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31 partial word matches found in search '彼の専門的知識の欠陥が昇進を妨げた。'
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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あの
that (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其の, ; often written with kana only)
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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 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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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
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noun
expert (technical) knowledge; expertise
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. having a fetish for ...; specializing in ...; majoring in ...  (see also: 専門; abbreviation; slang)
noun
2. first; foremost; number one priority  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
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noun
gate
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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-like; typical
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noun
mark; target
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noun
knowledge; information
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noun
1. wisdom
2. jnana (higher knowledge)  (Buddhist term)
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noun
1. acquaintanceship
2. vijnana; consciousness  (Buddhist term)
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noun
1. defect; fault; deficiency; deformity
2. shortage; gap
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noun
lack; deficiency; vacancy
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noun
1. yawn; yawning (and stretching)  (often written with kana only)
2. kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)  (this meaning is restricted to form 欠)
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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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promotion; advancement; rising in rank
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
obstruction; hindrance
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
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Most common form: 下駄
noun
1. geta; Japanese wooden clogs
2. turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character  (see also: 伏せ字; later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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