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49 partial word matches found in search '女房と畳は新しい方がいい。'
noun
1. wife (esp. one's own wife)2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace (this meaning is restricted to reading にょうぼう, にゅうぼう)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when2. and
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noun
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
noun
folding paper-case; kimono wrapping paper (abbreviation)(click the word for examples and links)
particle
1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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Most common form: 更
noun, 'no' adjective
1. new; unused (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)prefix
2. new(click the word to view an additional 2 readings, 1 meaning and 1 form, examples and links)
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 偉
'na' adjective, noun
greatness(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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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Most common form: ほうがいい
expression, 'i' adjective
(after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb) (see also: した方がいい)(click the word to view an additional 5 forms, examples and links)
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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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
injury; harm; evil influence; damage(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared (see also: 良い)
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1 word found matching '女房と畳は新しい方がいい。' when conjugated
Most common form: 女房と畳は新しいほうがいい
expression
wives and tatami are best when they're new(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
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