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2 exact word matches found in search 'ざる'
ざ る 2
auxiliary
not; un-  (see also: ざり; literary form of -ない; archaic)
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noun
1. draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; strainer; sieve  (often written with kana only)
2. zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)  (see also: ざる蕎麦; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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10 words found beginning with 'ざる'
Most common form: ざる碁
noun
game of go played by poor players
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(same as above)
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Most common form: ざる耳
noun
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
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(same as above)
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ざ る そ ば 0
noun
zaru soba (soba served on a bamboo draining basket with dipping sauce)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ざるを得ない
expression
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
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(same as above)
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expression
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to  (see also: ざるを得ない)
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expression, auxiliary
must (do, be)  (see also: なければならない, なくてはならない; attaches to the imperfective form, from ざり + べし; archaic)
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expression
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to  (see also: ざるを得ない)
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9 words found containing 'ざる' in any position
expression
do not befriend those beneath you  (from the Analects of Confucius; proverb)
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Most common form: 己に如かざる者を友とする勿れ
(same as above)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to win one's first battle (game, match)
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expression, noun
invisible hand  (see also: 見えざる手; economics term)
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable  (see also: 端倪)
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expression, noun
have-nots  (opposite: 持てる者)
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expression
not  (see also: あらず; archaic; often written with kana only)
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expression, Yodan verb with `ru' ending (archaic)
don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous); if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep  (proverb)
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Most common form: 梅は食うとも核食うな中に天神寝てござる
(same as above)
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