Meanings
Readings
Common Words
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun
impossible
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun; Oft. adverbially as ใใซ
forcible; forced; compulsory
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
to work too hard; to try too hard
Colloquial; Interjection
no way; not a chance; never; dream on
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Mathematics
irrational
understanding; comprehension; appreciation
sympathy
cooking; cookery; cuisine; food; dish
dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
control; management (e.g. of a business)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
sorting; arrangement; organization; putting in order; adjustment; regulation
liquidation; settlement; consolidation; clearance (e.g. debt); paying off
retrenchment; curtailment; cutting down; disposal
ideal; ideals
forcibly; by force; against one's will
theory; reason; logic
(unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse; pretext
Memory Mnemonics
Keywords
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
A wise king in the modern era doesnโt rely on mystics for advice. His most trusted counsel comes from a supercomputer that uses pure logic to analyze every decision.
The people elected a computer to be their king; it ruled with the ironfist of logic.
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