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54 partial word matches found in search '従業員たちは超過勤務をするのに異議を唱えた。'
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noun
employee; worker
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employment
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prefix
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior  (see also: ; archaic)
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subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental  (opposite: )
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noun, noun (prefix)
lesser (of equal court ranks); lower; junior  (see also: ; archaic)
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noun
deed; act; work; performance
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noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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noun, suffix
1. work; business; company; agency
2. study
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Most common form: いん
noun, noun (suffix)
member
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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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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noun
long sword
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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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noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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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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excess; being more than
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noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. super-; ultra-; hyper-; very; really
noun, noun (suffix)
2. over (after a number or counter); more than
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overtime (work)
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prefix
1. surplus- (attaches to start of Sino-Japanese words); excess-; over-
2. per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
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noun
overwork
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service; duty; work
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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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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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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noun
objection; dissent; protest
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noun, 'na' adjective, noun (prefix)
1. difference (from one another); different thing; other  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
2. unusual; extraordinary
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1. difference (of opinion)
2. strange; odd; unusual
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noun
1. discussion; deliberation
2. thought; opinion
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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