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37 partial word matches found in search '彼はまったく平凡な男だ。'
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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
1. beach; seashore
2. captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones  (see also: 揚げ浜; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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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: 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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Most common form: 全く
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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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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interjection (kandoushi)
good grief (expression of exasperation)  (see also: 全くもう; colloquialism; abbreviation)
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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
house; home; husband
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noun
1. table; desk
2. counter for tables, desks, etc.  (this meaning is restricted to reading たく)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cook (grains, e.g. rice)
2. to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe  (see also: 煮る; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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Most common form: 焚く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to burn; to kindle; to build a fire  (see also: 薫く:たく)
2. to heat (a bath, stove, etc.)
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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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common; commonplace; ordinary; mediocre
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noun
1. something broad and flat; palm of the hand
2. common; ordinary
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noun (suffix)
plain; plateau; tableland  (after a place name)
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mediocrity  (opposite: 非凡)
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1. about; roughly; approximately  (see also: 凡そ; often written with kana only)
2. generally; on the whole; as a rule  (often written with kana only)
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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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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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Most common form: 男の子
noun
man; boy  (see also: 女の子; archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
son
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Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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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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