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103 partial word matches found in search '彼はどんなに忙しくても、月に少なくとも一度は故郷の父母に便りをします。'
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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. 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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1. what; what kind of  (see also: あんな, こんな, そんな)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.)  (as in どんな人でも)
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dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained  (opposite: )
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but (archaic)
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how; how much
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prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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Most common form: ドン
1. bang; bam; boom; thud; thump; crash  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
noun
2. noontime signal gun (early Meiji to early Showa); noontime signal shot
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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 (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: そんな
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of  (see also: あんな, こんな, どんな)
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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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1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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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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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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1. to spread out; to lay out
2. to take a position
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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Most common form: 詩句
verse
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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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particle
1. even if; even though  (also でも, っても)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. wow  (see also: さても; abbreviation)
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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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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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noun
1. moon
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. month
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noun
Monday  (see also: 月曜; abbreviation)
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noun (suffix)
month (of the year); used after number or question word (e.g. nan or nani)
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at least
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prefix
small; little; few
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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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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. once; one time; on one occasion
2. temporarily; for a moment  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひとたび)
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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
2. counter for occurrences and times
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prefix
the late (deceased)
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Most common form: ふるさと
noun
1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home  (often written with kana only)
2. ruins; historic remains  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading ふるさと)
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Most common form: ゆえ
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
reason; cause; circumstances  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ことさら
1. intentionally; deliberately  (often written with kana only)
2. especially; particularly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. used item; secondhand item  (see also: 御古)
noun (prefix)
2. old; used; previous
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (prefix)
former; ex-; past; one-time
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noun
1. hometown
2. rural township (of China)
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noun
1. countryside; country
2. 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)  (see also: 郷里制)
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noun
1. village; hamlet
2. countryside; country
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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
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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2
noun
father and mother; parents
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noun
mother  (see also: ; かか was used by children; humble)
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Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  (pron. だより as a suffix)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service
2. mail; post; letter
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noun
1. something to rely on; aid; clue; way; means
2. someone to rely on; relative
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1. convenience; service; facility; accommodation
noun
2. excreta (esp. faeces); excrement; stool
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
stripe; bar; streak  (also formerly written as 島 and 嶋)
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noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary verb
1. used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)  (see also: ませ; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to indicate respect for those affected by the action  (archaic; humble)
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noun
trout; sea trout  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to increase; to grow
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noun
1. measuring container; measure
2. box (seating at a theatre, etc.)
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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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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