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furigana, kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation(explanation)

to mimic, to imitate

earthenware, porcelain, china, pottery, crockery; Seto ware, ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)

integer

fair copy, clean copy

to grow, to spring up, to sprout; to cut (teeth)

to produce, to yield, to cause; to result from, to arise, to be generated

constantly, always, continually, steadily

to tear to pieces, to tear to shreds, to tear up; to pick (e.g. fruit), to pluck, to tear off; to do ... heavily, to do ... heartily, to do ... vigorously

to taper to a point, to become pointed, to become sharp; to be on edge, to be nervous, to be irritable, to be touchy; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.), to be harsh, to be angry, to look displeased, to look sour; to be provocative, to be radical, to be rebellious

envious, jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

to go upstream, to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin), to date back (to), to trace back (to), to be retroactive (to)

fresh, refreshing, invigorating, pleasant, delightful; clear (voice), fluent (speech), eloquent

to sweep, to brush, to clean; to gather silkworms

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel, to paddle

kana written after a kanji to complete the full (usually kun) reading of the word, declensional kana ending

odious, hateful, detestable, horrible; (speaking ironically) darling

to be complete, to be all present, to make a full set, to be satisfied (of conditions); to be equal, to be uniform, to be even, to match, to agree; to gather, to assemble, to be collected

to collect, to gather, to get together, to complete (a collection); to arrange, to put in order, to prepare, to get ready; to make uniform, to make even, to match

waiting room

(not) very, (not) so, (not) very much, (not) particularly, (not) especially