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78 partial word matches found in search '兄たちか、姉たちかそれとも彼自身が両親を迎えに駅に行くべきだ。'
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noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. elder brother  (see also: )
2. pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr  (familiar language; male term or language)
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noun (suffix)
1. used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure  (familiar language)
noun
2. used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother  (see also: お兄さん)
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noun
1. eldest son  (see also: 長男; archaic)
2. older brother; older sister  (archaic)
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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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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noun
long sword
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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Most common form: 地下
1. basement; cellar; underground place
prefix
2. underground; below ground
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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Most common form: 地価
noun
the price of land
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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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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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suffix
honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status  (honorific)
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noun (suffix)
1. used after the name of someone who is an older sister figure  (see also: ; familiar language)
noun
2. used with various honorifics to mean (older) sister  (see also: お姉さん)
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Most common form: 過疎
depopulation
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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Most common form: 其れとも
conjunction
or; or else  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
there! (used to call someone's attention to something)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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particle
1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although  (usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem)
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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noun
way
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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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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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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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pronoun
1. he; him
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pronoun
himself; he himself
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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noun
by oneself; personally
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prefix
1. self-
2. from ...  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading じ)
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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noun
(dead) body; corpse
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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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noun
parents; both parents
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noun, prefix
1. both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
noun
2. ryo (obsolete unit of currency)
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prefix
1. both  (often written with kana only)
2. many; various; all  (often written with kana only)
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noun
two  (see also: 両個; also in 拳・けん; mahjong term)
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noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: )
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noun
1. intimacy; closeness; friendliness
2. close relative
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
meeting; greeting; welcome
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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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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noun
station
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irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach  (see also: 来る)
2. to proceed; to take place  (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. going; travelling (traveling)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
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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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auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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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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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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