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120 partial word matches found in search '必死で考えた企画は却下、一生懸命作った本は売れない。山下さんは八方塞がりの状態に陥っている。'
ひ っ し 0
1. frantic; desperate
2. inevitable death
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noun
definiteness; certainty  (archaic)
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し 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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で
particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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で
で 0 で 1
Most common form: 出
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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か ん が え 3
noun
1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
2. idea; notion; imagination
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こ う 1
noun
1. thought
noun (suffix)
2. report on one's investigation into ...
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え
Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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え
え 1
Most common form: 絵
noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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え
え 0
Most common form: 柄
noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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え
え 1
Most common form: 会
noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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え
え 1
Most common form: 江
noun
inlet; bay
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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き か く 0
planning; project; plan; design
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か く 2
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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が 0
noun
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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き ゃ っ か 1
rejection; dismissal
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し た 0
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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も と 2
under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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げ 1 げ 0
noun
1. lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
2. second volume (of two); third volume (of three)  (see also: 下巻; opposite: 上)
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し も 2
noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: 上)
2. bottom; lower part
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under (being in said condition or environment)
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い ち 2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; １ can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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い っ し ょ う 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. whole life; a lifetime; all through life; one existence; a generation; an age; the whole world; the era
2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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い っ し ょ う け ん め い 5
'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life  (see also: 一所懸命; yojijukugo)
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ひ と 1
prefix
1. one  (see also: 一; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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ひ と つ 2
Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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せ い 1
noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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き 1
noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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う ぶ 1
Most common form: 初
1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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け ん め い 0
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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か け 2 か け 0
Most common form: 掛け
noun
1. credit  (see also: 掛け売り, 掛け買い; abbreviation)
2. money owed on an account; bill
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い の ち 1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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み こ と 0
noun
the spoken words of the emperor or a noble  (honorific)
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め い 1
noun
1. command; decree
2. life
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み こ と 0
noun (suffix), noun
1. Lord; Highness  (after the name of a god or a noble)
pronoun
2. you  (archaic; derogatory)
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さ く 0 さ く 2 さ く 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. work (e.g. of art); production  (see also: 作品)
noun
2. harvest; cultivation; farming; crop; yield
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ほ ん 1
noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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も と 1
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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な い 1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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な
particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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な
な 0
Most common form: 名
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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な
な 1
Most common form: 菜
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: 外)
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い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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い
い 0
Most common form: 胃
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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い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
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い
い 1
Most common form: 医
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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い
Most common form: 偉
greatness
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い
Most common form: 位
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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や ま 2
noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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suffix
1. Mt.; Mount  (after the name of a mountain)
2. Mt.; Mount  (see also: 山号; after a temple's honorific mountain name)
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noun
mountain; hill  (archaic)
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さ ん か 2
noun
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
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や ま も と 0
Most common form: 山本
noun
1. foot of a mountain; base of a mountain  (see also: 山下)
2. mine; colliery  (esp. 山元)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: 様; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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さ
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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さ ん 0
Most common form: 三
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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さ
Most common form: 差
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 酸
noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 賛
noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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ん
Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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ん
Most common form: の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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ん
Most common form: ン
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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は ち 2
Most common form: ８
numeric
eight  (捌 is used in legal documents)
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は っ ぽ う 3
noun
1. all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions
2. large hanging lantern  (see also: 八方行灯)
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numeric
eight  (originally from Chinese 'bā')
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は っ ぽ う ふ さ が り 5
noun
all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered
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ほ う 1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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か た 2
noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
1. surrounding area  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
2. shore (of the sea)  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
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suffix
1. honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
2. around (the time that, etc.); about  (also かた)
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noun
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)  (see also: 陰陽道, 天一神, 方違え; archaic)
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さ ま 2
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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noun
1. being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; hindrance; impedance  (see also: 塞がる)
2. unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)  (see also: 陰陽道, 天一神)
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が
particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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が
noun
moth
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noun
1. sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger
2. mimeograph  (see also: がり版; abbreviation)
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り
Most common form: 理
noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
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り
り 1
Most common form: 里
noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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り
り 1
Most common form: 利
noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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の
の 1
Most common form: 野
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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じ ょ う た い 0
noun
current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state
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じ ょ う 1 じ ょ う 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. shape; state  (see also: 帯状)
2. letter; correspondence  (see also: 招待状)
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さ ま 2
Most common form: 方
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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た い 1
Most common form: たい
noun, noun (suffix)
1. condition; figure; appearance
2. voice  (see also: ボイス; linguistics terminology)
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ざ ま 2
Most common form: 様
noun
1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. -ways; -wards  (indicates direction)
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て い 1
Most common form: 体
noun
appearance; air; condition; state; form
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Most common form: 形
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state  (see also: なりに; often written with kana only)
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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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に
に 1
Most common form: 二
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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に
に 1
Most common form: 荷
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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に
に 1
Most common form: 丹
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
indicates continuing action or state (e.g. to be ..ing, to have been ..ing)  (from ..て or で plus いる; colloquialism)
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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
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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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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い る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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い る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to need; to want  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in  (see also: 入る, 気に入る, 立ち入る; mainly used in fixed expressions and compound verbs)
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い る 1
Most common form: 煎る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to parch; to fry; to fire; to broil; to roast; to boil down (in oil)
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い る 1
Most common form: 鋳る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cast; to mint; to coin
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い る 1
Most common form: 射る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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