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72 partial word matches found in search 'そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所で起こるのである。'
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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noun
1. accident; incident; trouble
2. circumstances; reasons
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suffix
1. nominalizing suffix  (see also: )
2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...  (see also: )
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noun
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: こと
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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prefix
the late (deceased)
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Most common form: ゆえ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
reason; cause; circumstances  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ことさら
1. intentionally; deliberately  (often written with kana only)
2. especially; particularly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. used item; secondhand item  (see also: 御古)
noun (prefix)
2. old; used; previous
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (prefix)
former; ex-; past; one-time
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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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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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1. majority; more than half; most (of)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. mostly; largely; mainly; predominately; nearly
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prefix
1. the large part of
2. big; large; great
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prefix
big; large  (see also: )
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prefix
1. great; grand; large  (archaic)
2. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正)
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prefix
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正; archaic)
2. a great deal; very much  (see also: 大いなる, 大いに)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. half; semi-
noun, noun (suffix)
2. half-past
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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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noun
1. heat
2. fever; temperature
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noun
tropics
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noun
fever  (archaic)
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noun
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
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noun
1. obi; kimono sash
2. paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.  (see also: 帯紙, 帯広告・おびこうこく; this meaning is restricted to reading おび)
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noun (suffix)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
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noun
rain
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noun
rain forest
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noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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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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conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
then; well; so; well then  (see also: それでは)
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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. flower; blossom; bloom; petal
2. cherry blossom
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noun
nose
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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Most common form: 鳴く
1. to sing (bird)
2. to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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near oneself; close to one; familiar
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noun
(dead) body; corpse
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noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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noun (suffix), noun
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range; course
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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suffix, counter
counter for places
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Most common form: ところで
conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally  (often written with kana only)
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)  (after the plain past form of a verb)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to occur; to happen
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noun
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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Most common form: 凝る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to grow stiff
2. to be absorbed in; to be devoted to; to be a fanatic; to elaborate
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noun
arc
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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2 words found matching 'そもそも事故の大半は熱帯雨林ではなく、身近な場所で起こるのである。' when conjugated
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Most common form: そもそも
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: そもそも
(same as above)
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