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22 partial word matches found in search '交換台、ボストンに電話しようとしているんですが。'
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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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noun
1. (telephone) switchboard
2. switchboard operator  (colloquialism)
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Most common form: こもごも
alternately; in succession  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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noun, noun (prefix), noun (suffix)
Taiwan  (see also: 台湾; abbreviation)
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noun
1. tower
2. stand; pedestal
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noun
1. boss; leader; head
2. difficult enemy in a video game, usu. found at the end of a level or game
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Boston
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noun
strike (i.e. industrial action)  (see also: ストライキ; abbreviation)
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1. (with a) thump  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. (hanging) straight down  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
ton (esp. a metric ton, i.e. 1000 kg); tonne  (often written with kana only)
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noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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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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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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1. telephone call; phone call
2. telephone (device); phone  (see also: 電話機; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 稲妻
Word containing out-dated kanji or kanji usage
noun
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
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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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