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83 partial word matches found in search '彼は戦災孤児をひきとって養女として育てています。'
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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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noun
war damage
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noun
1. war; battle; campaign; fight
2. troops; forces  (archaic)
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suffix
1. war; battle
2. match; competition
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noun
war orphan
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Most common form: みなしご
orphan
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1. being alone; solitude; loneliness​
noun
2. orphan  (see also: 孤児; obscure term)
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Most common form: みなしご
orphan
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counter
1. counter for children
noun (suffix), noun
2. child; boy
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noun
baby; child  (やや is an abbr. of ややこ)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun, noun (suffix)
fire; flame; blaze
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counter
1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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Most common form: 灯火
noun
light; lamp; torch
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Most common form: 悲喜
noun
joys and sorrows
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noun
1. fault; error; mistake
2. going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
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noun
princess; consort
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noun (suffix)
cost; expense
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noun
rook  (see also: 飛車; shogi term; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. ratio; proportion
noun
2. match; equal
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noun
no; the noes
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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yellow
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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Most common form: 企図
plan; project; scheme
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Most common form: 帰途
on the way back; returning
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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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Most common form: 取っ手
noun
handle; grip; knob
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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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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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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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noun
adopted daughter; foster daughter
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: ; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. woman; girl; daughter
2. Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 玄武; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: )
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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Most common form: 都市
town; city; municipal; urban
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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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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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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noun
bringing up; raising
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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Yodan verb with `su' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
1. to be  (honorific; archaic)
2. to go; to come  (honorific; archaic)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately; (one) more
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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Most common form: 居間
noun
living room (Western style)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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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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