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under

Meaning: under; underneath; below; down; inferior; bring down
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.す/くだ.さる/お.ろす/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

stop

Meaning: stop; halt; previously; already; long ago
Kun-yomi: や.む/すで.に/のみ/はなはだ
On-yomi:

length

Meaning: length; 10feet; measure; Mr.; Ms.; height; stature; all (one has); only; that's all; merely
Kun-yomi: たけ/だけ
On-yomi: ジョウ

larvae of the mosquito

Meaning: larvae of the mosquito
Kun-yomi: ひだりのうでがない/みじか.い
On-yomi: ケツ/カチ/キョウ/ク/クツ

left hand

Meaning: left hand; old grass radical (no. 45)
Kun-yomi: ひだりて
On-yomi: テツ/サ

table

Meaning: table
Kun-yomi: そ.れ/そ.の/だい
On-yomi: キ/ゴ

below

Meaning: below; down; descend; give; low; inferior
Kun-yomi: した/しも/もと/さ.げる/さ.がる/くだ.る/くだ.り/くだ.す/-くだ.す/
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

foe

Meaning: foe; enemy; revenge; grudge; feud
Kun-yomi: あだ/あた/かたき/つれあい
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

an official rank

Meaning: an official rank
Kun-yomi: おさ/ただ.す
On-yomi: イン

tag

Meaning: tag; paper money; counter for bonds; placard; bid
Kun-yomi: ふだ
On-yomi: サツ

daybreak

Meaning: daybreak; dawn; morning
Kun-yomi: あき.らか/あきら/ただし/あさ/あした
On-yomi: タン/ダン

un-

Meaning: un-; not yet; hitherto; still; even now; sign of the ram; 1-3PM; eighth sign of Chinese zodiac
Kun-yomi: いま.だ/ま.だ/ひつじ
On-yomi: ミ/ビ

jewel

Meaning: jewel; ball
Kun-yomi: たま/たま-/-だま
On-yomi: ギョク

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: かりがね/がんだれ
On-yomi: カン

truly

Meaning: truly; graciously; gratuitously; ravenously
Kun-yomi: みだりに
On-yomi: トウ

traitor

Meaning: traitor; villain
Kun-yomi: みだれ/よこしま
On-yomi:

even

Meaning: even; flat; peace
Kun-yomi: たい.ら/-だいら/ひら/ひら-
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ/ヒョウ

left

Meaning: left
Kun-yomi: ひだり
On-yomi: サ/シャ

correct

Meaning: correct; justice; righteous; 10**40
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい/ただ.す/まさ/まさ.に
On-yomi: セイ/ショウ

exit

Meaning: exit; leave; go out; come out; put out; protrude
Kun-yomi: で.る/-で/だ.す/-だ.す/い.でる/い.だす
On-yomi: シュツ/スイ

only

Meaning: only; free; in addition
Kun-yomi: ただ
On-yomi:

to descend

Meaning: to descend; to come down from heaven; to send down
Kun-yomi: お.りる/お.ろす/ふ.る/くだ.る/くだ.す
On-yomi: コウ/ゴ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: あわただ.しい
On-yomi: ボウ/モウ

delusion

Meaning: delusion; unnecessarily; without authority; reckless
Kun-yomi: みだ.りに
On-yomi: モウ/ボウ

branch

Meaning: branch
Kun-yomi: えだ
On-yomi: ダ/タ

undertake

Meaning: undertake; scheme; design; attempt; plan
Kun-yomi: くわだ.てる/たくら.む
On-yomi:

towering mountains

Meaning: towering mountains
Kun-yomi: そばだ.つ
On-yomi: キツ

transmit

Meaning: transmit; go along; walk along; follow; report; communicate; legend; tradition
Kun-yomi: つた.わる/つた.える/つた.う/つだ.う/-づた.い/つて
On-yomi: デン/テン

texture

Meaning: texture; skin; body; grain
Kun-yomi: はだ
On-yomi:

affair

Meaning: affair; case; matter; item
Kun-yomi: くだん
On-yomi: ケン

pan-

Meaning: pan-
Kun-yomi: ただよ.う/ひろ.い
On-yomi: ハン/ブ/フウ/ホウ/ホン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい/なら.ぶ
On-yomi: ヒツ/ビチ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ただ.しい
On-yomi: ショ

ask

Meaning: ask; investigate; verify; twist (rope)
Kun-yomi: ただ.す/あざな.う
On-yomi: キュウ

cupboard

Meaning: cupboard; pantry; to store
Kun-yomi: とだな
On-yomi:

chimney

Meaning: chimney
Kun-yomi: まど/てんまど/けむだし
On-yomi: ソウ/ス

article

Meaning: article; clause; item; stripe; streak
Kun-yomi: えだ/すじ
On-yomi: ジョウ/チョウ/デキ

cultivated rice field

Meaning: cultivated rice field
Kun-yomi: つくだ
On-yomi: テン/デン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もだ.える/まよ.う
On-yomi: コン/ウン

fork of a tree

Meaning: fork of a tree; pitchfork
Kun-yomi: えだ
On-yomi: サ/シャ/サイ

body

Meaning: body; substance; object; reality; counter for images
Kun-yomi: からだ/かたち
On-yomi: タイ/テイ

despise

Meaning: despise; contempt; ugly; same as
Kun-yomi: あなど.る/おろか/みにく.い/みだる
On-yomi:

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: こだま
On-yomi: コ/カ

riot

Meaning: riot; war; disorder; disturb
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる/みだ.る/みだ.す/みだ/おさ.める/わた.る
On-yomi: ラン/ロン

however

Meaning: however; but
Kun-yomi: ただ.し
On-yomi: タン

Latin

Meaning: Latin; kidnap; crush
Kun-yomi: らっ.する/ひし.ぐ/くだ.く
On-yomi: ラツ/ラ/ロウ

committee

Meaning: committee; entrust to; leave to; devote; discard
Kun-yomi: ゆだ.ねる
On-yomi:

tomboy

Meaning: tomboy; chivalry
Kun-yomi: きゃん/おとこだて
On-yomi: キョウ

bough

Meaning: bough; branch; twig; limb; counter for branches
Kun-yomi: えだ
On-yomi:

bring up

Meaning: bring up; grow up; raise; rear
Kun-yomi: そだ.つ/そだ.ち/そだ.てる/はぐく.む
On-yomi: イク

straightaway

Meaning: straightaway; honesty; frankness; fix; repair
Kun-yomi: ただ.ちに/なお.す/-なお.す/なお.る/なお.き/す.ぐ
On-yomi: チョク/ジキ/ジカ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: どだい
On-yomi: シャク/セキ

determine

Meaning: determine; fix; establish; decide
Kun-yomi: さだ.める/さだ.まる/さだ.か
On-yomi: テイ/ジョウ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: はらくだし
On-yomi: カ/ゲ

fox-cub

Meaning: fox-cub
Kun-yomi: こだぬき
On-yomi:

diameter

Meaning: diameter; path; method
Kun-yomi: みち/こみち/さしわたし/ただちに
On-yomi: ケイ

name of a Chinese river

Meaning: name of a Chinese river; snivel
Kun-yomi: なみだ
On-yomi:

tears

Meaning: tears; weep; cry
Kun-yomi: なみだ
On-yomi: ルイ/レイ

wear

Meaning: wear; put on (a sword)
Kun-yomi: は.く/お.びる/おびだま
On-yomi: ハイ

cook

Meaning: cook; boil
Kun-yomi: た.く/-だ.き
On-yomi: スイ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: みだ.れる
On-yomi: ドウ/ニョウ/ニュ

observant

Meaning: observant; peaceful; submissive
Kun-yomi: おだ.やか/したが.う
On-yomi: チョウ/テン/セン

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: もだ.える
On-yomi: テイ/タイ

embrace

Meaning: embrace; hug; hold in arms
Kun-yomi: だ.く/いだ.く/かか.える
On-yomi: ホウ

hill in Hunan

Meaning: hill in Hunan
Kun-yomi: いただ.き
On-yomi: コウ/ク

torment

Meaning: torment; scold; chastise
Kun-yomi: いじ.める/さいな.む/いらだ.つ/からい/こまかい
On-yomi:

national or local god

Meaning: national or local god; peaceful; great
Kun-yomi: くにつかみ/ただ/まさに
On-yomi: ギ/キ/シ

Meaning:
Kun-yomi: ふちど.る/まえだれ
On-yomi: ネン/デン/セン

twist

Meaning: twist; ask; investigate; verify
Kun-yomi: ただ.す
On-yomi: キュウ

wicked

Meaning: wicked; mischief; seduce; rape; noisy
Kun-yomi: かしま.しい/みだら/よこしま
On-yomi: カン/ケン

ornamental cap

Meaning: ornamental cap
Kun-yomi: いただ.く
On-yomi: キュウ/グ

to trust to

Meaning: to trust to; send a message
Kun-yomi: つか.う/おとこだて
On-yomi: ヘイ/ビョウ

chivalrous person

Meaning: chivalrous person; chivalry; knight-errant; tomboy
Kun-yomi: おとこだて
On-yomi: キョウ/キャン

name of a river in Shandong

Meaning: name of a river in Shandong; marsh; float
Kun-yomi: さわ/ただよ.う/きよ.い
On-yomi: ケン/ケイ/キョウ

wicked

Meaning: wicked; mischief; seduce; rape; noisy
Kun-yomi: かん.する/かしま.しい/みだら
On-yomi: カン/ケン

path

Meaning: path
Kun-yomi: みち/こみち/さしわたし/ただちに
On-yomi: ケイ

upright

Meaning: upright; chastity; constancy; righteousness
Kun-yomi: さだ
On-yomi: テイ

dilapidated

Meaning: dilapidated; ruined
Kun-yomi: やぶ.れる/だい
On-yomi:

soothe

Meaning: soothe; calm; pacify
Kun-yomi: なだ.める/ゆる.す
On-yomi: ユウ

tremendously

Meaning: tremendously; very; great; exceedingly
Kun-yomi: はなは.だ/はなは.だしい
On-yomi: ジン

establish

Meaning: establish; one of nine empire divisions
Kun-yomi: くく.る/ただ.しい/まこと
On-yomi: エン

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