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83 partial word matches found in search 'しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。'
particle
only; nothing but  (used with neg. verb)
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conjunction
however; but  (often written with kana only)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
historian
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noun
market price; current price
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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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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Most common form: 詩歌
Japanese (and Chinese) poetry
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Most common form: 鹿
noun
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon)
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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Most common form: 歯科
noun
dentistry
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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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
evergreen oak  (often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form: 菓子
pastry; confectionery
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 下肢
noun
the legs; lower extremities
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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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Most common form: 貸し
noun
1. loan; lending
2. favor; favour; debt; obligation
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Most common form: 歌詞
noun
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
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Most common form: 可視
visibility
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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Most common form: 仮死
asphyxiation; apparent death
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Most common form: 瑕疵
noun
flaw; defect; blemish  (often written with kana only)
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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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Most common form: 羽目
noun
1. panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
2. plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess  (see also: 羽目になる)
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rarely; seldom  (with neg. verb)
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
sprout
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Most common form: 滅多
1. thoughtless; reckless; careless; rash  (often written with kana only)
2. seldom (with neg. verb); rare  (see also: 滅多に, 滅多に無い; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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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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noun
valley
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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. 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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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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noun
LOL; haha  (see also: 笑い; abbreviation; slang)
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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Most common form: 居間
noun
living room (Western style)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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expression
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense  (see also: ません; polite (teineigo) language)
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expression
suffix used to negate a verb in the non-past tense  (see also: ない, ます; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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noun
space; room; time; pause
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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: まし
auxiliary
1. please  (see also: ます; used to make a polite request or demand; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.
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so; really; seeming  (see also: そう; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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numeric
1,000; thousand  (阡 and 仟 are used in legal documents)
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noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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noun
stopper; cork; stopcock
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noun, noun (suffix)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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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Most common form: ので
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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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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2
Most common form: 弟子
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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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
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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13 words found matching 'しかし、彼はめったに笑いませんでした。' when conjugated
noun
prostitute; harlot  (see also: 淫売婦, 私娼)
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Most common form: しかし
conjunction
however; but  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: しかし
(same as above)
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noun
the teacher's home
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noun
furlough; leave of absence
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noun
price of paper
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noun
private house; one's own house
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noun
price of silk thread
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noun
blemish; flaw; defect
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noun
head monk in charge of the administrative section of a zendo (Zen)  (see also: 禅堂; Buddhist term)
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poetization
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noun
poet
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noun
Japanese dock (plant) (Rumex japonicus)  (often written with kana only)
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