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noun
Japan
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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Most common form: ほんの
mere; only; just; not even (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form:
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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consumption; expenditure
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noun
consumer
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noun (suffix)
cost; expense
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Most common form:
noun
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)  (see also: 国造, )
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Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, suffix
someone of that nature; someone doing that work
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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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Most common form:
noun
leaf
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Most common form:
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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noun
1. outside; exterior
2. open air
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foreign country
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suffix
outside of; not covered by  (opposite: )
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Most common form:
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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1. another place; somewhere else; strange parts  (see also: 他所; often written with kana only)
noun
2. outside (one's family or group); those people  (often written with kana only; opposite: )
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noun
1. country; state
2. region
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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noun
1. elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity
suffix
2. article; item
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noun
1. court rank
suffix
2. level; grade  (see also: 九品; sometimes pronounced ぼん, ぽん as a suffix; Buddhist term)
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1. importation; import; introduction  (opposite: 輸出)
2. afferent  (biology term; opposite: 輸出)
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suffix, counter
counter for soakings (of fabric in a dye)  (archaic)
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Most common form: 入り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. entering
2. setting (of the sun)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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Most common form:
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, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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suru verb - special class
1. to face (each other); to be facing
2. to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to form a pair; to correspond  (archaic)
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'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face (each other); to be facing  (see also: 対する)
2. to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to be related to
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Most common form: つい
noun
1. pair; couple; set
2. antithesis  (see also: 対句)
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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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Most common form:
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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varied; various
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noun
1. mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. -ways; -wards  (indicates direction)
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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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suffix
1. our gracious (Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
noun
2. agreeable condition
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suffix
Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language; children's language; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: よう
noun (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
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Most common form: ためし
noun
precedent; example
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unclassified
kanji repetition mark  (see also: 同の字点)
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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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Most common form:
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
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Most common form: せい
noun, noun (suffix)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation; control; government; suppression; restraint; holding back; establishment
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
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noun
appropriation; obtaining  (see also: 十二因縁; Buddhist term)
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noun (suffix)
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee  (after a quantity)
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
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Most common form: 取り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
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Most common form: 取り
noun (suffix)
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee  (after a quantity)
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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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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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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noun
government; administration
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noun
rule; government
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noun
1. (metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto)
2. the centre or seat (of) (center)
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great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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never; by no means  (often written with kana only; archaic)
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noun
1. force; strength; might; vigour (vigor); energy
2. capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
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suffix
strength; power; proficiency; ability
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noun
1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
noun (suffix)
2. the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men  (after a number of people)
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caution; being careful; attention (heed); warning; advice  (see also: ご注意)
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annotation; explanatory note; comment
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attentively; cautiously; carefully; watchfully; with caution
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noun
1. feelings; thoughts
2. meaning
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Most common form:
prefix
1. august  (honorific)
2. beautiful
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
growing late; latening
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form:
noun
ward; district; section
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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noun (suffix), noun
looking; viewing
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noun
view (of life, etc.); outlook
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Most common form: 守り
noun
1. protection; defense; defence
2. providence
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noun
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 国司, 長官)
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Most common form: 守り
noun
1. babysitting; babysitter
2. protecting; keeping; keeper
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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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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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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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Most common form:
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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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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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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Most common form:
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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'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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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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Most common form: 鋳る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cast; to mint; to coin
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Most common form: 射る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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