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109 partial word matches found in search '「あら、何だか、にぎやかな羽音がしますよ、誰かかえって来たのでしょうか。」'
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh; ah  (female term or language)
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suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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Most common form: なんだか
(a) little; somewhat; somehow  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なんだ
interjection (kandoushi)
What!  (often written with kana only)
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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Most common form: 賑やか
bustling; busy; lively
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
2. meaning
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noun
1. ceremony
2. matter; affair
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noun
doubt; distrust; suspicion (of)
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particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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seeming very ...  (see also: しめやか, 華やか; after a noun, adjective stem, onomatopoeic-mimetic word, etc.)
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suffix
1. (something) shop  (see also: パン屋; usu. 屋)
2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)  (see also: 殺し屋; usu. 屋, can be derog.)
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noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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noun
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)  (see also: 真名)
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particle
1. (at sentence end) I wonder
2. (at sentence end) should I?; is it?
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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counter for birds and rabbits
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noun
fifth degree (of the Japanese amp Chinese pentatonic scale)  (see also: 五音)
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noun
1. sound of flapping wings (of a bird)
2. buzz; hum (of an insect)
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Most common form: 羽根
noun
1. feather; plume; wing  (翅 esp. refers to insect wings)
2. blade (fan, propeller, etc.)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sound; noise; report
2. note  (music term)
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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Most common form: 餓死
(death from) starvation; starving to death
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
stripe; bar; streak  (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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auxiliary verb
1. used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)  (see also: ませ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action  (archaic; humble)
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow
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noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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Most common form:
noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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who
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pronoun
someone; somebody
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Most common form: 抱え
noun
1. armful
2. employee
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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かい
particle
marks yes-no question  (familiar language)
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Most common form: 替え
noun
1. change; alteration; substitute; spare; proxy
2. rate of exchange  (usu. 換え)
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interjection (kandoushi)
Huh?; What's up?  (see also: はあ)
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: )
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expression
(usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc.  (see also: ; abbr of ...ていたの)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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expression
don't you think?; indicates question  (see also: だろうか; polite (teineigo) language)
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Most common form: でしょう
expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Most common form: 弟子
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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noun
commerce (field of study); department of commerce (at a university)
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noun
1. chapter; section
2. medal
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Most common form: 消化
1. digestion
2. thorough understanding
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noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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Most common form: 背負う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: ; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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noun
phenomenon
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Most common form:
prefix
various; many; several
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fire fighting; extinguishing a fire  (see also: 防火)
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noun
commander; general; leader
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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Most common form: 唱歌
singing; songs
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Most common form: 昇華
sublimation
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Most common form: 商家
noun
mercantile house; store; merchant
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Most common form: 羽化
emergence (of insects); growing wings and flying
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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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