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ジェーン
なみだ
おさ
える
ことができなかった
Jane could not stop her tears.
Conjugations and inflections
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Names
ジェーン   Jane/Jaynne/Jayn   (unclassified given name)  
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Words
1
Most common form:
noun
1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. sympathy
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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expression, ichidan verb
can (do); to be able to (do); can be done; is able to be done  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ルイ   なみだ tears   
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スイ   みず water   
レイ   もど to return   もど to send back   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コ   と door   
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corpse
ヨク   おさえる to suppress, to control   
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high-priced, lofty   
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side open box
seal
hand
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