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#1

Meaning

kidnap, swindle

Components

Example words
ゆうかい

kidnapping

かいたい

absconding with funds

ゆうかいはん

kidnapper

#2

Meaning

bundle, tie together, sum up

Components

Example words
いっかつ

all at once, lump sum

ほうかつ

comprehensive, inclusive

とうかつ

control, overall supervision

#3

Meaning

imitate, mimic

Components

Example words

mock, simulated

じん

personification

たい

mimicry, camouflage

#4

Meaning

refuse, reject

Components

Example words
きょ

refusal, denial

きょぜつ

rejection, rebuff

こば

to refuse, to decline

#5

Meaning

pinch, hold between, insert

Components

Example words
きょうげき

pincer attack

はさ

to pinch, to insert

はさまる

to get caught between

#6

Meaning

torture, beat

Components

Example words
ごうもん

torture

ごうもんしつ

torture chamber

ごうもん

instruments of torture

#7

Meaning

extract, excerpt, copy

Components

Example words
しょうほん

abridged copy, abstract

しょうろく

excerpt, abstract

しょう

poetry anthology

#8

Meaning

set, place, install

Components

Example words

deferment; stationary unit

える

to look steadily at

える

to set in place, to install

#9

Meaning

clumsy, unskillful

Components

Example words
せつれつ

clumsy, inferior

せつ

crude, unskilled

つたな

clumsy, poor

#10

Meaning

search, look for

Components

Example words
そう

investigation (police)

そうさく

search

さが

to search for

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