Results, trough used to carry water

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble ➜ 食らいつく
to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into ➜ 食らいつく
to hold on to; to cling to; to stick to
to complain; to bicker

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添う^☆【そうsou】副う Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with; to live up to ➜ 沿う
to accompany; to go with; to stay by one's side
to associate with (someone); to mix with
to marry; to wed - esp. 添う
to be added - esp. 添う

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他山の石以て玉を攻むべし【たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべしtazannoishimottetamawoosamubeshi】

expression:

one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems [literal] - proverb ➜ 他山の石

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握る^☆【にぎるnigiru】 Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

to clasp; to grasp; to grip; to clutch
to make (nigirizushi, rice ball, etc.); to form; to press into shape; to mold; to mould
to seize (power, etc.); to take hold of

成功seikou へhe のno 鍵kagi をwo握るnigiruのno はha 教育kyouiku であるdearu。 It is education that is key to the success.

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注ぎ込む^☆【つぎこむtsugikomu】つぎ込む・注ぎこむ Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate; to infuse; to instill; to implant; to imbue; to focus (attention, efforts)

そのsono 学者gakusha はha なけなしのnakenashino 金kin をwo 全部zenbu 本hon にniつぎこんだtsugikonda。 The scholar spent what little money he had on books.

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パクるPAKUru・ぱくるpakuru Inflection

godan ~る verb / transitive:

to filch; to snatch; to pinch; to swindle; to cheat (someone out of something); to rip off
to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize
to arrest; to nab; to round up
to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food

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囲む^★【かこむkakomu・かごむkagomu^obs.】 Inflection

godan ~む verb / transitive:

to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fence; to wall in
to besiege; to lay siege to
to play (go, shogi, etc.)

赤丸丸でde囲むkakomu。 Circle in red pencil.

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争う^★【あらそうarasou】 Inflection

godan ~う verb / intransitive verb:

to compete; to contest; to contend
to quarrel; to argue; to dispute; to be at variance; to oppose
to deny (e.g. evidence) - usu. in negative form ➜ 争えない

１０チームCHIIMU がga 賞shou をwo 得ようeyou とto争ったarasotta。 Ten teams competed for the prize.

そのsono 囚人shuujin 達tachi はha まるでmarude 狂人kyoujin のようにnoyouni 互いにtagaini争ったarasotta。 The prisoners fought one another like so many mad people.

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警策【けいさくkeisaku・きょうさくkyousaku・こうざくkouzaku・きょうしゃくkyoushaku^obs.】

noun:

Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen) - called けいさく in Rinzai Zen, きょうさく in Soto Zen - abbreviation ➜ 警覚策励・座禅
horsewhip ［けいさく］

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整える^☆【ととのえるtotonoeru】調える・斉える Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to put in order; to arrange; to tidy up; to straighten; to adjust; to fix - esp. 整える
to get ready; to prepare; to arrange; to supply; to assemble; to buy - esp. 調える
to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage); to settle - esp. 調える

私watashi はha 文bun をwo 書くkaku 前mae にni 頭atama のno 中naka でde整えるtotonoeruことにしているkotonishiteiru。 I make a point of arranging sentences in my mind before writing them down.

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焼く^☆【やくyaku】燬く^old・焚く^old Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to burn
to roast; to broil; to grill; to bake; to toast; to barbecue
to heat; to heat up
to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake; to fire; to burn
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn ➜ 灼く【やく】
to print (a photo); to burn (an optical disc)
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy ➜ 妬く【やく】

母haha はha 日曜日nichiyoubi にはniha クッキーKUKKII をwo焼くyaku。 Mother bakes cookies on Sundays.

windowXPにはniha ＣＤＣＤをwo焼くyaku機能kinou がga あるaru そうsou ですdesu がga、そのsono 手順tejun をwo 解説kaisetsu しているshiteiru ページPEEJI をwo 教えてoshiete くださいkudasai。 I hear that you can burn CDs with Windows XP; could you tell me a website that explains the procedures involved?

多くooku のno 人hito がga、スポンジSUPONJI ケーキKEEKI をwo焼くyakuのno はha 難しいmuzukashii とto 考えkangae てte いるiru。しかしながらshikashinagara、十分juubun なna 量ryou のno 卵tamago をwo 使用shiyou すれsure ばba、実際jissai 何nani もmo 失敗shippai するsuru ようyou なna ことkoto はha ないnai。 Many people think that sponge cake is difficult to bake, but if you use enough eggs, nothing can really go wrong.

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代【だいdai】

noun / suffix noun:

charge; cost; price
generation; age; reign
era - Geology term
a representative of; on behalf of; for (someone) - after someone's name or title
used after a phone number to indicate that it is a switchboard number ➜ 代表電話番号

counter:

counter for decades of ages, eras, etc.
counter for generations (of inheritors to a throne, etc.)
proxy application company - abbreviation ➜ 代理申請会社

noun:

pronoun - used in dictionaries, etc. - abbreviation ➜ 代名詞

うちのuchino 会社kaisha はha いればireba いるiru（長いnagai 時間jikan いるiru）だけdake 残業zangyou代daiがga もらえるmoraeru からkara。 The longer you stay, the more overtime pay you'll get.

あのano 会社kaisha とto のno 取り引きtorihiki はha 父chichi のno代daiからkara 糸を引くitowohiku ようにyouni 切れないkirenai。 Our transactions with that firm have continued unbroken since my father's generation.

２０代daiのno 若いwakai 女性josei のno 中naka にはniha、夏休みnatsuyasumi にni 海外旅行kaigairyokou にni でde たいtai とto 思うomou 人hito もmo 多いooi。 Many young women in their 20s plan to go abroad during their summer holidays.

安倍内閣abenaikaku はha、第dai９０代daiのno 内閣総理大臣naikakusouridaijin にni 指名shimei されたsareta 安倍abe 晋susumu三がga２００６年nen ９月kugatsu２６日nichi にni 発足hossoku さsa せse たta 内閣naikaku でde あるaru。 The Abe Cabinet is the Cabinet inaugurated on September 26, 2006 by Shinzo Abe, who was appointed as Japan's 90th Prime Minister.

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痛める^☆【いためるitameru】傷める^☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to hurt; to injure; to cause pain - usu. 痛める
to harm; to damage; to spoil - usu. 傷める
to worry; to bother; to be grieved over; to afflict - usu. 痛める
to cause financial loss; to hurt one's pocket - usu. 痛める

転んでkoronde 手首tekubi をwo痛めましたitamemashita。 I fell down and hurt my wrist.

美代子miyoko はha ずい分zuibun 長い間nagaima 片想いkataomoi をwo 続けていたtsuzuketeita。さぞかしsazokashi 胸mune をwoいためていたitameteitaことkoto だろうdarou。 Miyoko carried a torch so long, I think it gave her heartburn.

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霜降り^☆【しもふりshimofuri】霜降

~の noun / noun:

speckled with white; salt-and-pepper (pattern, fabric, etc.)

noun:

marbling (of beef) ➜ 霜降り肉
(of fish, chicken, shellfish, etc.) blanching by exposure to boiling and then icy water - abbreviation ➜ 霜降り作り
formation of frost - orig. meaning

日本nippon のno 牛ushi はha 広範囲にkouhan'ini霜降りshimofuriがga あるaru。 In Japan beef has a high degree of marbled fat.

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治す^☆【なおすnaosu】直す^☆ Inflection

godan ~す verb / transitive:

to cure; to heal - usu. 治す
to fix; to correct; to repair - usu. 直す

auxiliary verb:

to do over again - after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す
to replace; to put back as it was - usu. 直す - Kansai dialect
to convert (into a different state); to transform - usu. 直す

風邪kaze をwo治すnaosuのにnoni三週間shuukan かかりましたkakarimashita。 It took me three weeks to get over the flu.

直すnaosuのにnoni、どのくらいdonokurai 時間がかかりますjikangakakarimasu かka。 How long does it take to alter it?

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よいyoi^★《良い・善い・好い・佳い・吉い・宜い^irr.》 Inflection

adjective:

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable - also いい (all senses) ➜ いい
sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared ➜ いい
profitable (e.g. deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial ➜ いい
OK ➜ いい

私watashi にはnihaよいyoi友達tomodachi がga数人いるiru。 I have several good friends.

何とnanito 言ったらittara良いyoiかka 分かりませんwakarimasen。 I don't know what I should say.

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付ける^☆【つけるtsukeru】着ける^☆・附ける Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
to furnish (a house with)
to wear; to put on
to keep a diary; to make an entry
to appraise; to set (a price)
to allot; to budget; to assign
to bring alongside
to place (under guard or doctor)
to follow; to shadow ➜ 跡をつける
to load; to give (courage to)
to keep (an eye on)
to establish (relations or understanding)
to turn on (light) ➜ 点ける
to produce flowers; to produce fruit - of a plant

ほかにhokani 値ne をwoつけるtsukeru人hito はha いませんimasen かka。 Is anyone else bidding?

私watashi はha ひざhiza をwo 曲げmage ずzu にni 両方ryouhou のno 手のひらtenohira をwo 床yuka にni付けるtsukeruことkoto がga できるdekiru。 I can place the palms of my hands on the floor without bending my knees.

「おとこotoko」とto付けるtsukeruとto 商品shouhin はhaブレイクBUREIKUするsuru。 Add "Men" and the goods take off.

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木馬^☆【もくばmokuba】

noun:

wooden horse; rocking horse
vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics ➜ 跳馬
the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

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収める^☆【おさめるosameru】納める^☆ Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees)
to supply
to store
to finish; to bring to a close
to restore (something to its place)
to achieve (e.g. a result)

彼のkareno ようなyouna 能力nouryoku のno あるaru 人hito がga 成功seikou をwoおさめるosameruのno はha 当然のことtouzennokoto だda。 It is no wonder that a man of his ability is so successful.

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巻く^☆【まくmaku】捲く Inflection

godan ~く verb / transitive:

to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
to envelope; to shroud - usu. 巻かれる
to outflank; to skirt
to link (verse) ➜ 付合【つけあい】

godan ~く verb / intransitive verb:

to move ahead (three hours, etc.); to move up

時計tokei のno ネジNEJI をwoまくmakuのno をwo 忘れたwasureta のでnode、とまってtomatte しまったshimatta。 I forgot to wind my watch up, so it stopped.

ヘビHEBI がga とぐろtoguro をwo巻くmaku。 The snake coils itself up.

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収む【おさむosamu】納む

lower nidan verb (archaic) / transitive:

to dedicate; to make an offering; to pay (fees) - archaism
to supply - archaism
to store - archaism
to finish; to bring to a close - archaism
to restore (something to its place) - archaism
to achieve (e.g. a result) - archaism

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凌ぐ^☆【しのぐshinogu】 Inflection

godan ~ぐ verb / transitive:

to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to stave off (e.g. starvation)
to pull through; to get over; to survive
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to eclipse; to defy; to slight

このkono 新車shinsha はha 他車takuruma をwoしのぐshinoguだろうdarou。 This new car will put other cars to shame.

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固める^★【かためるkatameru】堅める Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ➜ 土を固める【つちをかためる】
to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ➜ 身を固める【みをかためる】
to fortify; to reinforce; to support ➜ 国境を固める【こっきょうをかためる】・嘘で固める【うそでかためる】
to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) - in the form に身をかためる
to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise
to tie tightly; to fasten
to hold a bow fully drawn

砂利jari をwo セメントSEMENTO でde固めるkatameru必要hitsuyou がga あるaru。 We need to bind gravel with cement.

気宇kiu 壮大なsoudaina 計画keikaku もmo いいii けれどkeredo、まずmazuはha 自分jibun のno 足元ashimoto をwo固めるkatameruことkoto からkara 始めてhajimete ほしいhoshii よyo。 It's fine to make grandiose plans, but I'd like you to start with what you have on your plate.

基礎kiso をwo固めるkatameruことkoto はha 大切taisetsu ですdesu。 It is important to strengthen the foundation.

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