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noun
Japan
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noun
Japanese person; Japanese people
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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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the person himself
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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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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English (language)
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noun
calyx; corolla  (botany term)
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noun, noun (prefix), noun (suffix)
Britain; British  (see also: 英吉利, 英国; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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noun
1. talk; recital
2. narration
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to talk; to chat; to chatter  (often written with kana only)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun (suffix)
1. hut; house
noun
2. (in the ancient Chinese army) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)  (archaic)
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noun
official; civil service
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Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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noun (suffix), noun
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range; course
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noun
1. 0.18039 litres (liters)
2. 0.3306 metres square (meters)
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noun
1. between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; spring and fall clothing  (see also: 合い服; also written as 間; abbreviation)
suffix
2. together
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noun
party
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noun
1. pas (dancing step)  (originally from French)
2. Pakistan  (see also: パキスタン; abbreviation)
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noun
1. par
2. paper (in rock, paper, scissors game)  (see also: ぱあ, じゃん拳)
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Most common form: パーティー
noun
party
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noun
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)  (known as ちょうおん)
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noun
1. tea
2. tee
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Most common form: ティー
(same as above)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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particle, conjunction
among other things; such things as; or something like that
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Most common form:
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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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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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
mosquito
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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prefix
small; little; few
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small number of people
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noun
1. the number of people
2. many people; a large number of people
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noun
number; amount
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prefix
1. several; a number of
noun, noun (suffix)
2. quantity; amount
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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly  (see also: 度々; often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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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
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured; frank; candid; willing; ready
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
noun (prefix)
2. somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
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suffix
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun
block (usu. of fish for sashimi)
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Most common form: 咲く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bloom
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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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Most common form: 裂く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to rip up
2. to cut up; to cleave; to cut open (esp. the abdomen)
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noun
fence; paling; railing
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noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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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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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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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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Most common form:
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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noun
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
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noun (suffix)
collection; compilation
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Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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Most common form:
noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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Most common form:
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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particle
1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth  (often written with kana only)
2. or something  (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion; often written with kana only)
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but (archaic)
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Most common form:
prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form:
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. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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noun
1. form (as opposed to substance); formality  (see also: 形式張る)
2. method; system; style
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noun, suffix
1. shape; appearance  (see also: ; がた when a suffix)
2. collateral
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suffix
1. form; tense  (see also: 活用形, 三角形)
noun
2. adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)  (see also: 形容詞; used in dictionaries; abbreviation)
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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state  (see also: なりに; often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. equation; formula; expression
2. ceremony
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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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Most common form:
suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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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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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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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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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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conversation
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
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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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Most common form:
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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1. interaction; correspondence; coping with; dealing with; support; response; reception
2. software support; ability of a computer system to run specific software; compatibility  (computer terminology)
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noun, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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Most common form: つい
noun
1. pair; couple; set
2. antithesis  (see also: 対句)
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noun
1. agreement; affirmative
interjection (kandoushi)
2. aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right
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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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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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difficulty; distress
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Most common form: なん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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