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67 partial word matches found in search '川端さんは毎年、故郷へ手紙を一通書きます。'
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Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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noun
riverbank
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noun
1. end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
2. beginning; start; first
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1. fraction; odd sum
noun
2. loose change  (see also: 端金; abbreviation)
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noun
1. edge; tip; end
2. gable wall  (see also: 妻壁)
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noun
1. origin
2. variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; for haori: at least 7.27 m in length; for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length  (see also: )
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Most common form: そば
noun
1. near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  (often written with kana only)
2. third person  (this meaning is restricted to reading はた)
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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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noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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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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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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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 (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every year; yearly; annually
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prefix
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
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Most common form: ごと
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
each; every  (see also: ごとに; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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prefix
the late (deceased)
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Most common form: ふるさと
noun
1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home  (often written with kana only)
2. ruins; historic remains  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふるさと)
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Most common form: ゆえ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
reason; cause; circumstances  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ことさら
1. intentionally; deliberately  (often written with kana only)
2. especially; particularly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. used item; secondhand item  (see also: 御古)
noun (prefix)
2. old; used; previous
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (prefix)
former; ex-; past; one-time
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noun
1. hometown
2. rural township (of China)
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noun
1. countryside; country
2. 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)  (see also: 郷里制)
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noun
1. village; hamlet
2. countryside; country
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particle
indicates direction or goal (e.g. "to")  (pronounced え in modern Japanese)
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letter
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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noun
paper
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suffix, counter
newspaper  (see also: 新聞紙; abbreviation)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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noun
1. one copy (of a document); one letter
2. one-way traffic  (see also: 一方通行; abbreviation)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. connoisseur; authority
2. counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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noun
letter; writings
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Most common form:
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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yellow
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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auxiliary verb
1. used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)  (see also: ませ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action  (archaic; humble)
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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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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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow
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Most common form:
noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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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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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. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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