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36 partial word matches found in search '定規は直線を引くのに役立つ。'
certainly; truly  (archaic; often written with kana only)
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noun
(measuring) ruler
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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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straight line
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1. soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
2. nearby; close
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1. straight  (see also: 真直, 直直; archaic)
2. ordinary; common
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1. direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight
2. night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)  (see also: 当直)
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prefix
earnestly; immediately; exactly  (often written with kana only)
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straight; direct  (archaic)
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noun (prefix), 'no' adjective, noun
direct  (see also: 直に)
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1. price; cost
2. value; worth; merit
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noun
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)  (see also: 国造, )
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to pull
2. to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.)  (see also: 注意を引く)
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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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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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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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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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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, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
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noun
1. war; campaign; battle
2. unpaid work (ritsuryo system); forced labor  (archaic)
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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