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51 partial word matches found in search '彼の縁の下の力持ちは嫌だが悪を逃すのはもっと嫌だ。'
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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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noun
1. fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together)
2. relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; link; connection
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noun
rim; brim; edge; brink
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noun
under the floor; out of sight; in background
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road)  (sometimes べり as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. rim; brim; hem; margin; fringe; selvage  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. reason; significance; cause
2. piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
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Most common form: 便
noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
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Most common form: ゆかり
noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
related to (some person or place); affinity; connection  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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noun
1. lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
2. second volume (of two); third volume (of three)  (see also: 下巻; opposite: )
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noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: )
2. bottom; lower part
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under (being in said condition or environment)
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noun
1. force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
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noun
muscleman; strong man
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suffix
strength; power; proficiency; ability
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noun
1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
noun (suffix)
2. the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men  (after a number of people)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
2. wear; durability; life; draw
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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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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Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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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: ですが
conjunction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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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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noun
bad thing; bad person
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Most common form: あく
noun
evil; wickedness  (opposite: )
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to miss; to lose; to give away; to let go; to set free; to let get away (eg an opportunity)  (see also: 逃がす)
2. to fail to ...  (see also: 見逃す, 聞き逃す; after the -masu stem of a verb)
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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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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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(some) more; even more; longer; further
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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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particle
casual sentence-ending particle indicating that the speaker is trying to reinforce a statement
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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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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