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75 partial word matches found in search 'はじめは彼を君の兄さんだと思っていました。'
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Most common form: 始め
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
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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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suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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noun
hemorrhoids; piles
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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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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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noun, suffix
Mr (junior); master; boy
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suffix
suffix appended to somebody else's family members  (honorific)
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noun
you  (archaic; colloquialism)
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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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noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: お兄さん; honorific)
2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. elder brother  (see also: )
2. pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr  (familiar language; male term or language)
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noun (suffix)
1. used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure  (familiar language)
noun
2. used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother  (see also: お兄さん)
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noun
1. eldest son  (see also: 長男; archaic)
2. older brother; older sister  (archaic)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: ; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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 (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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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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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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expression
if it's the case
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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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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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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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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
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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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Most common form: 居間
noun
living room (Western style)
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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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1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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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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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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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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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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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 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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16 words found matching 'はじめは彼を君の兄さんだと思っていました。' when conjugated
Most common form: 初めは
expression
at first; in the beginning; originally
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(same as above)
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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Most common form: 始め
(same as above)
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Most common form: 創む
Nidan verb (lower class) with `mu' ending (archaic)
to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate  (see also: 始める:はじめる; archaic)
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 始める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 始める
(same as above)
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grasp; hold; grip
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Most common form: ハゼ
noun
wax tree (species of sumac, Rhus succedanea)  (often written with kana only)
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to feel ashamed
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Most common form: 恥じる
(same as above)
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Most common form: 恥じる
(same as above)
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Most common form: 恥じる
(same as above)
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Most common form: 恥じる
(same as above)
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