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55 word matches found for '固' using reading 'かた'
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Most common form: 硬い
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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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt)  (see also: 土を固める)
2. to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate
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Most common form:
noun
1. lump; mass; bundle; clump; clod; cluster
2. group; crowd
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to harden; to solidify
2. to become firm; to become certain
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Most common form: 硬さ
noun
firmness; hardness; stiffness; honesty
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noun
1. hardening; fortifying
2. pledge; vow
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hardness; firmness  (opposite: 柔らかめ)
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Most common form: 堅苦しい
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to become stiff; to tense
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expression
let's put formalities aside; let's not speak so stiffly
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expression, noun
serious topic (of conversation)
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Most common form: 頭のかたい
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded  (see also: 頭が固い; sensitive)
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Most common form: 硬し
`ku' adjective (archaic)
hard; solid; tough  (see also: 堅い; archaic)
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noun
iron ingot
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close or shut tight; to warn sharply
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Most common form: 欲の塊
noun
incarnation of selfishness; lump of avarice
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noun
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
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to form a hard mass
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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to harden by beating
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expression, ichidan verb
to harden earth into a mass
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noun
marriage vows  (see also: 二世の約束)
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expression, noun
solemn promise
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expression, 'i' adjective
firmly determined
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expression, ichidan verb
1. to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family
2. to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dry until stiff
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to harden by kneading
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expression
adversity strengthens the foundations  (idiomatic expression)
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expression, ichidan verb
to make a firm resolution
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Most common form: 頭がかたい
expression
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn  (see also: 頭の固い)
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