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139 partial word matches found in search '山田さんは「京都に行く新幹線はたくさんあるから、次のでも大丈夫です。私も、外国に住んでいたとき、いろいろな人に親切にしてもらいましたから。」と言いました。'
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noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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suffix
1. Mt.; Mount  (after the name of a mountain)
2. Mt.; Mount  (see also: 山号; after a temple's honorific mountain name)
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noun
mountain; hill  (archaic)
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noun
rice field
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: ; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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1
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noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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1
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noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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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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Most common form:
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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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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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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1
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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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1
noun
Kyoto
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1
noun
1. imperial capital (esp. Kyoto)  (this meaning is restricted to reading きょう)
2. final word of an iroha-uta  (see also: 伊呂波歌; this meaning is restricted to reading きょう)
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noun
capital; metropolis
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0
(same as above)
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metropolitan; municipal
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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1
Most common form:
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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irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach  (see also: 来る)
2. to proceed; to take place  (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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1
noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. going; travelling (traveling)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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1
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noun
ward; district; section
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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3
noun
Shinkansen; bullet train
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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
Most common form:
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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noun
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
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0
main line; trunk line
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noun
1. trunk; stem; stalk  (archaic)
2. shaft (of an arrow)
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1
Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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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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1
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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1
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noun, prefix
multi-
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2
1. next; following; subsequent
2. stage; station
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prefix
1. next
2. hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)  (see also: 次亜)
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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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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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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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Most common form:
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. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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0
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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3
1. safe; all right; alright; OK; okay; sure
2. certainly; surely; undoubtedly
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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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3
noun
great man; fine figure of a man
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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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healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable  (sometimes じょうふ)
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2
noun
1. height; stature
2. length (esp. of clothing)
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1
hero; manly person; warrior  (sometimes じょうぶ)
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1
noun
1. 3.03 meters (ten shaku)  (see also: )
2. length; measure
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Most common form: だけ
particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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noun
1. that  (archaic)
2. he; she; that person  (archaic)
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2
Most common form:
noun
1. wife
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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1
expression
be; is  (see also: , であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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Most common form:
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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1
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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0
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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0
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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0
pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: )
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1
I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. outside; exterior
2. open air
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0
foreign country
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suffix
outside of; not covered by  (opposite: )
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0
Most common form:
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts  (see also: 他所; often written with kana only)
noun
2. outside (one's family or group); those people  (often written with kana only; opposite: )
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0
noun
1. country; state
2. region
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1
noun
dwelling; living
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0
Most common form: ので
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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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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1
noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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0
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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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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
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2
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noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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0
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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1
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noun
way
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Most common form:
noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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0
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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1
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yellow
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
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2
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noun
1. colour; color
2. complexion
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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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0
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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0
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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0
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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2
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: )
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kindness; gentleness
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noun
1. intimacy; closeness; friendliness
2. close relative
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1
eager; earnest; ardent; kind; keen; acute
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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1
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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1
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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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0
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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1
Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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1
Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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1
Most common form:
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
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Most common form: 居間
noun
living room (Western style)
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0
1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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1
auxiliary
1. please  (see also: ます; used to make a polite request or demand; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.
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1
Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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3
right under; directly below
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0
Most common form:
noun
space; room; time; pause
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Most common form:
noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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2
noun
word; remark; statement
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