in mind, deceive warmth prosperous, bright, clear clap, beat (music)

.

.

melodious, clear, bright, serene, cheerful tolerant, leniency, generosity, relax, feel at home, be at ease, broadminded capsize, cover, shade, mantle, be ruined placenta, sac, sheath

.

. .

. . .

. . .

cry, weep, moan isolate, alternate, distance, separate, gulf clean, purify, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu Dynasty drown, sink, hide, fall into, disappear, die spare time, rest, leisure, time,

. .

. .

29


leave of absence . . . . lungs upright, chastity, constancy, righteousness peaceful specimen, take warning from, learn from domesticate, raise, keep, feed shade, yin, negative, sex organs, secret, shadow inscription, signature (of artisan) follow, though, notwithstanding, while, during, both, all, obey, submit to, comply, at the mercy of (the wave ardent, violent, vehement, furious, severe, extreme . inquire, fathom, look for draft, copy, manuscript, straw rust-colored, red, red lead, pills . disclose, open, say to be (classical) hill, knoll ridgepole, ridge

.

. .

30


lot, earth, soil cartoon, involuntarily, in spite of oneself, corrupt mysterious, occultness

.

sticky, glutinous, greasy, persevere enlightenment, perceive, discern, realize, understand shop, store

.

.

. . .

pregnancy mellow, ripen, mature, acquire skill rising sun, morning sun grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit inflation, advancing, going

. . . . . . .

journey, chase away, let go, going, travel beans, pea, midget consummate, accomplish, attain, commit (suicide) lunatic, insane, crazy, confuse branch off, fork in road, scene, arena, theater highness, steps (of throne)

31


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. .

horizontal, woof, left & right, latitude cultivate, foster decline, wane, weaken rowboat, small boat

. . -

yield, bend, flinch, submit diameter, path, method thin, faint, pale, fleeting pluck, pull, extract, excel expose, open courts, imperial court, government office brocade, fine dress, honors quasi-, semi-, associate

.

sultry, hot, summer heat seashore, beach exhort, urge, encourage immersed, soak, dip, steep, moisten, wet, dunk surplus, besides gall bladder, courage, pluck, nerve

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slender, fine, thin kimono pony, horse, colt void, emptiness, unpreparedness, crack, fissure, untruth spirits, soul notebook, account book, album repent, regret rebuke, admonish, charge, warn, persuade . . . . . . wretched, disaster, cruelty, harsh tyrannize, oppress flip, turn over, wave, flutter, change (mind) crash, fall (down) . . marsh, lake, bog, swamp, pond set, lay a foundation, install, equip, squat down, sit down fertilizer, get fat, fertile, manure, pamper gradually, slowly, deliberately, gently sugar board, load (a vehicle), ride

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shield, escutcheon, pretext vein, pulse, hope waterfall, rapids, cascade rut, wheel, track, model, way of doing

bag, bale, sack, counter for bags disturb, prevent, hamper, obstruct grate, rub, scratch, scrape, chafe, scour whale villa, inn, cottage, feudal manor consent, assent, agreement thunder, lightening bolt

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drift, float (on liquid) pocket, feelings, heart, yearn, miss someone, become attached to, bosom, breast intuition, perception plantation, planting kidnap, falsify burdensome, pack horse, horse load, send by horse

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annexed, accompany, marry, suit, meet, satisfy, attach, append, garnish, imitate crown, best, peerless

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diagonal, slanting, oblique mirror, speculum, barrel-head, round rice-cake offering wise, fast learner wandering, waves, billows Asia, rank next, come after, -ous perusal, see lie, falsehood, deceive, pretend podium, stage, rostrum, terrace meritorious deed, merit witch, demon, evil spirit repay, reward, retribution purple, violet dawn, daybreak family crest, figures wholesale stirred up, be invigorated, flourish

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column, handrail, blank, space deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge horizon, shore clear (the land), open, break up (land)

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eyeball prison, jail esteem, furthermore, still, yet

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carve, engrave, chisel calm, quiet, moderation appear, existing adroit, skilled, ingenuity halberd, arms, festival float hedge, fence, wall

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deceit, cheat, delude angling, fish, catch, allure, ensnare bush clover

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solemn, quietly, softly chestnut foolish, folly, absurdity, stupid

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applaud, praise, esteem encounter, meet, party, association, interview, join erect, frame, mount, support, shelf, construct ghost, devil commoner, all, bastard

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immature, young nourishing, more & more, be luxuriant, planting, turbidity

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phantasm, vision, dream, illusion, apparition boil, cook princess vow, swear, pledge grasp, faggot, bunch, counter for bundles

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tread, step on, trample, practice, carry through display, offer, present, send, exhibit

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alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse face-up, look up, depend, seek, respect, rever, drink, take sturdy, strength

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rapidly subjugate, attack the rebellious, collect taxes . . . . . smash, break, crush, familiar, popular noh chanting marry into, bride self-effacing, humble oneself, condescend, be modest . . empress, queen, after, behind, back, later sigh, lament, moan, grieve germ, fungus, bacteria sickle, scythe, trick . . nest, rookery, hive, cobweb, den repeatedly, recur harp, koto squad, corps, unit, group - shelf, ledge, rack, mount, mantle, trellis undefiled, pure, clean, righteous, gallant . cruel, severe, atrocious, unjust superintend, manager, rule

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corridor, hall, tower loneliness, quietly, mellow, mature, death of a priest sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac . . be hazy, grow dim, blurred prostrated, bend down, bow, cover, lay (pipes) Go vulgar, customs, manners, worldliness, mundane things vague, obscure, desert, wide . wicked, injustice, wrong sparkle, clear, crystal black ink, India ink, ink stick, Mexico . . tranquilize, ancient peacepreservation centers den, cave, excavation . footgear, shoes, boots, put on (the feet inferiority, be inferior to, be worse what? assault, hit, beat, thrash

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with child, pregnancy observance, offer, present, dedicate melancholy, grieve, lament, be anxious, sad, unhappy crude, simple, plain, docile pavilion, restaurant, mansion, arbor, cottage, vaudeville, music hall, stage name pure . . suspicious, mystery, apparition pigeon, dove drunk, feel sick, poisoned, elated, spellbound pity, be sparing of, frugal, stingy, regret harvest, reap excellent, beautiful, good, pleasing, skilled wet, be watered, profit by, receive benefits, favor, charm, steep lament, grieve over destitution, scarce, limited above-stated, the said, that

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specific . . . . . . - . proceed, get, become, tend mulberry Japanese Judas-tree, cinnamon tree marrow, pith tiger, drunkard basin, lantern festival, tray advance ear, ear (grain), head, crest (wave) robust, manhood, prosperity dike, bank, embankment hungry, starve bystander, side, besides, while, nearby, 3rd person epidemic accumulate, involvement, trouble, tie up, continually stupid, foolish conveyor, carry, transport clear healing, cure, quench (thirst),

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wreak . . . . . paulownia measurement, foot, 10 enclosure, quarters, fortification, red-light district urine villain, evil, bad luck, disaster spit, vomit, belch, confess, tell (lies) banquet, feast, party hawk V.I.P., guest captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy pottery, porcelain bell, gong, chimes remorse, regret, be sorry boar large magnet, porcelain all the more, increasingly descendants, elder brother,

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insect . . . . . . . . . coarse, rough, rugged revise, correct, decide bud, sprout, spear, germ level umbrella industry, kindliness equestrian, riding on horses, counter for equestrians rather, preferably sequential, fellow endure, bear, put up with, conceal, secrete, spy, sneak neglect, laziness likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal dormitory, hostel, villa, tea pavillion help phoenix lead

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pearl, gem, jewel congeal, freeze, stiff, be absorbed in seedling, sapling, shoot animal, beast pathetic, grief, sorrow, pathos, pity, sympathize hop, leap up, spring, jerk, prance, buck, splash, sputter, snap artisan, workman, carpenter droop, suspend, hang, slouch

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snake, serpent, hard drinker lucidity, be clear, clear, clarify, settle, strain, look grave sew, stitch, embroider Buddhist priest, monk . stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize span, request give, do something for mediocre

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recess, rest, relax, repose beautiful woman, princess gutter, ditch, sewer, drain, 10**32 respect, reverent reap, cut, clip, trim, prune drowsy, sleep, die confused, mix, be in disorder chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil bamboo grass cereals, grain

mausoleum, imperial tomb fog, mist soul, spirit abuse, evil, vice, breakage queen, princess liner, ship

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starve, hungry, thirst hard up, destitute, suffer, perplexed, cornered manipulate, rule, administer,

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conduct, palm of hand . . lovely, companion design, figured cloth, twill stinking, ill-smelling, suspicious looking, odor, savor, fragrance, be fragrant, stink, glow, be bright ecstasy, joy, rapture blade, sword, edge truss, arrest, bind, tie, restrain calendar, almanac best regards, good blind, blind man, ignoramus chic, style, purity, essence, pith, cream, elite, choice embarrass, humiliate, shame strong control, wedge monkey . bowstring, chord, hypotenuse harvest, ripen plug up, obstruct

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cook, boil deluge, flood, vast

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vicarious, surrogate, act in addition to sated, tired of, bored, satiate superfluous, uselessness peach tree

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hunt, raid, gather vermilion, cinnabar, scarlet, red, bloody

whirlpool, eddy, vortex sire, good belt, gentleman

hinge, pivot, door tombstone, monument forge, discipline, train

sword, saber, knife drum, beat, rouse, muster naked, nude, uncovered, partially clothed furthermore, still, yet clod, lump, chink, clot, mass rotation, go around

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bow, bow (archery, violin) cash, bad habit, humble prefix, gift, Shinto offerings of cloth, rope, cut paper membrane fan, folding fan intestines, guts, bowels, viscera vat, tub, tank mercy . . . willow fell, strike, attack, punish a good horse, speed, a fast person . . -. - . pickling, soak, moisten, steep twist, ask, investigate, verify clear, help tomb, mound two-mat area, ~36 sq ft dark blue, navy recreation, pleasure camellia

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tongue, reed, clapper gauze, thin silk, Rome gorge, ravine stipend, salary rin, 1, 10sen, 1, 10bu

summit, peak square jewel, corner, angle, edge

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brew, cause lotus condolences, mourning, funeral the latter, duplicate, strange, witty soup, juice, broth, sap, gravy, pus nun everywhere, times, widely, generally equilibrium, measuring rod, scale send forth fragrance, fragrant, be scented, smoke (tobacco)

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game-hunting, shooting, game, bag

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sheep goodwill, article, section, friendship, collusion review, inspection, revision spy hoarse, scold daring, sad, tragic, pitiful, frail, feeble womb, uterus fermentation aroused, resent, be indignant, anger pork, pig intercept, interrupt, obstruct front door, title page, front page sulphur pardon, forgiveness stealth, steal, secret, private, hushed bubbles, foam, suds, froth congratulations or again, furthermore, on the other hand

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rue, be sad, sigh, lament spinning regret, bear a grudge, resentment, malice, hatred obese, fat aid, help, assist frolic, play, sport 5, 5-man squad, file, line mourning, abhor, detestable, death anniversary voiced, uncleanness, wrong, nigori, impurity bustle, run Big Dipper, 10 sho (vol), sake dipper orchid, Holland swift, fast resemblance bowl, rice tub, pot, crown decay, rot, remain in seclusion husk, nut shell receive, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch

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Manchu dynasty, name given to naturalized foreigners miscanthus reed clan, enclosure sand help mediator, go-between chicken Zen, silent meditation entrust, request, send a message trunk, torso, hull (ship), hub of wheel transfer, alternation . . insert, put in, graft, wear (sword) storm, tempest oak, mallet silk obeisance, follow, accompany, attend on divide musical score, music, note, staff, table, genealogy

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cultural progress, perfume permanence, distant, long time, leisure graceful, gentle, pure sail daybreak, dawn, in the event greatness, excellence camphor tree flute, clarinet, pipe, whistle, bagpipe, piccolo sound of jewels guy, slave, manservant, fellow lock, fetters, shackles fist soar, fly transition, move, change bungling, clumsy, unskillful waiter, samurai, wait upon, serve shaku, Japanese foot, measure, scale, rule mountain peak, mountain pass,

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climax, crest, (kokuji) . . . . . . . . . . . - . fervent, kind, cordial, serious, deliberate beginning thirst, dry up, parch uncle, youth feminine, female undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch withstand, endure, support, resist confer, relate, narrate, describe vinegar, sour, acid, tart versify, singing, recital relay, in turn, sending peak, summit tremendously, very, great, exceedingly high, boasting adore, respect, revere, worship lacquer, varnish, seven headland, cape, spit,

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promontory . . . . . . . . . . mannerism, habit, vice, trait, fault, kink pleasure, happy, rejoice sign of the tiger, 3-5AM, third sign of Chinese zodiac reef, sunken rock from, possessive particle, whereupon, accordingly continent, sandbar, island, country barracks, police station, camp birch twig, ornamental evergreen matrimony, marry rock, crag, boulder mimic, aim (a gun) at, nominate, imitate fence, wall, (kokuji) lips intimate, friendly, harmonious leisure barbarian, foreign

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seclude, confine to a room high, steep cadet, friend recitation, poem, song, composing lowly, base, vile, vulgar scorn, despise, make light of, contempt casting, mint rub, paint, erase military officer, jailer, old man, rank . Zelkova tree slave, servant, prisoner, criminal, follower calamity, misfortune, evil, curse butterfly dairy products, whey, broth, fruit juice stalk, stem commander, leading troops, governor . departed, die

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vapor, steam polish hide, shelter, shield collar, neck, lapel lightning-bug, firefly banana widow, minority, few lapis lazuli diarrhea commonplace, ordinary, employment companion, friend pit, hole indigo burglar, rebel, traitor, robber squeeze paddy ridge, levee distant songs with samisen cavity, hole, slit, very, great, exceedingly

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mandarin orange gargle, rinse mouth spine, backbone torture, beat lass, girl, Miss, daughter garden, farm, park southeast woods, grove mountain stream, valley venerable old man bargain, reason, charge, suspicion, point, account, purity, honest, low price, cheap, rested, contented, peacef . discreet, reverently, humbly pupil boil, ferment, seethe, uproar, breed . . take pleasure in, rejoice kiln, oven, furnace praise, extol

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ugly, unclean, shame, bad looking measuring box, 1.8 liter martyrdom, follow by resigning

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anxiety, trouble, worry, pain, ill, annoy, nuisance, irksome comma-design happiness censure, criminal investigation

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degenerate, descend to, lapse into tariff, crop tax, borrowing

angle, edge, corner, power, majesty scaffold, cleat, frame, jetty, bolt (door) Yamato, ancient Japan

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bridegroom, son-in-law pining, yearn for, love dearly, adore beautiful, patterned

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quit, stop, leave, withdraw, go rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify

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so-and-so, one, a certain, that person captured, criminal, arrest, catch charging ahead of others rainbow large bird, wild goose ooze, flow, soak in, penetrate, secrete

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at, in, on, as for strong and brave steadily, gradually advancing, finally, barely

mosquito hollyhock unlucky, misfortune, bad luck, disaster

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seaweed, duckweed fief, allowance, pension, grant, happiness chief, beginning legitimate wife, direct descent (non-bastard) high, far

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menacing, dignity, majesty, threaten sign of the snake or serpent, 911AM, sixth sign of Chinese zodiac convex, beetle brow, uneven stretch rhyme, elegance, tone

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frost nitrate, saltpeter

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imperial order parsley apricot coffin, casket Confucian male mythical bird

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fragrant, balmy, favourable wise

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distress, grieve, lament, be anxious watchtower, lookout, high building

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refined, gentle

correct, save, assist eyebrow respect, revere, long for fuel, firewood, kindling brown, woollen kimono . . . grant, gift, boon, results steep, craggy, rugged . . . rule darning, repair, mend, trim, tidy up, adjust plug, bolt, cork, bung, stopper . . . . . . green freshwater trout, smelt hazelnut, filbert concave, hollow, sunken glossy, luster, glaze, polish, charm, colorful, captivating all vine, ivy

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tempering, refine, drill, train, polish falcon strand, beach, shore inmost, heart, mind, inside pursue, drive away, chase, accomplish, attain, commit

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reject, retreat, recede, withdraw, repel, repulse rare, phenomenal, dilute (acid) lotus, Mt Fuji

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imperial edict swamp, shore chick, squab, duckling, doll consider, reflect, think

help, assist shine, sparkle, gleam, twinkle blackened eyebrows kindness yearn after, long for, aspire to, admire, adore

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wee hours, evening, early night delusion, unnecessarily, without authority, reckless sincere, kind, considerate

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dried meat for the first time, not until bar-tending, serving sake, the host, draw (water), ladle, scoop, pump silkworm glad, pleased, rejoice blue, pale shine, light

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distribute, disseminate, partition, understand only, free, in addition limb, arms & legs

cedar, sandlewood, spindle tree victory song comet mimeograph, copy

catalpa tree

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sign of the ox or cow, 1-3AM, second sign of Chinese zodiac heir, succeed

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grant, answer eventide, tide, salt water, opportunity kimono design conjunction (astronomy), first day of month

nursing, attending, entertainer furrow, 30 tsubo, ridge, rib extract, selection, summary, copy, spread thin

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refreshing, bracing, resonant, sweet, clear dark, black, many lazy, laziness

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barbarian be clear, serene, cold, skilful flourishing, successful, beautiful, vigorous show symptoms of, sprout, bud, malt recollect, remember

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I, one lapis lazuli license, sincerity, permit marquis, lord, daimyo sow (seeds) carp arc, arch, bow far off, distant, long ago type of morning glory, rose of Sharon, althea sparkle of jewelry, crystal affixed, attach, refer to, append spotted, mottled, patterned, small tiger sign of the hare or rabbit, 57AM, fourth sign of Chinese zodiac, east however, but . figured cloth, beautiful potato madder, red dye, Turkey red endure, keep (rain)out, stave off, tide over, defy, slight, surpass

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white, clear sparkling water

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burr, ball old woman, grandma, wet nurse scarlet, cardinal sea bream, red snapper wise village, rural community, right village radical (no. 163) emulate, imitate blue, green

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peck, pick up good crops, prosperity, 10**28 west, bird, sign of the bird, 57PM, tenth sign of Chinese zodiac, sake radical (no. 164) serving our elders

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frugal, economy, thrifty citron cocoon also, again

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consult with dice, form, appearance, take, coloring gauze, gossamer levy, ode, prose, poem, tribute, installment

pupil of the eye beautiful black jewel, nine

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II, two, second weight, plumb bob, sinker tedious happiness, luck pox, smallpox

a reed instrument strong, just, righteous, peaceloving Buddhist surplice

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alike, truth you, thou, second person decrease

the Pleiades

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pig iron reed used to cover tatami actor large, great, eminent soothe, calm, pacify deep and broad late, quiet, sets (sun) deed, skill majestic plural, imperial we edify, way, path thread, silk cloth moreover, also, furthermore end, finish morning, early officer, an official

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brilliant I, you, (kokuji)

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eulogy

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counters for things maple jewel, tinkling of jewelry Chinese parasol tree, phoenix tree how, what, alas, (question mark) water route, shipping channel monme, 3.75 grams, (kokuji) clear neck, collar, lapel lull, calm, (kokuji) treetops, twig third class, 3rd, 3rd calendar sign suddenly, smoothly eggplant ladle, one tenth of a go, dip excuse, tolerate, forgive butterbur, bog rhubarb ancestral offering receptacle abide by, follow, obey, learn

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clear burn, bonfire uneasiness, fear, anxiety, concern holly urge to eat audience, audience (with king)

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axe, 1.32 lb, catty, counter for loaves of bread be aggravated, grow worse, grow

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