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5 exact word matches found in search 'ない'
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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noun
earthquake
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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dead  (see also: 無い)
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75 words found beginning with 'ない'
0
Most common form: 内容
noun
subject; contents; matter; substance; detail; import
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Most common form: 内部
interior; inside; internal
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0
Most common form: 内科
1. internal medicine, i.e. treatment by medical procedures rather than surgical procedures  (see also: 外科)
2. department of internal medicine (hospital, etc.)
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Most common form: 内閣
cabinet; (government) ministry
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0
Most common form: 内陸
inland
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asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 内臓
internal organs; intestines; viscera
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conjunction
1. from ... to; between ... and  (often written with kana only)
2. or  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 内外
noun
inside and outside; domestic and foreign; approximately; interior and exterior
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0
Most common form: 内心
1. innermost thoughts; real intention; inmost heart; one's mind; in the heart
noun
2. inner center (centre)  (see also: 外心; mathematics)
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164 words found containing 'ない' in any position
3
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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0 3
1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
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3
Most common form: 汚い
1. dirty; filthy; foul; unclean
2. disordered; messy; untidy; poor (e.g. handwriting)
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expression, 'i' adjective
is nothing but; is nothing more than; is only; is no more than
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expression
neither
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3
cold; short; curt; blunt  (often written with kana only)
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4
1. frightening; scary  (colloquialism; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
2. extreme; exaggerated; huge  (colloquialism; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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auxiliary adjective, 'i' adjective
being too many (to finish or complete); being too much  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 問題無い
expression, 'i' adjective
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
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expression, 'i' adjective
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by  (often after verb in ても form)
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