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46 partial word matches found in search '小人閑居して不善をなす。'
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noun
1. child; small person  (opposite: 大人)
2. dwarf; midget  (opposite: 巨人; this meaning is restricted to reading こびと)
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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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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, 'suru' verb
a small-minded person being idle (tends to do evil)  (yojijukugo)
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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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quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
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noun
spare time; free time; leisure
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1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
2. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひま, ヒマ)
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archaic/formal form of na-adjective
tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful  (archaic)
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noun (suffix), noun (prefix), noun
1. being (somewhere)  (see also: 居る; usu. used in compound words)
2. sitting
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noun
residence
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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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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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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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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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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prefix
un-; non-; negative prefix
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noun
evil; sin; vice; mischief
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expression, 'su' godan verb
to commit vice; to do evil
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prefix
1. un-; non-
2. bad ...; poor ...
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noun
good; goodness; right; virtue  (opposite: )
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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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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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to build up; to establish  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
2. to form; to become (a state)  (esp. 成す; often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form: 茄子
noun
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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1 word found matching '小人閑居して不善をなす。' when conjugated
expression
An idle brain is the devil's shop  (proverb)
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