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Rationalise [自己辯護]

Rationalise
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
[ゆる()·]
yurumu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ゆる()·]
yurumu

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope)
  2. to become less tense; to relax; to let one's guard down
  3. to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax
  4. to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression); (of ice) to partially melt
  5. to decrease (e.g. speed)
  6. (of a market price) to go down slightly
[ゆる()··]
yurumeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[ゆる()··]
yurumeru

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to loosen; to slacken
  2. to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relieve (tension)
  3. to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions); to loosen (control)
  4. to reduce (speed); to slow down; to ease up
  5. to make more gradual (of a slope)
[かん()·()]
kanwa
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
[けい()·げん()]
keigen
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. abatement; reduction
[こう()·べん()]
kouben
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. protest; refutation; pleading
[しゅ()·ちょう()]
shuchou
noun, suru verb

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
[いろ()·()·]
iroduke
noun, suru verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[いろ()·()·]
irotsuke

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb
  1. coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
[もう()··()··]
moushitateru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to declare; to plead
[たん()·がん()]
tangan
noun, suru verb, no adjective

Alternate Written Forms:

[たん()·がん()]
tangan

English Meanings:

noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. entreaty; appeal; petition
tarumu
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[たる()·]
tarumu
tayumu
[たゆ()·]
tayumu

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to droop (e.g. loose or flabby skin); to sag (ceiling)
  2. to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in
[べん()··]
benzuru
ichidan verb (zuru)

English Meanings:

ichidan verb (zuru)
  1. to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate
[いろ()··]
iroduku
godan verb, intransitive verb

Alternate Written Forms:

[いろ()·()·]
iroduku

English Meanings:

godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour)
  2. to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden
  3. to ripen; to grow ripe
[たる()··]
tarumeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to slacken; to loosen
[いろ()·()··]
irodukeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb

English Meanings:

ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to colour; to color; to add colour to

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