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48 partial word matches found in search 'パターソン博士は手話を使ってゴリラと意志を通じ合った。'
noun
1. pas (dancing step)  (originally from French)
2. Pakistan  (see also: パキスタン; abbreviation)
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noun
putter
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noun
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)  (known as ちょうおん)
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noun
soh; so; 5th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
loss; disadvantage
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noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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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, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
1. doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title)  (usu. はくし)
noun
2. expert; learned person  (usu. はかせ)
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noun (suffix)
1. doctor; PhD
2. exposition; fair; exhibition
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noun
1. man (esp. one who is well-respected)
2. samurai  (see also: )
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noun
1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
2. man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer  (archaic)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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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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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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noun
sign language
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Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
1. messenger
2. police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)  (see also: 検非違使; abbreviation)
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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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noun
1. fish of the genus Rhinogobius  (see also: ヨシノボリ; often written with kana only)
2. dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus)  (see also: チチブ)
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noun
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
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noun
1. lilac  (see also: ライラック; originally from French 'lilas')
2. lira (former currency)  (originally from Italian)
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noun
la; 6th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
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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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noun
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
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noun
1. feelings; thoughts
2. meaning
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noun
will; intention; motive
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. connoisseur; authority
2. counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
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noun
1. understanding
2. bowel movement; evacuation
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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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noun
1. 0.18039 litres (liters)
2. 0.3306 metres square (meters)
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noun
1. between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; spring and fall clothing  (see also: 合い服; also written as 間; abbreviation)
suffix
2. together
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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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