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1 exact word match found in search 'ますます'
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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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3 words found beginning with 'ますます'
expression, adverb
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (see also: 益々:ますます; emphatic; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 益益以て
(same as above)
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Most common form: 益益以て
(same as above)
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1 word found containing 'ますます' in any position
expression
man flourishes with age  (proverb)
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13 partial word matches found in search 'ますます'
auxiliary verb
1. used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)  (see also: ませ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action  (archaic; humble)
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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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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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow
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noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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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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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form: 済ます
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to finish; to get it over with; to conclude
2. to settle; to pay back
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to clear; to make clear
2. to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to feign indifference
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Most common form:
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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