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10 exact word matches found in search 'す'
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Most common form:
noun
vinegar
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Most common form:
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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noun
sandbank; sandbar
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Most common form:
suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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su verb - precursor to the modern suru
to do (literary form of suru)  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only)
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auxiliary
to be (auxiliary used in place of "aru" after "de" or "ni" when forming a copula); to do (auxiliary used in place of "-masu" after a -masu stem)  (see also: 候ふ; archaic; polite (teineigo) language)
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noun
1. cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.); pore; hollow; bubble; blowhole  (often written with kana only)
2. porous; pithy; spongy  (often written with kana only)
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noun
mat (made of pieces of split bamboo or reeds tied together)
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509 words found beginning with 'す'
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already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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1. terrible; dreadful  (often written with kana only)
2. amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 少し
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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Most common form: 少ない
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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noun
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan  (food term)
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Most common form: 寿司
noun
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)  (see also: 巻き寿司; food term)
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expression
1. excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. thank you  (often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
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adverb, conjunction
that is; namely; i.e.  (often written with kana only)
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instantly; immediately; right away; at once  (see also: 直ぐ; often written with kana only)
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3784 words found containing 'す' in any position
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to get out
2. to put out; to reveal; to show
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to push; to press  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す)
2. to apply pressure from above; to press down  (this meaning is restricted to form 押す, 圧す)
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expression
good night  (often written with kana only)
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already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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expression
be; is  (see also: , であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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Most common form: 起す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up
2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cure; to heal  (usu. 治す)
2. to fix; to correct; to repair  (usu. 直す)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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