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生かす

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)

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Meaning

  1. v5svt
    to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)
  2. v5svt
    to let live; to keep alive
  3. v5svt
    to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life
  4. v5svt
    to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

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