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72 partial word matches found in search '妻はアメリカでの新しい生活のリズムに慣れるのにえらい苦労した。'
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noun
1. wife  (this meaning is restricted to form 妻)
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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noun
one's wife  (see also: )
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noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: )
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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noun
1. edge; tip; end
2. gable wall  (see also: 妻壁)
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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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noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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prefix
American  (see also: アメリカ; slang)
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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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Most common form: メリー
noun or verb acting prenominally
merry
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counter
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); a noun read using its on-yomi
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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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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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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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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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noun (prefix), noun, noun (suffix)
1. new; neo-
noun
2. Gregorian calendar  (see also: 新暦; abbreviation)
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1. new; unused  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)
prefix
2. new
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. shh! (used to silence someone); sh!  (see also: しっ)
2. shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.)  (see also: しっ)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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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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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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noun
1. living; life
2. judo art of resuscitation  (see also: 活を入れる)
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noun
rhythm
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Most common form: イズム
noun
1. ism
suffix
2. -ism  (ズム used when following き, し, り, etc.)
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noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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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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Most common form: られる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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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
gills; branchia
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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Most common form: 偉い
1. great; excellent; admirable; remarkable; distinguished; important; celebrated; famous; eminent
2. awful; terrible  (often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form:
suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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troubles; hardships
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noun
1. pain; anguish; suffering; distress; anxiety; worry; trouble; difficulty; hardship
2. duhkha (suffering)  (see also: 八苦; Buddhist term)
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noun
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving
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noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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Most common form:
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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