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131 partial word matches found in search '世界は、ケネディ大統領が1961年の演説の中で「人類がこれまでに挑戦した中で、最も危険で、最も偉大な冒険」と呼んだ、アポロ計画の度胆を抜く野望に心を打たれた。'
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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. 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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Most common form:
counter
1. counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi  (see also: ; read as "ka")
2. counter for articles  (see also: ; read as "ko")
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suffix
1. day (as in holiday)
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. daytime  (see also: デーゲーム)
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noun
president; chief executive
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prefix
1. the large part of
2. big; large; great
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prefix
big; large  (see also: )
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prefix
1. great; grand; large  (archaic)
2. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正)
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prefix
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正; archaic)
2. a great deal; very much  (see also: 大いなる, 大いに)
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ruler; leader; consul  (see also: 大統領)
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suffix
territory of (country)
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noun
1. collar; lapel; neckband; neck
2. nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
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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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Most common form: 19
noun
19; nineteen
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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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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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speech; address
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Most common form: せつ
noun, noun (suffix)
1. theory; doctrine
noun
2. opinion; view
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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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Most common form:
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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noun
mankind; humanity
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
2. similar example; parallel; the like
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Most common form: 類い
noun
1. kind; sort; type  (often written with kana only)
2. equal; match; peer  (see also: 類いする, 類いない)
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pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)  (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)
2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)  (humble)
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expression, 'no' adjective
1. so far; up to now; hitherto  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. that's enough (for today); it ends here  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
(used to get the attention of one's equals or inferiors) hey; oi; yo
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before now; hitherto  (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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particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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by; not later than; before  (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
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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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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Most common form:
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
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noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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suffix
1. war; battle
2. match; competition
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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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, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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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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most; extremely
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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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. danger; peril; hazard  (opposite: 安全)
2. risk
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noun
1. danger
2. Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 危宿, 二十八宿, 玄武; astronomy, etc. term)
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1. steepness; steep place
2. harsh (look); sharp (tongue)  (esp. 険, but also written as 権 or 慳)
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Most common form: 嵯峨
precipitous  (archaic)
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greatness
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greatness
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prefix
tremendous; huge
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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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risk; venture; adventure
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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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Most common form:
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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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. (Project) Apollo  (see also: アポロ計画; abbreviation; originally from Latin)
2. Apollo (god of Greek and Roman mythology)  (see also: アポロン; originally from Latin)
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noun
appointment  (see also: アポイントメント; abbreviation)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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noun
polo
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noun
Russia  (see also: 露西亜; abbreviation)
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noun
2nd in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 2nd note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
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Most common form: けい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. plan
2. meter; measuring device
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Most common form:
noun
progress  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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noun
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
2. counter for occurrences and times
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Most common form: 度肝
noun
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
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Most common form: キモ
noun
1. liver; innards
2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug
2. to do something to the end
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
ambition; aspiration; designs; treachery
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noun
1. full moon
2. 15th day of the lunar month
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noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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noun
1. heart; mind
noun, suffix
2. spirit; vitality; inner strength  (see also: 愛郷心)
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noun
hitting a ball; batting; stroke  (sports term)
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Most common form: ダース
Ateji (phonetic) reading
noun
dozen  (abbreviation; often written with kana only; originally from eng 'doz')
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2
noun
1. hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.)
2. sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi  (also タレ; often written with kana only)
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