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読む, よむ
Conjugated: 読ませて
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to read
2. to recite (e.g. a sutra), to chant
3. to predict, to guess, to forecast, to read (someone's thoughts), to see (e.g. into someone's heart), to divine
4. to decipher
See さばを読む, now mostly used in idioms
5. to count, to estimate
彼女の心の動きを読むことさえできなかった。
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ください, 下さい
Expression, Usually in kana, Honorific or respectful
1. please (give me)
after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-
2. please (do for me)
あなたの切手帳を見せてください。
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くださる, 下さる
Conjugated: ください
Godan verb, Honorific or respectful, Usually in kana
1. to give, to confer, to bestow
2. to kindly do for one, to oblige, to favour, to favor
もう一度言ってくださいますか。
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, , ,
Only な, Particle, prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb
1. don't
imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb
2. do
Interjection, used to get someone's attention or press one's point
3. hey, listen, look, say
when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end
4. now, ..., well, ..., I tell you!, you know
used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end
5. wow, ooh
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