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た ち 0 た ち 3
noun
long sword
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ふ た ば 2 ふ た ば 0
bud; sprout
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い ま ど き 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
present day; today; recently; these days; nowadays; at this hour
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た い け い 0
noun
1. figure; body shape; build; physique; form
2. somatotype; biotype; habitus; (type of) physique  (medicine, etc. term; this meaning is restricted to form 体型)
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そ う 1
Most common form: そう
noun
1. conception; idea; thought
2. samjna (perception)  (see also: 五蘊; Buddhist term)
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ぼ う ら く 0
slump; crash; heavy fall; decline
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じ ょ う ぎ 1
noun
(measuring) ruler
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き あ い 0
noun
scream; yell; fighting spirit
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が ん 1
Most common form: がん
noun
prayer; wish; vow
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よ ほ ど 0
1. very; greatly; much; to a large extent; quite  (see also: 余っ程; 余 is ateji; often written with kana only)
2. just about to  (see also: 余っ程)
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み の が す 0 み の が す 3
Most common form: みのがす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to miss; to overlook; to fail to notice
2. to turn a blind eye (to a wrongdoing etc.); to ignore
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か に 0
noun
crab  (often written with kana only)
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ア ヒ ル 0
noun
domestic duck  (often written with kana only)
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つ い に 1
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. in the end  (with a verb in negative form; often written with kana only)
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suffix
substitute for ...
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か え 0
noun
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy
2. rate of exchange  (usu. 換え)
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か わ ば た 0
noun
riverbank
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え い ち 1
noun
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
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て お く れ 2
1. being (too) late
2. belated treatment
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き が ね 0
hesitance; diffidence; feeling constraint; fear of troubling someone; having scruples about doing something
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く れ ぐ れ も 3 く れ ぐ れ も 2
repeatedly; sincerely; earnestly  (often written with kana only)
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ド
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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し き 2
noun
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
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よ こ す 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to send; to forward  (often written with kana only)
2. to hand over (e.g. money)  (often written with kana only)
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め ま い 0
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo  (often written with kana only)
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き し ょ う 0
scarce; rare
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お つ か い 0
noun
1. errand; mission; going as envoy  (see also: 使い; polite (teineigo) language)
2. messenger; bearer; errand boy; errand girl  (polite (teineigo) language)
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は ら ん 0 は ら ん 1
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
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ず う ず う し い 5
impudent; shameless
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お も わ く 0 お も わ く 2
Most common form: 思わく
noun
1. expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; calculations
2. purpose; intention; motive; ulterior motive
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お さ な な じ み 4
Most common form: 幼馴染
noun
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
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さ し つ か え 0
noun
hindrance; impediment
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ふ り か え る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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ふ だ 0
Most common form: 簡
noun
1. ticket; token; check; receipt
2. label; tag
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わ ざ わ い 0
noun
calamity; catastrophe; misfortune
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く じ ら 0
Most common form: クジラ
noun
whale (Cetacea spp.)  (often written with kana only)
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け い こ く 0
Most common form: 谿谷
noun
valley; ravine; canyon
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ク ラ ゲ 0
noun
1. jellyfish  (often written with kana only)
2. medusa  (this meaning is restricted to reading くらげ, クラゲ)
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じ ょ う 1
Most common form: 娘
noun
1. unmarried woman
noun (suffix)
2. Miss  (after a name)
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ボ ー カ ル 1 ボ ー カ ル 0
Most common form: ボウカル
vocal music; vocals; song; singing
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つ よ み 3
noun
forte; strong point  (opposite: 弱み)
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み つ も り 0
Most common form: 見積り
noun
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
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と ど け 3
noun, noun (suffix)
report; notification; registration
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ぼ た ん 1
noun
1. tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan  (often written with kana only)
2. wild boar (meat)
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や か ん 0
noun
kettle  (often written with kana only)
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な が や 0
Most common form: 長家
noun
tenement house; row house
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さ お と め 0
noun
young female rice planter; young girl
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く っ つ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to adhere to; to stick to; to cling to  (often written with kana only)
2. to keep close to; to go along with  (often written with kana only)
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の り か え 0
Most common form: 乗換
1. transfer (trains, buses, etc.); connection; connexion
2. switching (stock)  (economics term)
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お て あ げ 0
Most common form: お手あげ
expression, 'no' adjective
all over; given in; given up hope; bringing to knees; throwing up one's hands
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お め で と う ご ざ い ま す 9
Most common form: お目出度うございます
expression
congratulations  (often written with kana only)
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つ み た て 0
noun
saving; savings; accumulation; putting aside; reserving
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み さ き 0
Most common form: みさき
noun
cape (on coast)
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ら ん よ う 0
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
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き が か り 2 き が か り 0
anxiety; concern; worry
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expression
please look at it  (often written with kana only; honorific)
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が し 1
(death from) starvation; starving to death
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お ま わ り 2
noun
1. policeman; cop  (see also: お巡りさん; esp. お巡り; often written with kana only)
2. walking in a circle (dog trick)  (esp. お回り)
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な の り 3 な の り 0
Most common form: 名乗
1. giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction  (see also: 名ノリ)
2. name readings of kanji
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ど あ い 0
Most common form: 度合
noun
degree; extent
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と ど め る 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to cease; to put an end to
2. to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to limit
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し に く い 3
hard to do  (suru verb ending; often written with kana only)
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く っ つ け る 4
1. to attach; to stick together; to paste; to glue  (often written with kana only)
2. to place together; to put side-by-side  (often written with kana only)
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し ょ う が 0
noun
ginger (Zingiber officinale)  (often written with kana only)
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ぎ ょ ー ざ 0
Most common form: ギョウザ
noun
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables  (food term; originally from Chinese 'jiǎozi')
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う ま く 0
1. skilfully; skillfully; well; aptly; cleverly  (often written with kana only)
2. successfully; smoothly  (often written with kana only)
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ひ の き 0
noun
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress  (often written with kana only)
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わ れ 1
1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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あ と か た づ け 3
tidying up; cleaning; clearing away; putting in order
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ね じ 1
Most common form: ネジ
noun
1. screw  (see also: 螺旋; often written with kana only)
2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
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エ ビ 0
noun
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
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う ち あ わ せ 0
Most common form: 打合わせ
1. advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; briefing session
2. overlap (of a coat, etc.)
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し ょ う さ ん 0
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
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ろ う そ く 3
Most common form: 蝋燭
noun
candle  (often written with kana only)
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ま の あ た り 3 ま の あ た り 0
expression, adverb
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
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noun
saddle
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は ぎ れ 0 は ぎ れ 3
noun
1. feel when biting
2. manner of enunciation  (see also: 歯切れの良い)
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ば か や ろ う 3 ば か や ろ う 4
noun, interjection (kandoushi)
idiot  (often written with kana only; colloquialism; derogatory; yojijukugo)
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り ょ ひ 0
Most common form: 旅費
noun
travel expenses
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こ る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow stiff
2. to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
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す く な か ら ず 4 す く な か ら ず 5
Most common form: 少なからず
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
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う え 2
noun
hunger; starvation
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ア イ 1
noun
1. dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye)  (often written with kana only)
2. indigo (dye)  (see also: インジゴ)
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よ ち 1
Most common form: 予知
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
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レ ク リ エ ー シ ョ ン 4
Most common form: レクリェーション
noun
1. recreation
2. re-creation
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す が お 1
Most common form: 素顔
1. face with no make-up; unpainted face
2. honesty; frankness
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し い れ 0
Most common form: 仕入れ
noun
stocking; buying up
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し き 1
noun
time of death
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は と 1
noun
pigeon; dove
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ひ こ う 0
Most common form: 非行
delinquency; misconduct
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し せ つ 1 し せ つ 2
Most common form: 使節
envoy; embassy; mission; delegate
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や き に く 0
Most common form: 焼肉
noun
1. yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue  (food term)
2. roasted meat; grill  (food term)
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た う え 3
Most common form: 田植え
noun
rice planting
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だ い た い 0
Most common form: 大隊
noun
battalion
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う さ ぎ 0
noun
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)  (often written with kana only)
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き き ょ う 0
Most common form: 帰京
1. returning to Tokyo
2. returning to the capital  (orig. meaning)
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て い た い 3
severe; hard
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す き 2
Most common form: 数奇
noun
refined taste; elegant pursuits  (see also: 好き)
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ひ ゃ っ か じ て ん 4
Most common form: 百科辞典
noun
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
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numeric
six  (originally from Chinese 'liù')
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