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93 partial word matches found in search '一生懸命勉強しなさい。さもないと、来年また同じ授業を取らなくてはならなくなりますよ。'
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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life  (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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Most common form: 掛け
noun
1. credit  (see also: 掛け売り, 掛け買い; abbreviation)
2. money owed on an account; bill
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noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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noun
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble  (honorific)
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noun
1. command; decree
2. life
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noun (suffix), noun
1. Lord; Highness  (after the name of a god or a noble)
pronoun
2. you  (archaic; derogatory)
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1. study
2. diligence
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noun (suffix)
1. a little over; a little more than
2. powerhouse; one of the biggest; one of the most powerful
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
China  (see also: 中国; often considered offensive post-WWII, esp. when written in kanji; sensitive; often written with kana only)
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suffix
having just started...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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expression
do ...  (see also: 為さる; imperative form often used after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun, noun (suffix)
debt; loan
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suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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noun
difference; disparity; gap
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prefix
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
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Most common form: サイ
noun
rhinoceros
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Most common form:
1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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1. really; extremely  (often written with kana only)
2. in that way  (archaic)
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conjunction, expression
otherwise; else; if not so  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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expression
1. have to (verb); must (verb)  (see also: ないと行けない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only; abbreviation; colloquialism)
2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: ないと行けない)
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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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greatly; really
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noun, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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intention; aim; design
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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
next year
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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adverb, conjunction, prefix
again; and; also; still (doing something)  (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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noun
1. crotch; crutch; groin; thigh
2. fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
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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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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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noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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Most common form: どう
prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
noun
hemorrhoids; piles
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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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noun
deed; act; work; performance
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noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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noun, suffix
1. work; business; company; agency
2. study
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
appropriation; obtaining  (see also: 十二因縁; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: 取り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
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Most common form: 取り
noun (suffix)
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee  (after a quantity)
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
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