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53 partial word matches found in search '人生には浮き沈みがつきものだ。'
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noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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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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'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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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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particle
for (in regard to); in order to  (see also: , )
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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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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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noun
float (fishing); buoy
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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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yellow
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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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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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. thrust; stab; lunge; pass (in fencing)
2. tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo)  (martial arts term)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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noun
1. essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; accompaniment; appendage; accessory
2. front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
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noun
evil spirit; demon  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. moon
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. month
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Most common form: 付き
noun, noun (suffix)
1. furnished with; including
2. attached to
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Most common form: 着物
noun
1. clothing; clothes
2. kimono (or other trad. Japanese clothing)
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Most common form: キモ
noun
1. liver; innards
2. courage; spirit; pluck; guts
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noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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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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particle
1. indicates reason or excuse  (used as a conjunction or at sentence-end, often as 〜ものな, 〜ものね)
2. indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged  (at sentence-end; female term or language)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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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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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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