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3 exact word matches found in search 'いわ'
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noun
1. rock; boulder
2. crag; cliff
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1
noun
physical disorder
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noun
weight (of a fishing net)  (also written 岩)
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26 words found beginning with 'いわ'
3 2
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak  (often written with kana only)
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so to speak; so to call it; as it were  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 岩山
noun
rocky mountain
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Most common form: 祝い
noun
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; festival; congratulatory gift  (see also: お祝い)
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Most common form: 違和感
noun
1. uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort
2. malaise; physical unease
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noun
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine (esp. sardine of Japanese pilchard)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 岩間
noun
among rocks
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0
Most common form: 石屋
noun
cavern; grotto
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Most common form: 岩戸
noun
rock door (to a cave)
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Most common form: 祝いごと
noun
celebration; auspicious occasion
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3 words found containing 'いわ' in any position
noun
Reiwa Shinsengumi (political party)
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Most common form: ない訳には行かない
expression
cannot avoid (doing); cannot help (doing); have no other choice but to; must (do)  (see also: わけにはいかない; after neg. verb stem; often written with kana only)
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expression
I love you too; I would (now) not mind dying  (see also: 月が綺麗ですね; from a Meiji-period translation by Futabatei Shimei of a short story by Turgenev, sometimes as a response to 月が綺麗ですね; rare; CODE euph MISSING!)
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