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43 partial word matches found in search '彼の最近作は前作に比べて進歩がある。'
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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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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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noun
recent work
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. work (e.g. of art); production  (see also: 作品)
noun
2. harvest; cultivation; farming; crop; yield
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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
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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noun
1. previous work; preceding work
2. first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
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noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
contest; comparison; competition  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. ratio; proportion
noun
2. match; equal
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Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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Most common form: 類い
noun
1. kind; sort; type  (often written with kana only)
2. equal; match; peer  (see also: 類いする, 類いない)
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Most common form: 頃おい
noun
time; period; days
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Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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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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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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progress; advance; improvement; development  (opposite: 退歩)
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noun
pawn  (see also: 歩兵; shogi term; abbreviation)
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noun
1. step; stride
2. counter for steps
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noun
1. unit of land measurement; 3.95 square yards; 3.31 square metres (meters)
2. stage; step; level
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Most common form: あゆみ
noun
1. walking
2. progress; advance
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Most common form: 徒歩
noun
1. foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
2. going on foot; walking  (see also: 徒歩; archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 徒, 徒歩, 歩, 歩行)
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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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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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