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成功, せいこう
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. success, achievement
2. succeeding (in life), (worldly) success, prosperity
人生における成功とはかならずしも富の獲得と同じものではない。
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する, 為る
Usually in kana
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as 〜にする,〜とする
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as
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刷る, 摺る, する
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
私達は招待状を50通刷りました。
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する, 掏る, スる
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
to pickpocket, to steal
電車でポケットの中にあるものをすられた。
擦る, 摩る, 磨る, 擂る, する
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
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剃る, そる, する
Godan verb, Transitive
to shave
お父さんがバスルームでひげを剃っている。
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ために, 為に, 爲に
Conjunction, Usually in kana
1. for, for the sake of, to one's advantage, in favor of, in favour of, on behalf of
2. because of, as a result of
雨のために私は家にいた。
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頑張ろう, がんばろう
Interjection
pull together!, give it your best shot!, let's do this!
頑張る, がんばる
Conjugated: がんばろう
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to persevere, to persist, to keep at it, to hang on, to hold out, to do one's best
2. to insist that, to stick to (one's opinion)
3. to remain in a place, to stick to one's post, to refuse to budge
いや、頑張ればできるよ。
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