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N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

作用(さよう)action, operation, effect, function

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    1. Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb

      1.

      action, operation, process, agency, effect, function

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    作用 【さよう】

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      心理(しんり)(がく)とは、心理(しんり)(てき)作用(さよう)(まな)学問(がくもん)である。

      Psychology is the study of psychological functions and how they work.

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      ()(かい)()に、消化(しょうか)作用(さよう)(たす)ける(くすり)()みました。

      After drinking, I took medicine to help my digestive functions.

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      薬剤師(やくざいし)(はは)は、あらゆる(くすり)作用(さよう)説明(せつめい)することが出来(でき)ます。

      My mother, a pharmacist, can explain the effects of all kinds of medicine.

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      物理(ぶつり)授業(じゅぎょう)(ふた)つの物体(ぶったい)(あいだ)(はたら)()う、作用(さよう)(はん)作用(さよう)について(まな)んだ。

      In physics class, we learned about action and reaction—the forces that act between two objects.

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      カフェインの作用(さよう)をものともせずに睡魔(すいま)(おそ)われてお昼寝(ひるね)をしてしまうとは…!

      To completely ignore the effects of caffeine and still doze off… unbelievable!

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