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140 一部
     1. n. part, portionichibu
     2. n. copy of a newspaper or book
141 始める
     1. v. (ja-vp, 始める, 始まる)hajimeru
     2. v. to begin, start, initiate
           (ja-x, 早%朝から作%業を始める, そう%ちょう から さ%ぎょう を はじめる, to start work early in the morning)
     3. v. 創める: to set up, create, establish, found
           洋装店を創める - to open a clothing store
142 知る
     1. v. (ja-vp, 知る, 知れる)shiru
     2. v. to know, be aware of
           キムさんの電話番号を知っていますか。 - Do you know Kim's telephone number?
           すみません、お名前は知りません。 - I'm sorry, I don't know (your) name.
     3. v. to learn, acquire
143
     1. Usage: , 子 is also an obsolete variant form of the katakana .
     2. n. a childko
           男の子: male child → boy
           いい子: good boy; good girl
     3. n. (figuratively) a girl, especially a dear or desired one (q-lite, compare use of English m-lite, en, baby), m-lite, en, babe
144 ゲーム
     1. n. game
     2. n. video game
           スマホ で ゲーム したい。 - I want to play video games on my phone.
           ゲーム依存 - video game addiction
     3. n. Usage: The term gēmu usually refers more to a competition with a clear winner and loser, whereas
145
     1. n. Tao (the way of nature), Taoismdou
     2. n. (chiefly historical) a region of Japan consisting of multiple provinces or prefectures
           Feudal Japan was divided into several dō; the only remaining dō is Hokkaidō. (Often translated as circuit.)
     3. prefix. ng, Short for
     4. n. a way, a street, a road, an alley, a path, a pass for local trafficmichi
146
     1. n. a corner (e.g., of a desk; compare 隅)kado
     2. n. an edge
           机の角 - edge of the desk
     3. n. a street corner
     4. n. (mathematics) anglekaku
147 用いる
     1. v. to use, make use of, utilizemochiiru
           東アジアで用いられている言語 - languages used in East Asia
     2. v. to adopt, employ
     3. v. to appoint, assign
     4. v. to employ, hire
148 および
149
     1. n. a roofed structure on a boat, shaped like a houseyakata
     2. n. a house-shaped structure on a cart, such as a caravan
     3. n. a temporary house, a temporary shelter
     4. n. a mansion, a manor house, an estate
     5. n. a large buildingtate
150
     1. n. (from 1275) a placeba
     2. n. (from 1701) a situation, the circumstances of a particular place and time
           (synonyms, ja, 状況, tr1=jōkyō, q1=circumstances more generally)
     3. n. (from 1825) an act, a section of a play
     4. n. (from 1888) (physics) a field
151
     1. Usage: This character was originally an alternative form of (m, zh, 笨) as used in Chinese. This usage now appears to be obsolete, at least in Japanese, where and are distinct
     2. counter. counter for humanoid objectstai
     3. n. the body (e.g., of a human or animal)
           in particular, the torso excluding the limbs: the trunk, abdomen
     4. n. a substance, matter
152 世紀
     1. n. century (100 years)seiki
     2. counter. century
           inline=1 - the 20th century
           inline=1 - the 21st century
153 音楽
     1. n. musicongaku
154 参加
     1. n. participation, commitmentsanka
     2. v. to participate, to join, to enter
           議論に参加した。 - We participated in the debate.
155 発表
     1. n. announcement; publication; presentationhapiu
     2. v. announce, present, publish, screen
156 記録
     1. n. record (most extreme known value of some achievement), such as in sportskiroku
     2. n. recording
           詳細な記録がある。 - The incident was meticulously recorded.
     3. v. to document; to record
157 掛ける
     1. v. (ja-vp, 掛ける, 掛かる)kakeru
     2. v. hang (a picture, etc.); hoist; raise (a flag); fly (a kite)
     3. v. multiply
           2に3を掛けると6になる。 - Multiply 2 by 3 and you get 6.
     4. v. to sit (on a chair or bench, but not on the floor)
158 高い
     1. adj. high, talltakai
     2. adj. superior
     3. adj. 高価い: expensive
           (synonyms, ja, 高価, tr1=kōka)
           (antonyms, ja, 安い, tr1=yasui, 安価, tr2=anka)
159 利用
     1. n. use, usage, utilization, applicationriyou
     2. n. exploitation, taking advantage of
     3. v. use, utilize
     4. v. exploit, take advantage of
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