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85 partial word matches found in search 'どうしてよいか分からなかったので私は助けを求めた。'
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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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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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expression, particle
1. expresses a firm view or feeling  (used mainly by women)
2. please ...; would you ...  (used to make casual requests or demands)
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. (after the ren'yōkei form of a verb) indicates concession or compromise  (see also: てもいい)
2. indicates permission  (see also: てもいい)
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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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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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noun
1. drunkenness; intoxication  (see also: 酔う)
2. motion sickness; travel sickness  (see also: 酔う)
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Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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noun
medical science; medical department
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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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Most common form: 以下
noun
1. not exceeding; and downward; ... and below
2. below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level)
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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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noun
cuttlefish; squid  (often written with kana only)
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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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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
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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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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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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noun
rack; mount; stand
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noun
1. minute
2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
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numeric
1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2. one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
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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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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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I (mainly used by working men); myself
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pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: )
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I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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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
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
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prefix
help; rescue; assistant
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noun
1. assistance; help; helper
2. babe; chick; broad  (colloquialism)
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Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
1. request; appeal; claim; demand
2. purchase
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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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13 words found matching 'どうしてよいか分からなかったので私は助けを求めた。' when conjugated
expression
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
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the same room
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same quality; same nature; homogeneous
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Most common form: どうして
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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expression
informal contraction of どうする  (see also: どうする)
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noun
the same newspaper
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treating alike
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noun
same magazine
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noun
a person of high morals; a Taoist
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noun
officiating monk
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noun
pupil
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staring at in wonder  (see also: 瞠目)
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noun
dough  (see also: 生地:きじ, サワードウ)
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