ああ
N5ah, oh, ah!, oh!
ああ / aa: hear "ah" + "ah" in the word. Picture someone gasping "ah!" beside someone gasping "ah!" turning into a clear scene for "ah, oh"; that little scene ties aa to "ah, oh".
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no.07ああ
ああ
N5freq
ah, oh, ah!, oh!
ああ / aa: hear "ah" + "ah" in the word. Picture someone gasping "ah!" beside someone gasping "ah!" turning into a clear scene for "ah, oh"; that little scene ties aa to "ah, oh".
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浴びる
N5to take a shower, to dash over oneself (e.g. water), to take (e.g. shower), to bask in (e.g. the sun)
あびる / abiru: connect the sound to "a beer? ew!". Picture someone rinsing off after a silly spill in a scene for "to take a shower" so the sound points straight back to the meaning.
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N5dangerous, risky, hazardous
あぶない / abunai: hear "ah" + "boo" + "knot" in the word. Picture someone gasping "ah!", a playful "boo!", and a tight knot turning into a clear scene for "dangerous"; that little scene ties abunai to "dangerous".
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