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to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest) ➜ 惹く【ひく】・注意を引く
to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to draw (a line, plan, etc.) ➜ 図面を引く
to catch (a cold) ➜ 風邪を引く
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument) ➜ 弾く【ひく】
to look up (e.g. a dictionary); to consult ➜ 辞書を引く
to haul; to pull (vehicles) - esp. 牽く
to subtract; to deduct
to recede; to ebb; to fade
to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
to hold (e.g. a note)
to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to move back; to draw back; to recede ➜ 退く【ひく】
to lessen; to subside; to ebb ➜ 退く【ひく】
to resign; to retire; to quit ➜ 退く【ひく】

あんなanna 本hon みたらmitaraフツーのFUTSUUno女onna はha引くhikuもんmon なna！ Obviously a normal woman would lose interest if she saw a book like that!

定規jougi はha 直線chokusen をwo引くhikuのにnoni 役立つyakudatsu。 A ruler helps one to draw a straight line.

ジョンJON はha ギターGITAA をwo引くhikuことができませんkotogadekimasen。 John can't play the guitar.

初めてhajimete のno 単語tango をwo 辞書jisho でdeひくhikuのno はha よいyoi 習慣shuukan であるdearu。 It is a good habit to look up new words in a dictionary.

１０からkara２をwo引くhikuとto、８残るnokoru。 Two from ten leaves eight.

はれhare がga引くhikuまでmade何日くらいkurai かかりますkakarimasu かka。 How many days will it take until the swelling goes down?

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以下^★【いかika・いげige】已下

noun:

not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
the below-mentioned; the following; the rest

１６歳sai以下ikaのno 子供kodomo はha 劇場gekijou にはniha 入場nyuujou できませんdekimasen。 Children who are sixteen years old or younger may not enter the theater.

君のkimino 要約youyaku はha 平均heikin以下ikaだda ねne。 Your summary is not up to par.

以下ikaのno 説明setsumei はha 多くooku のno 異なるkotonaru 理論riron をwo 比較的hikakuteki 対照taishou するsuru ことによってkotoniyotte 得られたerareta ものであるmonodearu。 The explanation below was achieved by comparing and contrasting a variety of different theories.

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祖父^★【そふsofu・じじjiji・じいjii・おおじooji・おじoji・そぶsobu^obs.】

noun / ~の noun:

grandfather
old man ［おおじ］ ➜ 爺
kyogen mask used for the role of an old man ［おおじ］

我々wareware はha祖父sofuのno 名前namae をwo 息子musuko にni 名付けたnazuketa。 We named my son after my grandfather.

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だいたいdaitai^☆《大体》

noun:

outline; main point; gist

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

general; substantially; approximately; about
in the first place; to begin with; from the start

彼kare はha大体daitaiあなたanata ぐらいgurai のno 年齢nenrei ですdesu。 He's about the same age as you.

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下がる^☆【さがるsagaru】下る^irr. Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to come down; to go down; to fall; to drop; to sink; to get lower Antonym: 上がる
to hang; to dangle
to move back; to step back; to withdraw; to retire
to deteriorate; to fall off; to be downgraded
to get closer to the present day
to go south - in Kyoto

あお向けaomuke にni 寝るneru とto、舌shita やyaノドチンコNODOCHINKOがga ノドNODO のno 奥oku にni下がるsagaruためtame、上気道joukidou がga 塞がりfusagari やすくyasuku なりますnarimasu。 If you sleep on your back it's easier for your upper airway to be obstructed because your tongue, uvula, etc. slip towards the back of your throat.

眠るnemuru とto 体karada のno 機能kinou がga ゆっくりyukkuri になりninari、体温taion がga下がるsagaru。 When we are asleep, bodily functions slow down and body temperature falls.

物価bukka はha まもなくmamonaku下がるsagaruはずhazu だda。 Prices ought to come down soon.

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字^☆【じji】

noun:

character (i.e. kanji)
hand-writing; penmanship
the ... word (i.e. "the L word" = "love") - as 〜の字 ➜ ほの字

君kimi はha字jiがga うまいumai ねne。 You write very neatly, don't you?

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育てる^☆【そだてるsodateru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to raise; to rear; to bring up
to train; to teach; to educate
to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop

すべてのsubeteno 兵士heishi をwo 一騎当千のつわものikkitousennotsuwamono にni育てるsodateruカギKAGI はha 訓練kunren をwo 強化kyouka するsuru ことkoto であるdearu。 The key to raising every soldier into a great warrior is in strengthening training.

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筋^★【すじsuji】条

noun:

muscle; tendon; sinew
vein; artery
fiber; fibre; string
line; stripe; streak
reason; logic ➜ 筋が通る
plot; storyline
lineage; descent
school (e.g. of scholarship or arts)
aptitude; talent
source (of information, etc.); circle; channel
well-informed person (in a transaction)
logical move (in go, shogi, etc.)
ninth vertical line - Shōgi term
seam on a helmet
gristly fish paste (made of muscle, tendons, skin, etc.) - abbreviation ➜ 筋蒲鉾
social position; status - archaism

suffix noun / noun / ~の noun:

on (a river, road, etc.); along

suffix / counter:

counter for long thin things; counter for roads or blocks when giving directions
(Edo period) counter for hundreds of mon (obsolete unit of currency) - archaism

物語monogatari のno筋sujiはha あるaru 島shima をwo 舞台butai にni 展開tenkai するsuru。 The action of the story takes place on an island.

私watashi はha そのsono ニュースNYUUSU をwo 確かなtashikana筋sujiからkara 得たeta。 I got the news from a reliable source.

きみkimi がga 言っているitteiru ことkoto はha筋sujiがga あまりamari よくyoku 通っていないkayotteinai。 There isn't much logic in what you're saying.

そのsono 小説shousetsu のno筋sujiはha わからないwakaranai。 I don't understand this novel's plot.

私watashi はha 去年kyonen、それsore をwo 別のbetsuno筋sujiからkara 聞いたkiita。 I heard about it from another source last year.

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一般^★【いっぱんippan】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

general; universal
ordinary; average; common Antonym: 特殊

adjectival noun / noun:

the same; no different; (just) as if - archaism

そのsono 理論riron はha まだmada一般ippanにni 認められていないmitomerareteinai。 The theory is not accepted yet.

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夫人^★【ふじんfujin・ぶにんbunin^obs.・はしかしhashikashi^obs.】

noun:

wife; Mrs; madam ［ふじん・はしかし］ - honorific language
wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.) ［ふじん］ - archaism
consort of the emperor ［ふじん・ぶにん］ - archaism

ヤングYANGU夫人fujinはha、私watashi がga 突然totsuzen 訪ねてtazunete もmo 気にしないkinishinai でしょうdeshou。 Mrs. Young wouldn't mind my dropping in on her unexpectedly.

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都^★【みやこmiyako】京

noun:

capital; metropolis; seat of government
capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light)
location of the Imperial Palace

ロンドンRONDON はha もはやmohaya 霧kiri のno都toではないdehanai。 London is no longer a city of fog.

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最低^★【さいていsaitei】 Inflection

~の noun / adjectival noun / noun:

least; lowest; minimum Antonym: 最高

~の noun / adjectival noun:

worst Antonym: 最高
awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting

adverb:

at the very least

あのano 映画eiga、最低saitei！ That movie stinks!

最低saitei！ You're disgusting.

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立ち上がる^☆【たちあがるtachiagaru】立上がる・起ち上がる・立ちあがる Inflection

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

to stand up; to get up
to rise
to recover
to take action; to start
to make the initial charge - Sumo term
to start up; to boot up - IT term

彼kare はha立ちあがるtachiagaruようにyouni 言われiware、ゆっくりとyukkurito そうしたsoushita。 He was told to stand up, and he did so.

彼kare はha 怒ったokotta ときtoki にni立ち上がるtachiagaru癖kuse がga あるaru。 He has the habit of standing up when he is angry.

自分jibun のno 信念shinnen をwo 守るmamoru ためにtameni はha立ちあがるtachiagaruしshi、いかなるikanaru 脅威kyoui にもnimo 屈しないkusshinai つもりtsumori だda。 I'll stand up for what I believe in and won't yield to any threats.

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預ける^☆【あずけるazukeru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to place (in someone's custody); to entrust (someone) with; to deposit
to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to let (someone) decide
to lean on; to put one's weight on

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通す^☆【とおすtoosu】徹す^☆・透す Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to stick through; to force through
to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse
to make a path between two points
to proceed in a logical manner ➜ 筋を通す【すじをとおす】
to let pass; to allow through
to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.); to show in
to go through (a middleman)
to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.)
to pass (a law, applicant, etc.)
to force to accept; to force agreement
to continue (in a state); to persist in
to do to the entirety of; to cover all of; to span the whole ...
to do from beginning to end without a break - in the form とおして…する
to convey (one's ideas, etc.) to the other party
to do to the end; to carry through; to complete - after the -te form of a verb

彼女のkanojono 反対hantai はha あるaru がga それsore をwo やりyari通すtoosuつもりtsumori だda。 I'm going to go through with it in spite of her opposition.

彼kare はha 全くmattaku 有能yuunou でde 自分jibun のno 立場tachiba をwo 守りmamori通すtoosuことができるkotogadekiru。 He is quite capable and can hold his own.

彼kare はha やりyari たいtai ことkoto をwo通すtoosu人hito だda。 He is a man who will do what he wants.

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さっぱりsappari^☆ Inflection

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun:

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved - onomatopoeia
neat; tidy; clean

adverb / ~と adverb / ~する noun / adjectival noun:

frank; open-hearted; plain; simple; light

adverb / ~と adverb:

completely; entirely

adverb:

not in the least (with neg. verb); not at all

adjectival noun:

nothing at all; completely useless; hopeless; awful

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招く^☆【まねくmaneku】 Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to invite; to ask
to beckon; to wave someone in; to gesture to
to call in; to send for; to summon
to bring on oneself; to cause; to incur; to lead to; to result in

私たちwatashitachi はha ジェーンJEEN とtoエレンERENをwo招くmanekuつもりtsumori だda。 We are going to invite Jane and Ellen.

ただしtadashi、調子に乗るchoushininoru とto 失敗shippai をwo招くmanekuのnoでde 注意chuui！ However if you get carried away you'll risk failure so take care!

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踏切^☆【ふみきりfumikiri】踏切り^☆・踏み切り・踏み切

noun:

railway crossing; railroad crossing; train crossing; level crossing
starting line; scratch
determination
stepping over the edge of the ring - Sumo term

警報機keihouki がga 鳴っているnatteiru ときtoki はha 絶対にzettaini踏み切りfumikiriをwo 渡らないでwataranaide くださいkudasai。 Don't cross the tracks when the alarm is ringing.

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挟む^☆【はさむhasamu】挿む・挾む^old Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to hold between; to grip with (from both sides); to nip; to catch (e.g. one's finger in a door)
to put between; to sandwich between; to insert; to interpose; to interject
to be on either side of (a road, table, etc.); to be across (a street, river, etc.); to have between each other

ドアDOA にni 指yubi をwoはさみましたhasamimashita。 I caught my finger in the door.

彼kare はha 耳mimi にni 鉛筆enpitsu をwo挟んだhasanda。 He stuck his pencil behind his ear.

彼らkarera はha テーブルTEEBURU をwoはさんでhasande向かい合ったmukaiatta。 They confronted each other across the table.

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まくmaku^☆《撒く》 Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
to give the slip; to throw off; to shake off; to lose

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バンドBANDO^☆ Inflection

noun:

band

~する noun:

to perform in a band; to create a (pop) band

noun:

The Bund (Shanghai, China)

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結束^★【けっそくkessoku】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

union; unity; solidarity
bundling; binding; tying
putting on (clothes, armour, etc.) - archaism

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情^★【じょうjou】

noun:

feelings; emotion; sentiment
compassion; sympathy
passion; affection; love
the way things really are; the actual situation

情jouはha 人hito のno ためtame ならずnarazu。 One good turn deserves another.

暴君boukun のno 心kokoro はha 哀れみawaremi のno情jouでde 和らいだyawaraida。 The tyrant's heart melted with compassion.

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