May 2013
13 posts
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斜め（ななめ）： 1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique 2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
斜： diagonal; oblique; slanting
on-reading シャ. kun-reading ななめ、はす.
斜（しゃ）： diagonal
斜め（ななめ）： as above
斜（はす）： diagonal
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興奮（こうふん）： excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
興： previously covered here.
奮： be invigorated; flourish; stirred up
on-reading フン. kun-reading ふるう.
奮う（ふるう）： 1. to show (ability); to wield (power) 2. to screw up one’s courage
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乾電池（かんでんち）： dry cell; battery
乾： previously covered here.
電： previously covered here.
池： cistern; pond; pool; reservoir
on-reading チ. kun-reading いけ.
池（いけ）： pond
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蛍光（けいこう）： fluorescence
蛍： previously covered here.
光： previously covered here.
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横断歩道（おうだんほどう）： pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
横： previously covered here.
断： previously covered here.
歩： counter for steps; walk
on-reading フ、ブ、ホ. kun-reading あゆむ、あゆみ、あるく、あるき.
歩（ほ）： 1. step; stride 2. counter for steps
歩（ふ）： pawn (in chess or shogi)
歩（ぶ）： unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square meters
歩む（あゆむ）： to walk; to go on foot
歩み（あゆみ）： 1. walking 2. progress;...
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怒濤（どとう）： 1. surging waves; raging billows 2. leaps and bounds
怒： previously covered here.
濤： billows; waves
on-reading トウ. no kun-reading.
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日常（にちじょう）： ordinary; regular; everyday; usual
日： previously covered here.
常： previously covered here.
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瀬戸際（せとぎわ）： brink; critical moment
瀬： current; rapids; shallows; shoal; torrent
on-reading ライ. kun-reading せ.
瀬（せ）： 1. shallows; shoal 2. rapids; current; torrent 3. position; place 4. chance; opportunity
戸： previously covered here.
際： previously covered here.
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無休（むきゅう）：work without a holiday; without a holiday; nonstop
無： previously covered here.
休： previously covered here.
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漫然（まんぜん）： aimless; rambling; desultory
漫： cartoon; corrupt; in spite of oneself; involuntarily
on-reading マン. kun-reading そぞろ.
漫々（まんまん）： vast; boundless
漫ろ（そぞろ）： 1. restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted 2. (of an emotional or psychological state) for some reason
漫ろに（そぞろに）： in spite of oneself; somehow; without knowing why; vaguely
然： previously covered here.
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地獄（じごく）： hell
地： previously covered here.
獄： jail; prison
on-reading ゴク. no kun-reading.
獄（ごく）： jail; prison
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立候補（りっこうほ）： announcing candidacy; becoming a candidate
立： previously covered here.
候： previously covered here.
補： assistant; compensate; learner; make good; offset; supplement; supply
on-reading ホ. kun-reading おぎなう.
補う（おぎなう）： to compensate for; to supplement
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Landed in hospital suddenly. Am not sure when I’m getting out, so consider this an indefinite (but temporary) hiatus.
April 2013
42 posts
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励み（はげみ）： (act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive
励： be diligent; encourage; inspire
on-reading レイ. kun-reading はげます、はげまし、はげむ、はげみ、.
励ます（はげます）：to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
励まし（はげまし）： encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
励む（はげむ）： to be zealous; to brace oneself; to endeavor; to strive; to make an effort
励み（はげみ）： as above
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不信感（ふしんかん）： distrust; suspicion
不： previously covered here.
信： previously covered here.
感： previously covered here.
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柔軟性（じゅうなんせい）： flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
柔： gentleness; softness; tender; weakness
on-reading ジュウ、ニュウ. kun-reading やわ、やわい、やわら、やわらかい、やわらかさ、やわらかみ
柔（やわ）： poorly-built; weak; insubstantial
柔い（やわい）： 1. soft 2. weak
柔ら（やわら）： soft; tender; limp; subdued (color or light); gentle; meek
柔らかい（やわらかい）： soft; tender; limp
柔らかさ（やわらかさ）： softness; tenderness
柔らかみ（やわらかみ）： (touch of)...
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最前線（さいぜんせん）： foremost line
最： extreme; most; utmost
on-reading サイ、シュ. kun-reading つま、もっとも.
最（さい）： 1. the most; the extreme (prefix) 2. prime; conspicuous
前： previously covered here.
線： previously covered here.
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Sorry about the sporadic updates! I’ve actually had a pretty bad infection, complete with ridiculous fever, so I haven’t really been able to keep up with this this week. Hopefully I’ll be better by this weekend and updates will go back to their regular schedule. Thanks for understanding!
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絶滅（ぜつめつ）： destruction; extinction
絶： previously covered here.
滅： destroy; overthrow; perish; ruin
on-reading メツ. kun-reading ほろびる、ほろぶ、ほろぼす.
滅びる（ほろびる）： to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
滅ぶ（ほろぶ）： to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
滅ぼす（ほろぼす）：to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
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中核（ちゅうかく）： kernel; core; nucleus; resident control program
中： previously covered here.
核： core; kernel; nucleus
on-reading カク. no kun-reading.
核（かく）： 1. pit (of a fruit); stone 2. core 3. nucleus; nuclear 4. nuclear weaponry
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皮膚（ひふ）： skin
皮： previously covered here.
膚： previously covered here.
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欧米（おうべい）： Europe and America; the West
欧： previously covered here.
米： meter; rice; USA
on-reading ベイ、マイ. kun-reading こめ.
米（こめ）： (husked grains of) rice
米（べい）： America; American
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威力（いりょく）： power; might; authority; influence
威： dignity; intimidate; majesty; menace; threaten
on-reading イ. kun-reading おどかす、おどす.
威（い）： power; might; authority; influence; dignity; majesty
威かす（おどかす）： 1. to threaten; to menace 2. to startle; to surpise
威す（おどす）： to threaten; to menace
力： previously covered here.
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絶大（ぜつだい）： tremendous; immense
絶： previously covered here.
大： previously covered here.
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冷凍保存（れいとうほぞん）： cold storage; deep freeze; cyropreservation
冷： chill; cold (beer, person); cool
on-reading レイ. kun-reading さます、さめる、つめたい、ひえる、ひや、ひえ、ひやかす、ひやす、ひややか.
冷ます（さます）： 1. to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to dampen; to let cool; to throw a damper on; to spoil
冷める（さめる）： 1. to become cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to come down (fever) 2. to...
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苦痛（くつう）： pain; agony; bitterness
苦： previously covered here.
痛： bruise; damage; hurt; pain
on-reading ツウ. kun-reading いたい、いたましい、いたむ、いたみ、いためる.
通（つう）： pain; ache; -algia
痛い（いたい）： 1. painful; sore 2. exceeding
痛ましい（いたましい）： pitiful; heartbreaking; tragical
痛む（いたむ）： to hurt; to feel a pain; to be injured
痛み（いたみ）： pain; ache; sore; grief; distress
痛める（いためる）： to hurt; to injure; to cause pain;...
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制限（せいげん）： restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
制： previously covered here.
限： previously covered here.
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適合（てきごう）： conform; compatible; adaptable
適： capable; occasional; qualified; rare; suitable
on-reading テキ. kun-reading かなう.
適う（かなう）： 1. to come true (wish)* 2. to be suited (usually written in kana) 3. to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. I can’t bear the heat)
*usually written with the 叶 kanji.
合： previously covered here.
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欠ける（かける）： 1. to be chipped; to be damaged; to be broken 2. to be lacking; to be missing 3. to be insufficient; to be short; to be deficient; to be negligent toward 4. (of the moon) to wane; to go into eclipse
欠： previously covered here.
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免疫（めんえき）： immunity; immunization
免： dismissal; excuse
on-reading メン. kun-reading まぬかれる、まぬがれる.
免（めん）： dismissal
免じて（めんじて）： in deference to
免じる（めんじる）： to dismiss; to exempt
免れる（まぬかれる）： to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert; to elude; to be exempted; to be relieved from pain; to get rid of
免れる（まぬがれる）： to escape from; to be rescued from; to avoid; to evade; to avert;...
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Hi, everyone! In the last sixteen hours or something, this blog suddenly got like 40 new followers. Nice to see everyone (is there a reason ya’ll found me…?)
I try to update twice a day, 8 am and 4 pm EST. I do take word suggestions and questions, just throw some at my askbox here!
Happy 300 followers!!
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奪う（うばう）： to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
奪： dispossess; plunder; rob; snatch away; take by force; usurp
on-reading ダツ. kun-reading うばう.
奪う（うばう）： as above
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闘病（とうびょう）： fighting against an illness
闘： previously covered here.
病： previously covered here.
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跳ね返す（はねかえす）： to reject; to bounce back
跳： buck; hop; jerk; leap up; prance; snap; splash; spring; sputter
on-reading チョウ. kun-reading とぶ、はね、はねる.
跳ぶ（とぶ）： 1. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop 2. to fly; to soar
跳ね（はね）： 1. (a) jump 2. splashes (usually of mud) 3. upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or a hairdo) 4. close (e.g. of a theatrical performance);...
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印象（いんしょう）： impression
印： emblem; evidence; imprint; India; mark; seal; souvenir; stamp; symbol; trademark
on-reading イン. kun-reading しるし、しるす.
印（いん）： 1. seal; stamp; mark; print 2. mudra (symbolic hand gesture) (Buddhist term) 3. India (abbreviation)
印（しるし）： 1. mark; sign 2. symbol; emblem 3. badge; crest; flag 4. evidence; proof 5. token (of gratitude, affection, etc.) (usually written in...
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調整（ちょうせい）： regulation; coordination; adjustment; tuning; modification; alteration
調： previously covered here.
整： previously covered here.
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肩入れ（かたいれ）： support; backing; patronage
肩： shoulder
on-reading ケン. kun-reading かた.
肩（かた）： shoulder
入： previously covered here.
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付き添う（つきそう）： to attend on; to wait upon; to accompany; to escort and wait on; to chaperone
付： previously covered here.
添： previously covered here.
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非常に（ひじょうに）： very; extremely; exceedingly
非： previously covered here.
常： previously covered here.
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横（よこ）： 1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down 2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth 3. side (of a box, etc.) 4.beside; aside; next to 5. unconnected
横： previously covered here.
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熱心（ねっしん）： zeal; enthusiasm
熱： fever; heat; mania; passion; temperature
on-reading ネツ. kun-reading あつい、あつさ.
熱（ねつ）： 1. heat 2. fever; temperature 3. zeal; passion; enthusiasm 4. mania; craze; rage
熱い（あつい）： hot (thing)
熱さ（あつさ）： heat (of a thing)
Note:暑 is the kanji used for heat weather-wise.
心： previously covered here.
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応募（おうぼ）： subscription; application
応： previously covered here.
募： campaign; enlist; gather (contributions); grow violent; recruit
on-reading ボ. kun-reading つのる、つのらす.
募る（つのる）： 1. to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers) 2. to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse
募らす（つのらす）： to exacerbate; to exasperate
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覗き込む（のぞきこむ）： to look into; to peer in
覗： come in sight; peek; peep
on-reading シ. kun-reading うかがう、のぞく、のぞき.
覗う（うかがう）： 1. to peep (through); to peek; to examine (esp. covertly) 2. to await (one’s chance) 3. to guess; to infer; to gather; to surmise
覗く（のぞく）： 1. to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.) 2. to look down into (a ravine, etc.) 3. to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.) 4 . to...
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自由（じゆう）： freedom; liberty; as it pleases you
自： previously covered here.
由： previously covered here.
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へその緒（へそのお）： umbilical cord
緒： beginning; cord; end; inception; strap; thong
on-reading ショ、チョ. kun-reading お.
緒（お）： cord; strap; thong
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里親（さとおや）： foster parent(s)
里： league; parent’s home; ri; village
on-reading リ. kun-reading さと.
里（り）： 1. ri (old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927 km or 2.44 miles) 2. neighborhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes) 3. unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
里（さと）： 1. village; hamlet 2. countryside; country 3. home (of one’s parents, etc.); hometown...
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浮かぶ（うかぶ）： 1. to float; to be suspended 2. to rise to surface 3. to come to mind; to have inspiration
浮： float; floating; rise to surface
on-reading フ. kun-reading うかぶ、うかべる、うかれる、うく、うき.
浮かぶ（うかぶ）： as above
浮かべる（うかべる）： 1. to float 2. to express; to look (sad, glad) 3. to think; to imagine; to remember
浮かれる（うかれる）： to make merry; to be festive
浮く（うく）： 1. to float 2. to become merry; to be...
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犠牲（ぎせい）： victim; sacrifice; scapegoat
犠： sacrifice
on-reading キ、ギ. no kun-reading.
牲： animal sacrifice; offering
on-reading セイ. no kun-reading.
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化学物質（かがくぶっしつ）： chemical substances; chemicals
化： previously covered here.
学： previously covered here.
物： previously covered here.
質： previously covered here.
