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noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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noun
world; society; age; generation
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1. counter for generations
noun (suffix)
2. epoch  (geology, etc. term)
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noun
1. kingdom  (biology term)
2. erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited)  (geology, etc. term)
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noun
1. border; boundary  (usu. さかい)
2. turning point; watershed  (often ...を境に; this meaning is restricted to reading さかい)
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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
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
1. heat
2. fever; temperature
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noun
tropics
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noun
fever  (archaic)
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noun
tropical forest; tropical rainforest
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noun
1. obi; kimono sash
2. paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.  (see also: 帯紙, 帯広告・おびこうこく; this meaning is restricted to reading おび)
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noun (suffix)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
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noun
rain
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noun
rain forest
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noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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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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this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)  (see also: 何の, 此れ, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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noun
arc
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noun
planet
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noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)
2. offender; perpetrator  (esp. ホシ; slang)
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noun
1. Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 星宿, 二十八宿, 朱雀; astronomy, etc. term)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
2. Singapore
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun, prefix
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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noun
1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream  (opposite: )
2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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noun
life; existence
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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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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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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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1. formation; molding; taking form
noun
2. repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty  (see also: 形成手術; medicine, etc. term)
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noun, suffix
1. shape; appearance  (see also: ; がた when a suffix)
2. collateral
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suffix
1. form; tense  (see also: 活用形, 三角形)
noun
2. adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)  (see also: 形容詞; used in dictionaries; abbreviation)
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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state  (see also: なりに; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: なす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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1. mode of life; ecology
2. (animal) territory
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noun
ecology
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Most common form: たい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. condition; figure; appearance
2. voice  (see also: ボイス; linguistics terminology)
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noun
1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. -ways; -wards  (indicates direction)
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noun
appearance; air; condition; state; form
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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state  (see also: なりに; often written with kana only)
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suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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scholarly; scholastic; academic
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-like; typical
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noun
mark; target
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specific
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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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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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1. chain; chaining; catena; connection
2. (genetic) linkage
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noun
1. two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets of paper  (ateji for "ream", also written as 嗹)
2. stanza; verse  (also written as 聯)
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noun
Muraji (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to seventh highest of eight)  (archaic)
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noun
chain; chains
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noun
1. lock; padlock
noun, noun (suffix), counter
2. tablet; lozenge; pill
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noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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suffix
1. through; throughout; in the course of
2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: )
noun
2. moderation
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expression, adverb
among; while
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noun
red dragon tile  (see also: 紅中; mahjong term; abbreviation)
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Most common form: うち
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing  (often written with kana only)
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expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
irreplaceable  (often written with kana only)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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betting; gambling; a gamble  (see also: 賭する; 賭けする should be 賭けをする or 賭する(とする))
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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, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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Most common form:
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form: 怪我
injury (to animate object); hurt  (often written with kana only)
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suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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Most common form:
noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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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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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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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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noun
1. bracelet (made of stringed jewels or bells and worn at the elbow)  (archaic)
2. bracer (for the elbow of an archer)
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noun
1. ring; band; rim
2. ring  (mathematics, chemistry term)
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Most common form:
noun
1. ring; circle; loop
2. hoop  (see also: フープ)
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