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Kanji Usefulness Level 4 301-380 Vocab

This collection contains 141 words.
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み ど り 1
Most common form: みどり
noun
1. green
2. greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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し ん り ょ く 0
fresh verdure; new green leaves
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ろ く し ょ う 3
noun
verdigris; green rust; copper rust
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あ お だ た み 3
noun
new mat
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1. counter for tatami mats
2. measure of room size (in mat units)
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た た み 0
noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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た た む 0
Most common form: たたむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to fold (clothes, umbrella)  (often written with kana only)
2. to close (a shop, business)  (often written with kana only)
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お そ ざ き 0
late blooming (flower, talent); late flowering
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さ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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ぶ よ う 0
noun
dancing; dance
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お ど り 0
noun
dance
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ふ う と う 0
noun
envelope
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か ん ぷ う 0
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
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ち ょ う 1
numeric
1. 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion
noun
2. sign; omen; indication; portent  (see also: 兆し)
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き ざ し 0
Most common form: 萌し
noun
signs; omen; symptoms
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ま る ば し ら 3
1. column; shaft; cylinder  (this meaning is restricted to form 円柱)
noun
2. round pillar (esp. in buildings)  (see also: 角柱; usu. まるばしら)
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し ち ゅ う 0
prop; brace; fulcrum
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は し ら 0
noun
1. pillar; post
2. support; prop; mainstay
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ち ゅ う し ゃ 0
parking (e.g. car)
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し ゅ う ぎ 1
noun
congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; tip
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し ゅ く じ つ 0
national holiday; public holiday
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い わ う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to congratulate; to celebrate; to observe (a festival)
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せ き た ん 3
noun
coal
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す み 0
Most common form: すみ
noun
1. charcoal
2. charred remains  (obscure term)
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に ゅ う わ 0
gentleness; mildness; meekness
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じ ゅ う ど う 1
noun
judo
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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こ よ う 0
employment (long term); hire
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や と う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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か ん そ う 0
dryness; aridity; insipidity; dehydration; desiccation
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か わ か す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
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せ い え い 0
elite; picked; powerful; efficient
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す る ど い 3
1. sharp (blade); pointed
2. sharp (pain); stabbing; cutting (remark); stinging; pointed (question or look); screeching (noise)
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ひ ょ う ざ ん 1
noun
iceberg
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け っ ぴ ょ う 0
freezing (over)
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こ お り 1
noun
1. ice
2. shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)  (see also: かき氷)
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ひ さ め 0
noun
hail; chilly chilly rain
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い ち ぐ う 0
noun
corner; nook
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す み 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. corner; nook; recess
noun
2. downstage right (on a noh stage)  (see also: 目付柱; obscure term)
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べ っ さ つ 0
noun
separate volume; extra issue; supplement; additional volume; supplementary volume
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た ん ざ く 0
noun
1. long, narrow card on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); strip of paper
2. thin rectangle  (see also: 短冊形; abbreviation)
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い と 1
Most common form: いと
noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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め ん し 1
noun
cotton yarn (thread)
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ぼ し ゅ う 0
1. recruiting; selection; taking applications
2. raising; collection; subscription; soliciting (e.g. donations)
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つ の る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow violent; to become stronger; to become worse
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
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こ う か 1
noun
1. coin
2. hard currency  (see also: 軟貨)
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か た い 0
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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と り ょ う 1
noun
paints; painting material
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ぬ る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear; to put up (wallpaper)
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に く し み 0 に く し み 4
noun
hatred
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あ い ぞ う 0
love and hate; likes and dislikes
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ど ろ ぼ う 0
thief; burglar; robber; theft
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し ぼ う 0
noun
fat; grease; blubber
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あ ぶ ら 0
noun
fat; tallow; lard; grease  (see also: 油)
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こ な 2
noun
flour; meal; powder
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ふ ん ま つ 0
fine powder
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こ む ぎ こ 0 こ む ぎ こ 3
noun
wheat flour
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だ い め い し 3
noun
1. pronoun  (linguistics terminology)
2. synonym; classic example; pattern; byword; representative
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つ つ 2 つ つ 0
noun
1. pipe; tube; cylinder
2. gun barrel
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は く 1
Most common form: はく
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to sweep; to brush; to gather up
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と う 1
Most common form: とう
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tower; steeple; spire
noun
2. stupa; pagoda; dagoba  (see also: 卒塔婆, 塔婆; original meaning; abbreviation)
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け ん め い 0
wisdom; intelligence; prudence
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か し こ い 3
wise; clever; smart
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ひ ろ う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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し ゅ う し ゅ う 0
controlling; settling (e.g. an issue); coping; putting in order
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Most common form: 十万円
noun
100,000 yen
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ば く が 0
malt
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こ む ぎ 0 こ む ぎ 2
noun
wheat
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す る 1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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さ っ し ん 0
reform; renovation
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い ん さ つ 0
printing
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た ま ご 2 た ま ご 0
noun
1. eggs; egg; spawn; roe  (this meaning is restricted to form 卵)
2. hen egg
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ら ん お う 0
egg yolk
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き か い 2
noun
1. machine; mechanism
2. instrument; appliance; apparatus  (often 器械)
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さ ら 0
Most common form: 盤
noun
1. plate; dish; platter; disc  (see also: お皿)
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. serving; helping; course
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は い ざ ら 0
noun
ashtray
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い の り 3
noun
prayer; supplication
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き が ん 1
prayer; supplication
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せ っ か い 2
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
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は い い ろ 0
grey; gray; ashen
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め し あ が る 0 め し あ が る 4
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to eat; to drink  (honorific)
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し ょ う し ゅ う 0
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament)
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と か す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to melt; to dissolve
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け ん ま 1
1. grinding; polishing
2. studying (hard); striving to master something
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み が く 0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth)
2. to refine; to improve
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つ ぶ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. grain; bead; drop  (see also: 滴)
2. counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
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り ゅ う し 1
noun
particle; grain
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き つ え ん 0
smoking  (see also: 禁煙)
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つ く え 0
noun
desk
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き じ ょ う 0
1. on the desk
2. theoretical; academic
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ち ょ き ん 0
1. putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2. accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank  (baseball term)
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ひ っ て き 0
comparing with; match; rival; equal
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1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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め ん み つ 0
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
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わ た 2
Most common form: わた
noun
1. cotton plant (Gossypium spp.)  (often written with kana only)
2. batting; wadding; padding
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き ぞ う 0
donation; presentation; gift
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お く る 0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (as a gift); to present
2. to confer; to bestow; to award
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こ ご え る 0 こ ご え る 4
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be chilled; to be frozen
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れ い と う 0
freezing; cold storage; refrigeration
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こ お る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal
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び ん 1
Most common form: びん
noun
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
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ぼ う し 0
noun
hat; cap
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す ず し い 3
1. cool; refreshing
2. clear (e.g. eyes); bright
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こ う り ょ う 0
desolate; dreary; bleak
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び ょ う 1
noun
second (60th min)
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し つ ど 2 し つ ど 1
noun
level of humidity
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し っ け 0
noun
moisture; humidity; dampness
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し め る 0 し め る 3
Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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じ ょ う き 1
noun
1. steam; vapour; vapor
2. steamship; steamboat; steamer  (see also: 蒸気船; abbreviation)
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む し あ つ い 4
Most common form: 蒸暑い
humid; sultry
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お か し 2
noun
confections; sweets; candy
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だ が し 2 だ が し 0
noun
cheap sweets
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た が や す 3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate
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の う こ う 0
noun
farming; agriculture
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こ う ざ ん 1
noun
mine (ore)
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い 0
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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き ょ う げ き 0
pincer movement; pincer attack
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は さ む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to interpose; to hold between; to insert
2. to be on either side (e.g. road); to be across (e.g. street, river); to be beyond
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こ う が い 1
suburb; outskirts
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ど う 1
noun
1. copper (Cu)
2. bronze (medal)  (see also: 銅メダル; abbreviation)
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ど ん か く 0
obtuse angle
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に ぶ る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become blunt; to grow dull
2. to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
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か れ る 3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die
2. to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
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こ し 1
withering; dying
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こ が ら し 2
Most common form: 木枯
noun
cold wintry wind
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し ず く 3
drop (of water); drip
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て ん て き 0
1. raindrops; falling drop of water
2. intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed  (medicine, etc. term)
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し た た り 0
noun
1. dripping; drop; trickle
2. water trickling from moss, rocks, or cliffs in the summer
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ふ ご う 0
noun
1. sign; mark; symbol; code
2. sign (e.g. positive, negative)  (mathematics)
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か ち く 0
noun
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
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や わ ら か い 4
Most common form: 柔かい
1. soft; tender; limp; limber  (see also: 柔らか)
2. gentle; mild
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じ ゅ う な ん 0
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
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noun
several (boats)
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し こ う 0
waiting upon (someone)
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う か が う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told  (humble)
2. to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior)
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わ か す 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to boil; to heat  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
2. to excite  (this meaning is restricted to form 沸かす)
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ふ っ と う 0
boiling; seething
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し ゃ ふ つ 0
boiling up
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く も る 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get cloudy; to cloud over; to become overcast
2. to cloud up; to fog up; to mist up; to become dim
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こ う て い 0
positive; affirmation  (opposite: 否定)
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れ い か 1
below zero; sub-zero
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