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75 partial word matches found in search '人が何かを率直に言うと、アメリカ人たちは、聞き耳を立てる。'
ひ と 0
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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じ ん 0
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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が
particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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が
noun
moth
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な に か 1 な に か 0
expression
something
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な に 1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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か
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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か
か 0
Most common form: 蚊
noun
mosquito
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か
か 1
Most common form: 可
noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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か
か 1
Most common form: 課
noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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か
か 1
Most common form: 加
noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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か
Most common form: 科
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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か
Most common form: 架
noun
rack; mount; stand
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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そ っ ち ょ く 0
frankness; candour; candor; openheartedness; directness
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り つ 1
noun, noun (suffix)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
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じ き 1
1. soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
2. nearby; close
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な お 0
1. straight  (see also: 真直, 直直; archaic)
2. ordinary; common
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ち ょ く 1
1. direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight
2. night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)  (see also: 当直)
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じ き に 0
1. immediately; directly; soon; shortly; before long  (see also: 間もなく)
2. easily; readily
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prefix
earnestly; immediately; exactly  (often written with kana only)
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straight; direct  (archaic)
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noun (prefix), 'no' adjective, noun
direct  (see also: 直に)
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ね 0
1. price; cost
2. value; worth; merit
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じ か に 1
Most common form: じかに
directly; in person; firsthand  (often written with kana only)
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noun
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)  (see also: 国造, 姓)
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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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に
に 1
Most common form: 二
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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に
に 1
Most common form: 荷
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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に
に 1
Most common form: 丹
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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い う 0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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げ ん 2
noun
word; remark; statement
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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う
Most common form: ウ
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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と
と 0
Most common form: 門
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: 扉)
2. shutter; window shutter
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と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
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と
Most common form: 斗
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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ア メ リ カ 0
noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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prefix
American  (see also: アメリカ; slang)
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ア
ア 1
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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Most common form: メリー
noun or verb acting prenominally
merry
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カ
カ 1
Most common form: 个
counter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
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ひ と た ち 2
noun
people
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た ち 0 た ち 3
noun
long sword
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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た ち 2
noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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ち
ち 0
Most common form: 血
noun
blood; consanguinity
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ち
Most common form: 地
noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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noun
1. hearing; audible sound
2. rumour; rumor; hearsay; reputation
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き き み み 0
Most common form: 聞耳
noun
straining one's ears
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き
き 0
Most common form: 気
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 黄
yellow
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き
き 1
Most common form: 記
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 期
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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み み 2
noun
1. ear
2. hearing
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た て る 2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise  (also written as 起てる)
2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
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suffix
1. particularly; especially
2. indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage; indicates the number of oars on a boat
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Most common form: たて
prefix
1. central; main; head; chief
suffix
2. just (done); freshly (baked); indicates activity only just occurred  (often written with kana only)
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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
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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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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Most common form: ている
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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て る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to shine
2. to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)  (see also: 曇る; from 面照る)
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