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135 partial word matches found in search '小さい頃から俊抜で、彼の両親は息子がどんな大人になるのか楽しみにしていた。'
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small; little; tiny
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, )
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prefix
narrow; thin
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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noun
baby; infant  (archaic)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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expression
as a child; when one was a child
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun, noun (suffix)
debt; loan
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suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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noun
difference; disparity; gap
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prefix
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
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Most common form: サイ
noun
rhinoceros
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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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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Most common form: 頃おい
noun
time; period; days
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noun
qing (Chinese unit of land area equal to 100 mu)  (see also: ; obscure term)
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Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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particle
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
2. from (originator); by
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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emptiness; vacuum; blank
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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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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noun
excellence; genius  (obscure term)
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noun
uncommon; above average
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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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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あの
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其の, ; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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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
parents; both parents
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noun, prefix
1. both (e.g. both shoulders, etc.)
noun
2. ryo (obsolete unit of currency)
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prefix
1. both  (often written with kana only)
2. many; various; all  (often written with kana only)
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noun
two  (see also: 両個; also in 拳・けん; mahjong term)
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2
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: )
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noun
1. intimacy; closeness; friendliness
2. close relative
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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. son
2. penis  (vulgar expression or word; this meaning is restricted to reading むすこ)
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Most common form: いき
noun
1. breath; breathing
2. tone; mood  (see also: 息が合う)
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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
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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1. what; what kind of  (see also: あんな, こんな, そんな)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)  (as in どんな人でも)
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dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained  (opposite: )
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but (archaic)
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prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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Most common form: ドン
1. bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
noun
2. noontime signal gun (early Meiji to early Showa); noontime signal shot
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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 (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: そんな
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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adult
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to grow up; to become an adult
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noun
1. man of substance or virtue; gentleman
2. giant
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prefix
1. the large part of
2. big; large; great
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prefix
big; large  (see also: )
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prefix
1. great; grand; large  (archaic)
2. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正)
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prefix
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: ; also written as 正; archaic)
2. a great deal; very much  (see also: 大いなる, 大いに)
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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. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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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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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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suffix, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. that is in  (see also: ; archaic)
2. who is called; that is called
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Most common form: 鳴る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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Most common form: 生る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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particle
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
1. true bristletail (any insect of order Thysanura, esp. of family Lepismatidae)  (often written with kana only)
2. Oriental silverfish (Ctenolepisma villosa)  (see also: 大和紙魚)
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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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0
Most common form: シミ
noun
1. stain; spot; smudge; blot; smear; blotch  (often written with kana only)
2. spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration; freckle  (see also: 肝斑; esp. シミ; often written with kana only)
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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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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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expression
1. only; just because
2. although; even
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Most common form: 西
noun
west
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Most common form: 二死
noun
two out; two down (and one to go)  (baseball term)
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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noun
private residence  (see also: 官邸)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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0
Most common form: 指定
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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Most common form: 子弟
noun
young(er) people; children
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2
noun
teacher and student
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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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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1 word found matching '小さい頃から俊抜で、彼の両親は息子がどんな大人になるのか楽しみにしていた。' when conjugated
Most common form: ちっこい
very small  (slightly pejorative; often written with kana only)
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