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#1

Meaning

deviate; excel; be lost

Components

Example words
いつ

anecdote

しゅういつ

excellence, superb

いつだつ

deviation, departure

#2

Meaning

return, come back

Components

Example words
かんげん

reduction; giving back

へんかん

return, restoration

せいかん

returning alive

#3

Meaning

intercept, block, shield

Components

Example words
しゃだん

interception, blocking

しゃこう

blocking light

さえぎ

to block, to interrupt

#4

Meaning

swift, fast, rapid

Components

Example words
じんそく

swift, prompt

ふんじん

impetuosity, dash

しっぷうじんらい

with lightning speed

#5

Meaning

pass away, die

Components

Example words
きゅうせい

sudden death

せいきょ

death, passing

to pass away

#6

Meaning

transition, move, shift

Components

Example words
へんせん

change, transition

せん

demotion

せん

moving the capital

#7

Meaning

pursue, drive away; one by one

Components

Example words
ちく

expulsion, driving away

ちく

one by one, successively

ちくいち

one by one, in detail

#8

Meaning

relay, convey; gradually

Components

Example words
ていしん

communications (post/telecom)

ていげん

gradual decrease

ていぞう

gradual increase

#9

Meaning

alternate, transfer

Components

Example words
こうてつ

reshuffle, replacement

こうてつじん

personnel reshuffle

たいりょうこうてつ

mass replacement

#10

Meaning

everywhere; counter for times

Components

Example words
へん

universality

へんれき

travels, career

いっぺん

once, one time

Practice

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