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noun
Japan
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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
Japanese person; Japanese people
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0
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 (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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1
the person himself
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1
noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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0
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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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
person
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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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Most common form:
noun
tooth
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0
Most common form:
noun
leaf
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1
Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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1 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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0 1
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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0
occurrence; happening; taking place
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0
Most common form: でき
noun
1. workmanship; craftsmanship; execution; finish
2. grades; results; score; record
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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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Most common form: できる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: できるだけ
expression
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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2
1. next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming  (opposite: 去る)
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to come; to arrive; to be due to  (orig. meaning)
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particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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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: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form:
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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prefix
1. self-
2. from ...  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading じ)
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1
noun
1. minute
2. fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
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1
noun, noun (suffix), prefix
1. part; segment; share; ration  (see also: 分の)
2. rate
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numeric
1. one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); 3 mm (one-tenth of a sun); 2.4 mm (one-tenth of a mon, a traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes); 0.1 degree (one-tenth of a do, used to measure body temperature on any temperature scale)
noun
2. one-quarter of a ryou (obsolete unit of currency)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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1
Most common form:
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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noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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Most common form: どう
prefix
the same; the said; ibid.
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Most common form:
suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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Most common form:
noun
1. character (i.e. kanji)
2. hand-writing; penmanship
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0
Most common form: 滋養
nourishment
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Most common form:
noun
hemorrhoids; piles
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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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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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auxiliary verb
1. (I) will; (I) shall  (on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう, indicates intention)
auxiliary verb
2. let's  (on non-五段 stem, indicates suggestion or invitation)
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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Most common form:
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: )
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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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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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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Most common form:
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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noun
1. marriage partner; spouse
2. wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
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noun
sexual intercourse  (archaic)
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2
Most common form: 夜這い
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
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3
noun
1. companion; partner; company
2. other party; addressee
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suffix
minister of state
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prefix
together; mutually; fellow
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noun
1. appearance; look; countenance
2. a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune  (see also: 女難の相)
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Most common form: こもごも
alternately; in succession  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun
1. one's nature; one's destiny
2. custom; tradition; habit
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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Most common form:
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 (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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Most common form: たり
particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")  (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...
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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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Most common form:
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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Most common form:
noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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0
stability; equilibrium
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prefix, suffix
1. cheap
prefix
2. rash; thoughtless; careless; indiscreet; frivolous  (see also: 安請け合い)
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certainly; truly  (archaic; often written with kana only)
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0
steady; sound; trustworthy; solid
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1. counter for suits of clothing
suffix
2. arriving at ...  (see also: 到着)
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noun (suffix)
clothes; outfit; uniform
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2
1. truth; reality
2. sincerity; honesty; fidelity  (this meaning is restricted to reading じつ)
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Most common form:
adverb, noun
1. truth; reality
2. sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity
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Most common form:
noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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noun
1. pit (of a fruit); stone  (obscure term)
2. core
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noun
1. the real person; said person  (archaic)
2. real thing; genuine article  (this meaning is restricted to reading むざね)
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0
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
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Most common form: 保障
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
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noun
1. proof (e.g. of love, of innocence); evidence; testimony; vindication (of innocence)
noun (suffix)
2. license; membership card; permit  (this meaning is restricted to reading しょう)
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3
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
1. to prove; to verify
2. to guarantee; to promise
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to prove; to verify
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prove; to verify  (see also: 証する)
2. to guarantee; to promise
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Most common form:
noun
1. mark; sign  (esp. 印, 標)
2. symbol; emblem  (also written as 徴)
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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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2
occupation; business
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
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noun
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制)
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2
noun
deed; act; work; performance
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1
noun
karma (i.e. actions committed in a former life)  (see also: 果報; Buddhist term)
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1
noun, suffix
1. work; business; company; agency
2. study
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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0
interjection (kandoushi)
God bless me!; Good heavens!
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1
Most common form:
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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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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0
Most common form:
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
Most common form:
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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Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")  (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...
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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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Most common form:
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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Most common form:
noun, prefix
multi-
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0
bank
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1
Most common form: 白金
1. silver (Ag)
noun
2. silver coin; money
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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1
noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. going; travelling (traveling)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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1
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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1
Most common form:
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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1
Most common form:
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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0
1. putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank)
2. accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank  (baseball term)
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0
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
2. valuable; of highest value
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2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to like; to prefer
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1
prefix
good
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Most common form: よしみ
noun
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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0
Most common form: 無用
1. useless; futile
2. unnecessary; needless
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to have an audience; to meet; to see  (humble)
2. to face (an enemy); to confront
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noun (suffix), noun
looking; viewing
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1
noun
view (of life, etc.); outlook
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Most common form: 見栄
noun
1. airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm  (see also: 見栄を張る:みえをはる; only applies to 見栄 and 見え)
2. pose (in kabuki); posture  (usually 見得)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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1
Most common form: 得る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to get; to earn; to acquire; to procure; to gain; to secure; to attain; to obtain; to win  (獲る esp. refers to catching wild game, etc.)
2. to understand; to comprehend
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Most common form:
noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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Most common form:
noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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Most common form:
noun
inlet; bay
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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