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84 partial word matches found in search '僕は少年のころよく草の上にあお向けに寝ころんで、白い雲を眺めたものだった。'
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Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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noun
1. slave  (archaic)
2. retainer; servant
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Most common form: 下部
noun
servant; manservant; menial  (often written with kana only)
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I; me  (archaic; humble)
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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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Most common form:
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
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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prefix
small; little; few
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2
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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expression, noun
approximate age; age range  (see also: 年頃)
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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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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Most common form:
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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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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noun
roller; runner; dried whale blubber  (see also: ころコンベヤ, ころ軸受け; obscure term)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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noun
arc
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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
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Most common form:
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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noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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noun
1. draft; rough copy  (abbreviation)
2. cursive script; "grass" kanji  (see also: 草書)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun, prefix
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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noun
1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream  (opposite: )
2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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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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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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2. green
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Most common form:
prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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noun (suffix)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
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Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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Most common form:
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form:
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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noun
sleep
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Nidan verb (lower class) with `nu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
to lie down; to go to bed; to go to sleep  (see also: 寝る; archaic)
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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Most common form:
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form: ので
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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noun
1. white  (see also: )
2. innocence; innocent person
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noun
1. white
2. striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus)  (see also: )
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prefix
1. white
2. unseasoned; undyed; unaltered
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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Most common form:
noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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Most common form:
greatness
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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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noun
cloud
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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Most common form:
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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Most common form:
noun
sprout
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auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: )
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Most common form:
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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Most common form:
noun, prefix
multi-
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Most common form: タモ
noun
Japanese ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)  (see also: ヤチダモ)
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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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Most common form:
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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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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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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