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水, みず, み
See 湯・ゆ・1, み is generally used in compounds
1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue), liquid
3. flood, floodwaters
Only みず, See 力水, Sumo term
4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
See 水入り
5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
私は、月・水・金と一日おきに仕事をします。
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身, み
1. one's body, one's person
2. oneself, one's appearance
3. one's place (in society, etc.), one's position
4. main part, meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.), wood (as opposed to bark), blade (as opposed to its handle), container (as opposed to its lid)
彼は酒で身を滅ぼした。
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実, 子, み
1. fruit, nut
2. seed
3. (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.
4. content, substance
名を捨てて実を取る。
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味, み
1. (sense of) taste
Suffix, Counter
2. counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
このチーズはピリッとした味がする。
み
Suffix, nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives; also written with the ateji 味
1. -ness (as in sweetness), -th (as in warmth)
nominalizing suffix indicating location
2. -ness (as in deepness, weakness), -th (as in depth)
as ～み...～み
3. alternating between ... and ...
み, 見
Noun, used as a suffix
1. looking, viewing
Expression, See 見る・5, Colloquialism, Usually in kana, after the -te form of a verb; irreg. imperative conj. of 見る
2. (please) try (to)
ミ
Music term
1. mi (3rd note of a major scale in movable-do solfège), me
2. E (note in the fixed-do system)
巳, み, し
1. the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac), the Serpent
See 巳の刻, Obsolete term
2. hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon)
3. south-southeast
4. fourth month of the lunar calendar
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みる, 見る, 観る, 視る
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to see, to look, to watch, to view, to observe
2. to examine, to look over, to assess, to check, to judge
See 看る
3. to look after, to attend to, to take care of, to keep an eye on
4. to experience, to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
Auxiliary verb, Usually in kana, after the -te form of a verb
5. to try ..., to have a go at ..., to give ... a try
私も親の面倒とか見られないですね。
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見える, みえる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to be seen, to be visible, to be in sight
2. to look, to seem, to appear
Honorific or respectful
3. to come
お留守中に男の方がお見えになった。
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見える, 謁える, まみえる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive, Humble
1. to have an audience, to meet, to see
2. to face (an enemy), to confront
3. to serve (esp. as one's wife)
お留守中に男の方がお見えになった。
見方, みかた
1. viewpoint, point of view, way of looking (at something), angle
2. way of appreciating (e.g. opera), way of understanding, how to read (a map, train timetable, etc.)
私の見方ではもう少し待つほうがよさそうだ。
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右, みぎ
May take 'no', Antonym: 左・ひだり
1. right, right-hand side
See 右に同じ
2. afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing), foregoing, forgoing, above
２つ目の角を右に曲がりなさい。
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見込み, 見込, みこみ
1. hope, promise, possibility, chance, probability, likelihood
2. expectation, anticipation, forecast, estimate
See 見付・みつけ・2
3. side of a structural member
そんな計画はほとんど成功する見込みはありません。
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踏み切る, 踏切る, ふみきる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to take off, to jump, to leap
2. to take the plunge, to decide, to embark on, to venture into, to launch out into
Sumo term
3. to step out of the ring
彼は多くの希望と不安を抱いて結婚にふみきった。
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見送る, みおくる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.), to escort (e.g. home)
2. to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight
3. to let pass, to pass up (an opportunity etc.), to let a pitch go by (baseball), to watch a batted ball go into the stands
4. to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.), to postpone
5. to have someone related or close to you die, to bury someone
彼は私たちが見えなくなるまで見送った。
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見込む, みこむ
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to anticipate, to expect, to estimate, to count on, to allow for, to take into account
2. to place confidence in, to put trust in, to trust
3. to find promising, to see good prospects (in)
4. to set one's eye on (e.g. prey), to mark (e.g. as a victim), to hold spellbound
君を見込んで頼んでいるんだ。
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見事, 美事, みごと
NA-adjective, Adverb
1. splendid, magnificent, excellent, fine, superb, beautiful, admirable
usu. 見事に
2. utter (esp. defeat), total, complete
Archaism
3. something worth seeing, sight, spectacle
彼のスイングは実に見事だ。
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見送り, みおくり
1. seeing (someone) off, send-off
2. deferment, postponement, shelving
Baseball term
3. letting a pitch go by
Finance term
4. wait-and-see attitude
私は空港へ母を見送りに行った。
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味方, 身方, 御方, みかた
May take 'no', Antonym: 敵・てき・1
1. friend, ally, supporter
Takes suru
2. taking sides with, supporting, standing by, backing up
私は民主主義の味方だ。
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セミナー, ゼミナール, セミナール, セミナ
ゼミナール is from German
seminar
８月１０日から３１日までドイツでセミナーに出席するために休みます。
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裃, 上下, かみしも
1. samurai costume, old ceremonial costume
Only 上下, orig. meaning
2. top and bottom, up and down, high and low, above and below, upper and lower ends
見かける, 見掛ける, みかける
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to (happen to) see, to notice, to catch sight of
私は安室奈美恵を見かけた。
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踏み込む, ふみこむ
Godan verb
1. to step into (e.g. someone else's territory), to break into, to raid
2. to come to grips with, to get to the core of
君子が恐れて踏み込まぬ所へも愚者は突入する。
賞味期限, しょうみきげん
best-before date (on food), use-by date, expiry date, expiration date
このパンって賞味期限大丈夫か？