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4 exact word matches found in search 'るい'
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Most common form:
noun
1. base; bag; sack  (baseball term)
2. fortress; stronghold
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
2. similar example; parallel; the like
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noun
trouble; evil influence; implication; involvement
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noun
weakness; weakening; tiring  (obscure term)
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16 words found beginning with 'るい'
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Most common form: 類似
1. resemblance; similarity; analogous; quasi
2. to resemble; to be similar; to be alike
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Most common form: 累計
cumulative total; accumulated total; total up to now
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Most common form: 累積
accumulation
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Most common form: 類推
1. analogy
2. analogical reasoning
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Most common form: 類形
noun
1. type; pattern; shape; genre; breed
2. similar type; similar pattern
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Most common form: 類する
suru verb - special class
to be similar to
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Most common form: 累進
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
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Most common form: 類書
noun
similar books
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Most common form: 類例
noun
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
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Most common form: 塁審
noun
base umpire  (baseball term)
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14 words found containing 'るい' in any position
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Most common form: 明るい
1. bright; colourful
2. cheerful
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Most common form: 古い
old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article
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Most common form: 軽い
1. light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)  (opposite: 重い)
2. light (i.e. of foot); nimble; agile
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Most common form: 丸い
1. round; circular; spherical  (丸い usu. refers to ball-shaped, and 円い to disc-shaped objects)
2. harmonious; calm  (see also: 丸く収まる)
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Most common form: 悪い
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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Most common form: 緩い
1. lukewarm; tepid  (ぬくい is primarily used in Western Japan; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 温い, 微温い)
2. lenient  (see also: 緩い:ゆるい; often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ぬるい)
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slightly shrewd
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round; circular; spherical  (see also: 丸い; colloquialism)
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expression, 'i' adjective
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade  (opposite: 質が良い)
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade  (see also: 質が悪い:しつがわるい)
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