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37 partial word matches found in search '持てば持つほど、欲張りになる。'
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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Most common form: ってば
particle
1. indicates emotional closeness or annoyance with someone
2. indicates an indirect command by expressing annoyance (in sentence-final position)
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ば
particle
1. if ... then; when
2. and  (often ...も...ば...も...)
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ば
ば 0
Most common form: 場
noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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も つ 1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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つ
counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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つ
つ 0
conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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ほ
ほ 1
Most common form: 帆
noun
sail
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ほ
ほ 1
Most common form: 歩
noun
1. step; stride
counter
2. counter for steps
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ほ
ほ 1
Most common form: 穗
noun
1. ear (of plant); head (of plant)
2. point; tip
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ほ
Most common form: 舗
noun
1. shop; store
2. counter for folded maps, etc.  (see also: 畳物)
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ど
but (archaic)
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ど
ど 0
Most common form: 度
noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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ど
Most common form: ド
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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よ く 2
noun
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
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よ く ば り 3 よ く ば り 4
avarice; covetousness; greed
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suffix
1. in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of
2. attached or stretched on
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ち ょ う 1
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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は り 0
noun
1. stretch; tension
2. resilience; springiness; tone
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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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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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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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な る 1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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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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suffix, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. that is in  (see also: 也; archaic)
2. who is called; that is called
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な
な 0
Most common form: 名
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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な る 0
Most common form: 鳴る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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Most common form: 生る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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な
な 1
Most common form: 菜
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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1 word found matching '持てば持つほど、欲張りになる。' when conjugated
も て る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.)  (see also: 持つ)
2. to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed  (see also: モテる)
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