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要す is an exact match with the following word:
要す
BOOST
Reading : ようす   
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to need; to require; to take; to demand  (see also: 要する)
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Usefulness and usage:
Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 46,948 which gives a rank of 30,042
• Google Japan frequency rank: 59,000 (about 6,640,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 11377
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Example sentences:
その
しごと
仕事
かんせい
完成
する
すうねん
数年
よう
した

The accomplishment of the task took several years.
たんどく
単独
たいへいよう
太平洋
こうかい
航海
する
ゆうき
勇気
よう
した

It took courage to sail across the Pacific single-handed.
この
しごと
仕事
すいこう
遂行
おお
さいげつ
歳月
よう
した

The accomplishment of this task took many years.
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
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