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2 exact word matches found in search 'わい'
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particle
(sentence end, mainly male) indicates emotion  (see also: )
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pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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15 words found beginning with 'わい'
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noisily; clamorously; many people making a din  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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Most common form: 矮小
diminutive; pygmy; pigmy; stunted
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expression, particle
indicates emotion and emphasis  (see also: わい, , ; at sentence-end; archaic)
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Most common form: 賄賂
noun
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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Most common form: わや
1. unreasonable; absurd; irrational; confused; disordered  (see also: わやく; used in many dialects; colloquialism; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. very  (regional dialect: Tsugaru-ben)
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Most common form: 矮化
noun
dwarfing; stunting
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Most common form: 猥褻罪
noun
criminal indecency
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Most common form: 猥褻
obscenity  (often written with kana only)
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noun
dwarf star
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Most common form: 猥褻行為
noun
act of obscenity; obscene act; lewd act; indecent act; indecent conduct; indecent behavior; indecent behaviour; sexual molestation  (see also: わいせつ罪)
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5 words found containing 'わい' in any position
Most common form: 強制猥褻
noun
indecent assault; forcible indecency
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Most common form: 味わいぶかい
enlightening; deep; meaningful; profound; subtle; rich in nuance
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(same as above)
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Most common form: 味わいぶかい
(same as above)
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expression, 'i' adjective
going there is easy but coming back is hard  (from the Edo-period children's song "Tōryanse"; proverb)
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