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55 partial word matches found in search '太郎は2人の男の子のうち、背の高い方だ。'
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noun (prefix), noun
1. fat; fatty
noun (prefix)
2. grand; magnificent; excellent
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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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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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numeric
two  (originally from Chinese 'er')
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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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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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noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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expression, noun
boy; male child; baby boy
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Most common form: 男の子
noun
man; boy  (see also: 女の子; archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
son
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noun
man; boy  (see also: 女の子; archaic)
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noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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noun
1. child (esp. a boy)
2. viscount  (see also: 子爵)
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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noun
first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)
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noun
1. child  (obscure term)
noun, noun (suffix)
2. interest  (obscure term)
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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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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. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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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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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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noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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noun
back (of the body)  (see also: 背中; CODE dated MISSING!)
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1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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suffix
1. high school  (see also: 高等学校; abbreviation)
prefix
2. high-  (see also: 高レベル)
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noun, noun (suffix)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money  (usu. だか when n-suf)
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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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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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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
1. surrounding area  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
2. shore (of the sea)  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
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suffix
1. honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
2. around (the time that, etc.); about  (also かた)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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