1040. What characters can be added here so that each character contains a part of the previous character? a) 社 -> _ -> _ -> 預 b) 祖 -> _ -> _ -> 味

Answer:

a) 社 -> 埋 -> 野 -> 預

社  SHA, yashiro - shrine, company

埋  MAI, u(maru), u(meru), u(moreru) - bury, be buried, filled up

野  YA, no - field, plain

預  YO, azu(keru), azu(karu) - entrust 

b) 祖 -> 助 -> 加 -> 味

祖  SO  - ancestor

助  JO , tasu(keru), suke - help, rescue, assistance

加  KA, kuwa(eru), kuwa(waru) - add, append, join, take part

味  MI, aji , aji(wau) - taste