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76 partial word matches found in search '彼がその地位に就く資格を得るのに、少なくとも2年はかかるだろう。'
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pronoun
1. he; him
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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 sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation  (see also: りんご園; えん usually when a suffix)
2. place; location  (see also: 学びの園)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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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
(social) position; status
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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noun
1. ground; land; earth; soil  (abbreviation)
2. the region in question; the local area
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noun
1. earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
2. the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
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Most common form: くらい
adverb, suffix
1. throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat  (orig. from 座居, meaning "seat")
2. government position; court rank  (see also: 位階)
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1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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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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Most common form: つく
1. to ascend (the throne); to accede  (see also: 付く)
2. to take (seat, position, course, etc.); to assume  (this meaning is restricted to form 就く)
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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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noun
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. status; position; rank
noun
2. method; way; style
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noun
amendment (of the ritsuryo)  (see also: 律令; archaic)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win  (獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2. to understand; to comprehend
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1. profit; advantage; benefit; gain  (also written as 徳)
2. rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana  (Buddhist term)
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suffix
1. to be able to ...; can ...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
expression
2. to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain  (see also: , 得る)
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Nidan verb with 'u' ending (archaic), transitive verb
1. to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain  (see also: 得る)
2. to be possible  (as 〜することを得, etc.)
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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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at least
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prefix
small; little; few
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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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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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Most common form: 鳴く
1. to sing (bird)
2. to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal)
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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particle
1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although  (usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem)
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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noun
way
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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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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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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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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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Most common form:
numeric
two  (originally from Chinese 'er')
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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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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
gravesite; tomb
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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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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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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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to suffer from  (often written with kana only)
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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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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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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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Most common form: 刈る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cut (hair); to mow (grass); to harvest; to clip; to shear; to reap; to trim; to prune
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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Most common form: だろう
expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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noun
wax
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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