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1 exact word match found in search 'やい'
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interjection (kandoushi), suffix
hey; hey you  (see also: やいやい; used when calling out to someone, somewhat aggressive)
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3 words found beginning with 'やい'
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noun
1. blade; sword
2. forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades  (see also: 刃文・はもん)
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(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
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1. pressingly; demandingly
interjection (kandoushi)
2. hey! hey!; oi!
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3 words found containing 'やい' in any position
Most common form: ケンカっ早い
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper  (see also: 喧嘩早い:けんかばやい)
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interjection (kandoushi)
stop it!; enough!; cut it out  (see also: 止す:よす, やい)
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Most common form: 嫌嫌期
noun
terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers)  (colloquialism)
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