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95 partial word matches found in search '日本は減少中の出生率に対処するため、労働力がもっと必要になるだろう。'
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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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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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decrease; reduction; decline  (opposite: 増加)
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suffix
reduction
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prefix
small; little; few
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noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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suffix
1. through; throughout; in the course of
2. all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
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noun, prefix, suffix
1. medium; average; middle  (see also: )
noun
2. moderation
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noun
red dragon tile  (see also: 紅中; mahjong term; abbreviation)
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Most common form: うち
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; 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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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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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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noun
1. coming out; emerging
2. being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
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noun
birth rate
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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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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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noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
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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, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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deal with; cope
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Most common form: つい
noun
1. pair; couple; set
2. antithesis  (see also: 対句)
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suru verb - special class
1. to manage; to deal with; to cope with
2. to sentence; to condemn; to punish
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1. to manage; to deal with; to cope with  (see also: 処する)
2. to sentence; to condemn; to punish
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Most common form:
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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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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noun
the same (age, social status); peer  (colloquialism)
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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
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
sprout
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1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
2. Labour Party  (see also: 労働党; abbreviation)
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noun
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work; effort; striving
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noun
labor; labour; manpower; working force
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work, labor
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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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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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(some) more; even more; longer; further
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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particle
casual sentence-ending particle indicating that the speaker is trying to reinforce a statement
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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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Most common form:
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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1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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noun
definiteness; certainty  (archaic)
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noun
1. pivot
2. vital point; cornerstone; keystone
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noun
1. cornerstone; main point; keystone
2. requirement; need
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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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'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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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: ; archaic)
2. who is called; that is called
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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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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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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Most common form: だろう
expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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noun
wax
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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