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30 partial word matches found in search '彼はチョット口をつぐんだ。'
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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, 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: ちょいと
1. just a minute; short time; just a little  (often written with kana only)
2. somewhat; easily; readily; rather  (often written with kana only)
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noun
ti; si; 7th note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
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expression
used at sentence end to indicate emotion or exclamation, or sentence being cut off
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noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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noun
1. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
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suffix, counter
1. counter for people or implements  (usu. こう)
noun
2. mouth; speech  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading く)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
(usu. written as kana when referring to a solid) to pour (into a vessel); to fill; to dish out food or drink  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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Most common form: 次ぐ
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after
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Most common form: 継ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
to succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)
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noun
1. district; county  (this meaning is restricted to reading ぐん)
2. district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)  (see also: 国郡里制)
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noun, noun (suffix)
army; force; troops
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. tool; means; ingredients
counter
2. counter for armor (armour), suits, sets of furniture
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1. foolishness; silliness; stupidity; folly
2. I; me  (archaic; humble)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band
2. group  (mathematics)
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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: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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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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