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14 word matches found for '已' using reading 'や'
Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 止める, 已める)
2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 止む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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Most common form: やむを得ない
expression
cannot be helped; unavoidable
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Most common form: やむえず
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will  (see also: 止むを得ず; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 已むなく
reluctantly; unwillingly; unavoidably; out of necessity  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 止まない
expression, auxiliary adjective
1. always; forever  (see also: 止む; after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
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Most common form: やむを得ず
expression, adverb
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
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Most common form: 死してのちやむ
expression, 'mu' godan verb
to be determined to do or die; to never give up until one is dead
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expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれず, 止むに止まれない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 止むに止まれない
expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれず, 止むに止まれぬ)
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Most common form: 万止むを得なければ
expression
if necessary; when unavoidable
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expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれない, 止むに止まれぬ)
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circumstances beyond one's control
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expression
I give up  (often written with kana only)
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