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