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N3 戻すもどす

To return something to its original place or state. Example: 「本を棚に戻す」 (to put a book back on the shelf). 「戻す」 is used when a person puts someone or something back, while 「戻る」 is used when one goes back oneself: compare 「本を棚に戻す」 with 「家に戻る」.

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N3 求めるもとめる

To want something and wish for it. To try to obtain it. Example: 「助けを求める」 (to ask for help). Also used to mean trying to find something out, as in 「答えを求める」 (to seek an answer).

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N3 もともともともと

originally. From the beginning, originally. Example: 「もともと丈夫な体だ」 (originally a sturdy body). Written with the kanji 「元々」.

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N3 物語ものがたり

story. A coherent tale told about people or events. Example: 「昔から伝わる物語」 (a story passed down from long ago).

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N2 模範もはん

A good example that others should follow.

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N1 模倣もほう

To imitate something else. A word combining 「模」 and 「倣」, both meaning "to follow, to imitate," expressing the act of copying a model object exactly as it is. Its objects are wide-ranging, including art, culture, products, and behavioral styles, used as in 「他者の作品を模倣する」, 「先進国の制度を模倣する」. Often used as the antonym concept to creativity, appearing frequently in contexts like 「模倣ではなく独創を」. It can neutrally refer to "imitation" as part of a learning process, and can also be used with a negative meaning close to plagiarism or theft.

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N2, N3 燃やすもやす

To set fire to something so that it burns. Example: 「落ち葉を燃やす」 (to burn fallen leaves). Also used to mean intensifying one's feelings, as in 「闘志を燃やす」 (to fire up one's fighting spirit). 「燃やす」 is used when a person sets something alight, while 「燃える」 is used when something is burning: compare 「紙を燃やす」 with 「紙が燃える」.

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N2, N3 模様もよう

pattern. A drawing or arrangement of colors on the surface of an object. Example: 「花の模様」 (a floral pattern). Also used to mean a general state or condition, as in 「空模様」 (the look of the sky/weather).

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N1, N2 催すもよおす

To gather people and hold an event or meeting; also, to give rise to a certain feeling or state within oneself.

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N1 脆いもろい

Weak against force and liable to break or crumble easily. The character 「脆」conveys weakness and a tendency to fall apart. The primary use describes physical fragility, as in 「脆い氷」(fragile ice), 「脆い陶器」(delicate pottery), or 「脆い地盤」(unstable ground). Extended to abstract weakness, it appears in expressions such as 「脆い関係」(a precarious relationship) or 「脆い計画」(a shaky plan), as well as in 「涙脆い」(easily moved to tears) or 「情に脆い」(soft-hearted, easily swayed by emotion). Slightly more formal than 「壊れやすい」and used in both written and spoken registers.

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N2, N3 文句もんく

complaint. Words of dissatisfaction. Example: 「文句を言う」 (to complain). Also has the meaning of wording or a set phrase, as in song lyrics or fixed expressions.

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