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above

Meaning: above
Kun-yomi: うえ/うわ-/かみ/あ.げる/あ.がる/あ.がり/のぼ.る/のぼ.せる/のぼ.す
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

fragrant

Meaning: fragrant; stink; glow; insinuate; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: にお.う/にお.い/にお.わせる
On-yomi:

drag along

Meaning: drag along
Kun-yomi: せま.い
On-yomi: アク/セク

lose

Meaning: lose; error; fault; disadvantage; loss
Kun-yomi: うしな.う/う.せる
On-yomi: シツ

harvest

Meaning: harvest; year; age
Kun-yomi: とし/とせ/よわ.い
On-yomi: サイ/セイ

busy

Meaning: busy; occupied; restless
Kun-yomi: いそが.しい/せわ.しい/おそ.れる/うれえるさま
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

meeting

Meaning: meeting; meet; party; association; interview; join
Kun-yomi: あ.う/あ.わせる/あつ.まる
On-yomi: カイ/エ

put together

Meaning: put together
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる/なら.ぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

face-up

Meaning: face-up; look up; depend; seek; respect; rever; drink; take
Kun-yomi: あお.ぐ/おお.せ/お.っしゃる/おっしゃ.る
On-yomi: ギョウ/コウ

eventide

Meaning: eventide; tide; salt water; opportunity
Kun-yomi: しお/うしお/せい
On-yomi: セキ

responsibility

Meaning: responsibility; duty; term; entrust to; appoint
Kun-yomi: まか.せる/まか.す
On-yomi: ニン

prostrated

Meaning: prostrated; bend down; bow; cover; lay (pipes)
Kun-yomi: ふ.せる/ふ.す
On-yomi: フク

combine

Meaning: combine
Kun-yomi: あわせる/ならぶ
On-yomi: ヘイ/ヒョウ

fit

Meaning: fit; suit; join; 0.1
Kun-yomi: あ.う/-あ.う/あ.い/あい-/-あ.い/-あい/あ.わす/あ.わせる/-あ.
On-yomi: ゴウ/ガッ/カッ

sweat

Meaning: sweat; perspire
Kun-yomi: あせ
On-yomi: カン

son

Meaning: son; my son
Kun-yomi: せがれ
On-yomi: サイ/ソツ/ソチ

restrain

Meaning: restrain
Kun-yomi: ふせ.ぐ
On-yomi: カン

ward off

Meaning: ward off; defend; protect; resist
Kun-yomi: ふせ.ぐ
On-yomi: ボウ

ovetous

Meaning: ovetous; lustful; show an expression of deep resentment; term of endearment for boys; married couple; spouses
Kun-yomi: むさぼ.る/せ/せうと/なせ/みょうと
On-yomi: フ/ヨウ/ウ/ユウ

obstruct

Meaning: obstruct; distress; narrow
Kun-yomi: せま.い/ふさが.る/せま.る
On-yomi: ヤク/アイ/アク

aggression

Meaning: aggression; attack
Kun-yomi: せ.める
On-yomi: コウ

spine

Meaning: spine; backbone
Kun-yomi: せぼね
On-yomi: ロ/リョ

parsley

Meaning: parsley
Kun-yomi: せり
On-yomi: キン

endure

Meaning: endure; bear; put up with; conceal; secrete; spy; sneak
Kun-yomi: しの.ぶ/しの.ばせる
On-yomi: ニン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せわ.しい
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

suffer

Meaning: suffer; become emaciated; haggard
Kun-yomi: せがれ/やつ.れる
On-yomi: スイ

foolish

Meaning: foolish; stopped over
Kun-yomi: せむし
On-yomi: コウ/ク

urge

Meaning: urge; force; imminent; spur on
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: ハク

see

Meaning: see; hopes; chances; idea; opinion; look at; visible
Kun-yomi: み.る/み.える/み.せる
On-yomi: ケン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あ.わせる
On-yomi: コウ

know

Meaning: know; wisdom
Kun-yomi: し.る/し.らせる
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: アイ/ア

to commission

Meaning: to commission; to entrust to; to depute; to request; to ask
Kun-yomi: よ.せる/たの.む
On-yomi: タク

to give

Meaning: to give; prepared for included in; embraced in
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ
On-yomi: カイ

narrow

Meaning: narrow; cramped; confined
Kun-yomi: たけがひく.い/せま.る
On-yomi: キョク/ゴク

happiness

Meaning: happiness; blessing; fortune
Kun-yomi: さいわ.い/さち/しあわ.せ
On-yomi: コウ

the bleating of the deer

Meaning: the bleating of the deer
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/さけ.ぶ
On-yomi: ユ/オウ/ユウ/ヨウ

join

Meaning: join; get together; unite; collective
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる
On-yomi: ヘイ

in a moment

Meaning: in a moment; instantly; all of a sudden; neglect; disregard
Kun-yomi: たちま.ち/ゆるが.せ
On-yomi: コツ

store

Meaning: store; shop
Kun-yomi: みせ/たな
On-yomi: テン

ligustrum sinenese

Meaning: ligustrum sinenese; tree
Kun-yomi: てかせ
On-yomi: チュウ/チュ/シュウ/ニュ

distress

Meaning: distress; difficulty
Kun-yomi: せま.い/ふさが.る/せま.る
On-yomi: ヤク/アイ/アク

the handle of tools

Meaning: the handle of tools; tenon; cog
Kun-yomi: せん/ほぞ
On-yomi: ゼイ/ネイ/ドン/ノン

bend down

Meaning: bend down; bow; lie prostrate
Kun-yomi: ふせ.る/ふ.せる/ふ.す
On-yomi:

be imminent

Meaning: be imminent; draw close
Kun-yomi: せま.る
On-yomi: サツ

cough

Meaning: cough; clear throat
Kun-yomi: せ.く/しわぶ.く/せき/しわぶき
On-yomi: カイ/ガイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: の.せる/こしか.け/まくら
On-yomi:

cramped

Meaning: cramped; narrow; contract; tight
Kun-yomi: せま.い/せば.める/せば.まる/さ
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

narrowness

Meaning: narrowness; meanness; humbleness
Kun-yomi: いや.しい/せま.い
On-yomi: ロウ

choked

Meaning: choked; smothered; stuffy
Kun-yomi: むせ.ぶ/むせ.る/のど/の.む
On-yomi: イン/エン/エツ

ride

Meaning: ride; power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles; board; mount; join
Kun-yomi: の.る/-の.り/の.せる
On-yomi: ジョウ/ショウ

threaten

Meaning: threaten
Kun-yomi: あわ.せる/かな.う
On-yomi: キョウ

Chinese land measure

Meaning: Chinese land measure; fields
Kun-yomi: せ/うね
On-yomi: ボウ/ホ/モ/ム

ravine

Meaning: ravine; valley; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: さこ/せこ
On-yomi:

obituary

Meaning: obituary
Kun-yomi: しらせ
On-yomi:

strong

Meaning: strong; unyielding; forceful
Kun-yomi: せま.る/つよ.い
On-yomi: シュウ

stature

Meaning: stature; height; back; behind; disobey; defy; go back on; rebel
Kun-yomi: せ/せい/そむ.く/そむ.ける
On-yomi: ハイ

shackles

Meaning: shackles; irons; handcuffs; bonds
Kun-yomi: かせ/からざお
On-yomi:

worship one's ancestors

Meaning: worship one's ancestors; entomb
Kun-yomi: あわせまつ.る
On-yomi:

look down

Meaning: look down; diligent
Kun-yomi: ふ.せる
On-yomi: フ/ベン/メン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あしなえ/せむし
On-yomi:

Chinese land measure

Meaning: Chinese land measure; fields
Kun-yomi: せ/うね
On-yomi: ボウ/ホ/モ/ム

narrow

Meaning: narrow; fold; furl; shrug; pucker; shut; close
Kun-yomi: すぼ.める/つぼ.める/せま.い
On-yomi: サク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はり/の.せる
On-yomi: フク

reel

Meaning: reel; hank; skein; (kokuji)
Kun-yomi: かせ
On-yomi: カセ

stature

Meaning: stature; height
Kun-yomi: せ/せい
On-yomi: セキ

defend

Meaning: defend; protect
Kun-yomi: ふせ.ぐ
On-yomi: カン

dragon

Meaning: dragon; imperial
Kun-yomi: たつ/いせ
On-yomi: リュウ/リョウ/ロウ

incur

Meaning: incur; cover; veil; brood over; shelter; wear; put on; be exposed (film); receiving
Kun-yomi: こうむ.る/おお.う/かぶ.る/かぶ.せる
On-yomi:

cicada

Meaning: cicada
Kun-yomi: せみ
On-yomi: セン/ゼン

combine

Meaning: combine
Kun-yomi: あわせる/ならぶ/しかし
On-yomi: ヘイ

happiness

Meaning: happiness; luck
Kun-yomi: しあわ.せ/さいわ.い
On-yomi: コウ

narrow

Meaning: narrow
Kun-yomi: せま.い
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: たす.ける/ゆだ.ねる/よ.せる
On-yomi: ホウ

bare

Meaning: bare; naked; uncovered
Kun-yomi: はだか/せま.い/かたぬ.ぐ/すはだ
On-yomi: ラ/カ/ゲ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: てかせ
On-yomi: キョウ/ク/キョク/コク/キク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: せ/うね
On-yomi: ボウ/ホ/モ/ム

narrow

Meaning: narrow; contract; reduce; tight; limited
Kun-yomi: せま.い/せば.める/せば.まる/さ
On-yomi: キョウ/コウ

play with

Meaning: play with; handle things
Kun-yomi: いじく.る/いじ.る/ひねく.る/たわむ.れる/もてあそ.ぶ/せせ.る
On-yomi: ロウ/ル

power

Meaning: power; multiplication; record; counter for vehicles
Kun-yomi: の.る/の.せる
On-yomi: ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: やせ.る
On-yomi: ホウ/ヘン

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