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107 partial word matches found in search '彼らは何年間か部屋、風呂、台所を他人と共有して、暮らせるところで暮らしてきた。'
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pronoun
1. he; him
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they (usually male); them
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Most common form: あれら
1. those (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener, or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
2. they (of people) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)  (archaic)
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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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suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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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
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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noun
what year; how many years
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expression
many years
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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years (period of)
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
2. time (between); pause; break
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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noun
1. room; chamber
2. apartment; flat; pad
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noun
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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suffix
1. (something) shop  (see also: パン屋; usu. 屋)
2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something)  (see also: 殺し屋; usu. 屋, can be derog.)
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noun
1. bath; bathtub  (see also: お風呂)
2. bathroom; bathhouse
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noun
1. wind; breeze; draught; draft
noun, noun (prefix)
2. manner; behaviour; behavior  (see also: )
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. method; manner; way; style
2. appearance; air
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noun, counter
1. swing; shake; wave; swinging
noun
2. appearance; behaviour  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. bass range (in Japanese music)  (see also: ; abbreviation)
2. six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale  (see also: 十二律, )
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1. kitchen
noun
2. financial situation
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. stand; rack; table; bench; podium; pedestal; platform; stage
2. support; holder; rack
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noun, noun (prefix), noun (suffix)
Taiwan  (see also: 台湾; abbreviation)
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noun
1. tower
2. stand; pedestal
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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suffix, counter
counter for places
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
1. another person; other people; others  (see also: )
2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たにん)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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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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share; joint ownership; co-ownership
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noun
together with ...  (after noun+が, pronoun+の, etc.; archaic)
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suffix
1. first-person plural (or singular)  (humble; often written with kana only)
2. second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: とも
noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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Most common form: ごと
suffix
including...; with ...; inclusive of; ...and all  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. existence
noun, noun (prefix)
2. possession; having
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noun
bhava (becoming, existence)  (Buddhist term)
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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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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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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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Most common form: 暮れ
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk  (opposite: 明け)
2. end; close
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Most common form: させる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. auxiliary verb indicating the causative  (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段, follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs, senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す)
2. auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something  (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.; humble)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to compete
2. to bid
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so; really; seeming  (see also: そう; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally  (often written with kana only)
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)  (after the plain past form of a verb)
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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(same as above)
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noun
1. bed; bedding
2. sickbed
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noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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noun
roller; runner; dried whale blubber  (see also: ころコンベヤ, ころ軸受け; obscure term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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noun
arc
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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Most common form: 暮し
noun, noun (suffix)
life; living; livelihood; life circumstances  (usu. ぐらし as a suffix)
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pointing out; identification
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personal; private; proprietary
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poetic
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noun
1. opponent; rival; adversary
2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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-like; typical
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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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noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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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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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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