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2 exact word matches found in search '如'
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noun
tathata (the ultimate nature of all things)  (see also: 真如; Buddhist term)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
like; similar to; same as  (see also: 如し)
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63 words found beginning with '如'
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Most common form: どうして
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: どう
how; in what way; how about  (see also: 斯う, 然う, ああ; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: どういたしまして
interjection (kandoushi)
you are welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure  (often written with kana only)
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noun
Tathagata; perfected one (suffix of high-ranking Buddhist deities)
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noun
1. reality; actuality; actual conditions; true situation; faithful representation; vivid depiction  (usu. 如実に)
2. ultimate reality; absolute truth  (Buddhist term)
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Most common form: いかん
1. how; in what way  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. circumstances  (see also: 如何による; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 若し
auxiliary verb
like; as if; the same as  (see also: 如き)
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adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
indeed; really; phrase indicating agreement  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: どうしても
by all means; at any cost; no matter what; after all; in the long run; cravingly; at any rate; surely  (often written with kana only)
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noun
second month of the lunar calendar  (obsolete term)
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138 words found containing '如' in any position
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lack; privation; deficiency
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suddenly; all of a sudden
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vivid; lifelike; graphic
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1. contrary to one's wishes
2. short of money
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Most common form: 百聞は一見にしかず
expression
seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words
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Most common form: 杜鵑
noun
lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: いかなる理由
expression
(for) any reason
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Most common form: 型のごとく
prototypical; very model of
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Most common form: どうした訳か
expression
somehow; for some reason (or other)  (often written with kana only)
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expression
if you insist
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