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102 partial word matches found in search '彼が帰宅したとき私はちょうど手紙を書こうとしていた。'
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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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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が
particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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が
noun
moth
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き た く 0
returning home
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た く 0
Most common form: たく
noun
house; home; husband
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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し た 1
Most common form: 舌
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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し た 0
Most common form: 下
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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し
し 1
Most common form: 死
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
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し
Most common form: 誌
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 仕
noun
official; civil service
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen
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と き 2
Most common form: 時
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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と
と 0
Most common form: 門
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: 扉)
2. shutter; window shutter
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と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
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と
Most common form: 斗
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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き
き 0
Most common form: 気
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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き
き 1
Most common form: 黄
yellow
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き
き 1
Most common form: 記
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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き
き 1
Most common form: 期
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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わ た し 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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あ た し 0
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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あ っ し 0
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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わ て 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: 公)
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わ ら わ 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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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は ち 2
Most common form: ８
numeric
eight  (捌 is used in legal documents)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は ち 2
Most common form: 鉢
noun
1. bowl; pot; basin
2. flowerpot
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は ち 2
Most common form: 蜂
noun
bee; wasp; hornet
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は ち ょ う 0
Most common form: 波長
noun
wavelength
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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ち ょ う ど 0 ち ょ う ど 3
1. exactly; precisely; just; right  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; quite  (often written with kana only)
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ち ょ う ど 1
supplies; furniture; fixtures
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suffix
person who is ...; thing that is ...  (after a noun or the root of an adjective)
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just a minute; short time; just a little  (equiv. of ちょっと; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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ち
ち 0
Most common form: 血
noun
blood; consanguinity
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ち
Most common form: 地
noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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noun, noun (suffix)
government office; agency; board
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ち ょ う 1
Most common form: 兆
numeric
1. 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion
noun
2. sign; omen; indication; portent  (see also: 兆し)
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ち ょ う 1
Most common form: 腸
noun
guts; bowels; intestines
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noun
butterfly
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Most common form: 超
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really
noun, noun (suffix)
2. over (after a number or counter); more than
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ち ょ う 1
Most common form: 長
noun
1. head; chief; leader; elder
2. merit; strong point  (see also: 短)
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noun
1. work; book
suffix
2. (a book) by
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counter
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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う ど 1
noun
udo (plant related to ginseng, used in medicine and cooking) (Aralia cordata)  (often written with kana only)
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う
Most common form: ウ
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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ど
but (archaic)
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ど
Most common form: ド
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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ど
ど 0
Most common form: 度
noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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て 1
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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て が み 0
letter
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か み 2
noun
paper
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suffix, counter
newspaper  (see also: 新聞紙; abbreviation)
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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し ょ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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ふ み 1
Most common form: 文
noun
letter; writings
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1. in this way (used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker); thus; such  (see also: 然う, ああ, 如何; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. uh... (interjection used as a verbal pause)  (often written with kana only)
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こ う 1
manuscript; version; draft
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こ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
marquis; lord; daimyo
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こ う 1
noun
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
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こ
Most common form: 子
noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: 仔)
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こ
こ 1
Most common form: 個
counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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こ う 1
Most common form: 甲
noun
1. carapace; shell
2. 1st in rank; grade A
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こ
Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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こ
こ 1
Most common form: 弧
noun
arc
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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と し 2
Most common form: 年
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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と し 1
Most common form: 都市
town; city; municipal; urban
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し て 0 し て 2
noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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し て い 0
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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し て い 0
Most common form: 指定
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
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し て い 2 し て い 1
Most common form: 子弟
noun
young(er) people; children
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し て い 2
noun
teacher and student
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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
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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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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い た 1
noun
1. board; plank
2. sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); pane; slab
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い
い 0
Most common form: 胃
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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い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
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い
い 1
Most common form: 医
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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い
Most common form: 偉
greatness
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い
Most common form: 位
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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