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ちから

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force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy — 力
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ちから

chikara

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy

    EXAMPLE
    (ちから)()よい
    Powerful (strong)
  2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty

    EXAMPLE
    これは(わたし)(ちから)では無理(むり)です。
    This is beyond my ability.
  3. stress; emphasis

    EXAMPLE
    そこに(ちから)()れて!
    Add emphasis there!

Full entry for 力

りょく

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りょく

ryoku

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  1. strength; power; proficiency; ability

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りき

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りき

riki

  1. strength; power; proficiency; ability

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men

    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix

Full entry for 力

りょく

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りょく

iryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. power; might; authority; influence

Full entry for 威力

りき
りょう

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りき
りょう

rikiryou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. ability; capacity; capability; talent

  2. physical strength

Full entry for 力量

りょく

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りょく

mukiryoku

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor

Full entry for 無気力

えい
きょう
りょく

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influence; clout; leverage — 影響力
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えい
きょう
りょく

eikyouryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. influence; clout; leverage

Full entry for 影響力

きょう
そう
りょく

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competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power — 競争力
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きょう
そう
りょく

kyousouryoku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. competitiveness; competitive edge; competitive power

Full entry for 競争力

そう
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りょく

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そう
ぞう
りょく

souzouryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. creative power; creativity

Full entry for 創造力

ろう
どう
りょく

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ろう
どう
りょく

roudouryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. labor; labour; manpower; working force

Full entry for 労働力

えん
しん
りょく

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えん
しん
りょく

enshinryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. centrifugal force

Full entry for 遠心力

しゅう
ちゅう
りょく

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しゅう
ちゅう
りょく

shuuchuuryoku

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Noun (common)
  1. (powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

Full entry for 集中力

になる
ちから

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になる
ちから

chikaraninaru

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Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
  1. to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

Full entry for 力になる

えい
きょう

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えい
きょう

eikyou

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JLPT N3
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  1. influence; effect

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    あなたに影響(えいきょう)(りょく)はない。
    You have no influence.
  2. to influence; to affect; to have an influence on; to impact; to have an effect on

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

Full entry for 影響

かん

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engine — 機関
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かん

kikan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. engine

  2. agency; organisation; organization; institution; organ; body

  3. system; facility; facilities

Full entry for 機関

どう

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どう

shidou

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

Full entry for 指導

しき

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しき

chishiki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. knowledge; information

    EXAMPLE
    知識(ちしき)(ちから)なり。
    Knowledge is power.

Full entry for 知識

おく

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おく

kioku

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N3
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. memory; recollection; remembrance

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)記憶(きおく)()い。
    He has a good memory.
  2. storage

Full entry for 記憶

そう
ごう

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そう
ごう

sougou

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  1. synthesis; coordination; putting together; integration; composite

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. comprehensive

    Prenominal noun/verb
    Noun or verb acting prenominally
    Prenominal noun/verb

Full entry for 総合

ぶん

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sentence — 文
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ぶん

bun

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. sentence

    EXAMPLE
    この(ぶん)(へん)だ。
    This is a strange sentence.
  2. composition; text; writings

  3. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature

  4. statement

Full entry for 文

おう
えん

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aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering — 応援
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おう
えん

ouen

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. aid; assistance; help; reinforcement; rooting; barracking; support; cheering

    EXAMPLE
    どっちのチームを応援(おうえん)しているの?
    Which team are you rooting for?

Full entry for 応援

しゅう
ちゅう

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しゅう
ちゅう

shuuchuu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. concentration; focusing; convergence; centralization; integration; gathering together

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    集中(しゅうちゅう)(りょく)()くしてしまった。
    I lost my concentration.
  2. within a collection of works

Full entry for 集中

きょう

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きょう

kyouka

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

Full entry for 強化

こう
じょう

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こう
じょう

koujou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

Full entry for 向上

はい

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はい

shihai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. domination; rule; control

    EXAMPLE
    世界(せかい)支配(しはい)する。
    Rule the world.
  2. direction; management; guidance

  3. control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate); governing; influence; holding sway over

Full entry for 支配

ゆた

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ゆた

yutaka

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. abundant; wealthy; plentiful; rich; affluent

    EXAMPLE
    日本(にほん)(ゆた)かな(くに)です。
    Japan is a rich country.
  2. very; extremely; full of; great

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix

Full entry for 豊か

リーダー

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リーダー

riidaa

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. leader

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. reader; reading book

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  3. reader (i.e. someone who reads)

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  4. microreader

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
  5. dotted line (in printing); leaders; ellipsis mark

Full entry for リーダー

こん
げん

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こん
げん

kongen

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. root; source; origin; foundation; base; principle

Full entry for 根本

わざ

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technique; art; skill; move — 技
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わざ

waza

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. technique; art; skill; move

Full entry for 技

ほん
しょ

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ほん
しょ

honsho

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. text; script; this book

Full entry for 本書

そく
めん

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そく
めん

sokumen

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Noun (common)
  1. side; flank; profile; sidelight; lateral

  2. aspect; dimension

Full entry for 側面

アイテム

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アイテム

aitemu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. item

  2. something that one "just has to have"

Full entry for アイテム

せい

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せい

seigi

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Noun (common)
  1. justice; right; righteousness

  2. correct meaning; correct explanation

Full entry for 正義

けつ
だん

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けつ
だん

ketsudan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. decision; determination

Full entry for 決断

きゅう
しゅう

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きゅう
しゅう

kyuushuu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. absorption; suction; attraction

Full entry for 吸収

する
あい

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to love — 愛する
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する
あい

aisuru

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する verb - special
Suru verb - special class
する verb - special
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to love

Full entry for 愛する

ちる

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ちる

ochiru

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Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money)

  2. to be omitted; to be missing

  3. to decrease; to sink

  4. to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.)

  5. to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind

  6. to be ruined; to go under

  7. to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)

Full entry for 落ちる

かす
うご

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かす
うご

ugokasu

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Godan verb w/ す ending
Godan verb with 'su' ending
Godan verb w/ す ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position

  2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence

  3. to change; to alter; to deny

  4. to operate; to set in motion; to get going

  5. to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy

  6. to manage (e.g. funds)

Full entry for 動かす

たん

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たん

hatan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

Full entry for 破綻

マス

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マス

masu

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  1. mass

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. mass (media, production, etc.)

    Prenominal noun/verb
    Noun or verb acting prenominally
    Prenominal noun/verb
  3. masturbation

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for マス

げる
もう

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to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.) — 申し上げる
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げる
もう

moushiageru

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Humble lang.
Humble (kenjougo) language
Humble lang.
  1. to say; to tell; to state; to express; to offer; to extend (greetings, congratulations, etc.)

    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  2. to do

    Aux. verb
    Auxiliary verb
    Aux. verb

Full entry for 申し上げる

マジック

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マジック

majikku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. magic

  2. Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; permanent marker

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    (あか)(くろ)のマジックかサインペン()ってない?
    Do you have red and black markers or felt-tip pens. Do you have any?
  3. magic number

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for マジック

ぜい
じゃく

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ぜい
じゃく

zeijaku

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な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. weak; frail; fragile

Full entry for 脆弱

リーダーシップ

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リーダーシップ

riidaashippu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. leadership

Full entry for リーダーシップ

きょう

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きょう

kyoui

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
  1. wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy

Full entry for 驚異

だん
けつ

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だん
けつ

danketsu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up

    EXAMPLE
    団結(だんけつ)(ちから)なり。
    Strength in unity.

Full entry for 団結

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goi

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  1. vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology

Full entry for 語彙

おも

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おも

omomi

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  1. weight

  2. weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity

  3. importance; significance

Full entry for 重み

ほく
おう

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ほく
おう

hokuou

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  1. Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia

Full entry for 北欧

にん
たい

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にん
たい

nintai

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Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  1. endurance; perseverance; patience

Full entry for 忍耐

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