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52 partial word matches found in search '彼は新しい彗星を発見したと主張した。'
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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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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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noun (prefix), noun, noun (suffix)
1. new; neo-
noun
2. Gregorian calendar  (see also: 新暦; abbreviation)
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1. new; unused  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)
prefix
2. new
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. shh! (used to silence someone); sh!  (see also: しっ)
2. shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.)  (see also: しっ)
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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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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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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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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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noun
comet  (see also: ほうき星; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
1. star; any light-emitting (or reflecting) heavenly body (except for the sun and the moon)
2. offender; perpetrator  (esp. ホシ; slang)
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noun
1. Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 星宿, 二十八宿, 朱雀; astronomy, etc. term)
noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
2. Singapore
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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discovery; detection; finding
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. departure; departing (from ...); departing (at time ...)  (see also: )
2. sending; sent (by ...); sent (at ...)
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noun (suffix), noun
looking; viewing
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noun
view (of life, etc.); outlook
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noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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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, prefix
multi-
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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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claim; request; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention; opinion; tenet
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Most common form: 主人
noun
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady; master (of a servant)  (abbreviation)
2. entertaining someone as one's guest  (see also: 饗設け; also written as 饗; archaic)
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1. chief; main; principal; important  (see also: 主な, 主に)
2. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)  (see also: 重あど; usu. written as オモ; abbreviation)
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noun
1. head (of a household, etc.); leader; master
2. owner; proprietor; proprietress
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1. (one's) master
2. Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God)  (this meaning is restricted to reading しゅ)
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pronoun
you  (see also: ; archaic; familiar language)
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Most common form: 主人
1. head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; landlord; landlady  (see also: ご主人)
2. one's husband
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suffix
honorific (or familiar) suffix used after a name  (archaic; honorific)
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noun
1. Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 朱雀; astronomy, etc. term; archaic)
suffix, counter
2. counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
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