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64 partial word matches found in search 'それは一体どうして起きたの。'
1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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1. very; extremely  (see also: それはそれは)
expression
2. that is
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interjection (kandoushi)
there! (used to call someone's attention to something)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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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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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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1. ...the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ...in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ...on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (before an interrogative, forms an emphatic question)
noun
2. one object; one body; unity
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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Most common form: 身体
1. body  (see also: 身体; からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2. torso; trunk
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. body; physique; posture
2. shape; form; style
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noun
appearance; air; condition; state; form
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adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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how; in what way; how about  (see also: 斯う, 然う, ああ; often written with kana only)
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but (archaic)
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interjection (kandoushi)
whoa (command used to stop a horse, etc.)  (see also: どうどう)
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noun
motion; change; confusion
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noun
1. trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist
2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)
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Most common form: 同士
noun, noun (suffix)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
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verb  (linguistics terminology)
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prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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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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Most common form: 同志
noun
1. like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment
2. comrade; fellow; kindred soul  (see also: 同士)
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noun
same city
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. temple; shrine; chapel
2. hall
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Most common form:
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun
the said person; he; she; same person
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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noun
second sign of Chinese zodiac (The Ox, 1am-3am, north-northeast, December)
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noun
1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
2. beef  (see also: 牛肉; usu. ぎゅう)
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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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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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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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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noun
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
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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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noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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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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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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expression
(usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc.  (see also: ; abbr of ...ていたの)
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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. 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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9 words found matching 'それは一体どうして起きたの。' when conjugated
Most common form: それ
1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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Most common form: それ
(same as above)
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Most common form: 反る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched; to bend; to be bent
2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
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Most common form: 剃る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shave
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched; to bend; to be bent
2. to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to shave
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn aside; to turn away; to veer away; to bear off  (often written with kana only)
2. to miss (e.g. of a bullet); to go astray; to go wild  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: それる
(same as above)
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noun
sorrel  (see also: スイバ)
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