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68 partial word matches found in search '人間五十年、下天のうちを比ぶれば、夢幻の如くなり'
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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noun
1. human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
2. character (of a person)
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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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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
person
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noun
the world
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noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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noun
50; fifty
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numeric
five  (originally from Chinese 'wǔ')
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50 years; fifty years; half century
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numeric
ten  (拾 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ten years; decade
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numeric
ten  (originally from Chinese 'shí')
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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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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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noun
1. lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
2. second volume (of two); third volume (of three)  (see also: 下巻; opposite: )
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noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: )
2. bottom; lower part
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under (being in said condition or environment)
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noun
1. sky
2. heaven  (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
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noun or verb acting prenominally
heavenly; celestial; divine
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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
emphasis-adding particle  (at sentence-end; colloquialism)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. talent; gift; function
2. noh (theatre)
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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: 農地
noun
agricultural land; farmland
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noun
1. brain
2. brains; mind
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noun
farming; agriculture
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1. house; home (one's own)  (often written with kana only)
2. (one's) family; (one's) household  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. ratio; proportion
noun
2. match; equal
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to compare  (see also: 比べる; archaic form of 比べる, usually seen in form 比ぶれば (if one were to compare ~); archaic)
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Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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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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Most common form: 頃おい
noun
time; period; days
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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Most common form: ブレ
noun
1. camera shake; picture blur  (see also: 振れる)
2. deviation; slight shifting  (see also: 振れる)
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particle
1. if ... then; when
2. and  (often ...も...ば...も...)
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noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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noun
dream
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noun
dreams; fantasy; visions
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phantom; vision; illusion; dream; apparition
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noun
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)  (see also: 真如; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: ごとく
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如し; often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
like; similar to; same as  (see also: 如し)
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Most common form: 若く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to match; to equal  (archaic)
2. to catch up with; to overtake
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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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
ringing; sound
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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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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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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