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39 partial word matches found in search 'そうこうしているうちに、手紙がとどきました。'
expression, adverb
meanwhile; in the meantime  (see also: 然う斯う; 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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1
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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1
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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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0
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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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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letter
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1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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2
noun
paper
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suffix, counter
newspaper  (see also: 新聞紙; abbreviation)
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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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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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1
noun
1. earthenware
2. unglazed (bisque-fired) earthenware
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noun
anger; wrath
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but (archaic)
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prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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yellow
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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1
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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1
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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right under; directly below
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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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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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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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40 words found matching 'そうこうしているうちに、手紙がとどきました。' when conjugated
expression, adverb
meanwhile; in the meantime  (see also: 然う斯う; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 壮行
rousing
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0
Most common form: 草稿
noun
notes; draft; draught; manuscript
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0
Most common form: 装甲
armored; armoured
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0
Most common form: 走行
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); running to program, job, etc.; traveling; travelling
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0
Most common form: 送稿
document transmission
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0
Most common form: 奏功
success; achievement; fruition
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Most common form: 然う斯う
this and that; one thing or another  (often written with kana only)
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rousing
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noun
conduct; deportment
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0
noun
notes; draft; draught; manuscript
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0
armored; armoured
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0
running a wheeled vehicle (e.g. car); running to program, job, etc.; traveling; travelling
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noun
hatch; hatchway (ship)
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0
document transmission
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0
success; achievement; fruition
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0
efficacy
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noun
1. chaff and bran; plain food  (see also: 糟糠の妻)
2. worthless thing; trifle  (archaic)
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this and that; one thing or another  (often written with kana only)
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noun
"frost descent" solar term (approx. Oct. 23)  (see also: 二十四節気)
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blue and red; azure and crimson
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noun
heddle; heald; part of a loom, a wire or cord with an eye, through which the warp threads are threaded
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0
hurry; bustle
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0
Most common form: 倉皇
(same as above)
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noun
1. kanji "grass radical" (radical 140)  (e.g. top of 艾)
2. grass crown
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1
noun
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
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1
lean figure; slim figure  (see also: 痩身)
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1
Most common form: 倉庫
noun
storehouse; warehouse; godown
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 蒼枯
old-fashioned and tasteful
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(same as above)
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
pair
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1
noun
1. conception; idea; thought
2. samjna (perception)  (see also: 五蘊; Buddhist term)
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noun, prefix
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
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1
1. to run along; to run beside
2. to follow (a plan, etc.); to act in accordance with  (see also: 添う)
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1. in that way (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think); thus; such  (see also: 斯う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. so (used to express agreement with something said)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 添う
1. to meet (one's expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to comply with  (see also: 沿う)
2. to accompany; to stay by one's side
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1. left and right
2. influence; control; domination
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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