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56 partial word matches found in search '人は生まれるやいなや、死に向かう。'
noun
1. man; person2. human being; mankind; people
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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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particle
1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun
1. life; livingnoun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: 初
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
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)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
rare; seldom (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: られる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive") (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)2. indicates the potential form (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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Most common form: 偉
'na' adjective, noun
greatness(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis2. (used with masu stem verb) command (from なさい; abbreviation)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face2. to go towards; to head towards
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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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Most common form: 買う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)2. to value; to have a high opinion
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Most common form: 飼う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)2. indicates will
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