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1 exact word match found in search '明け'
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective, noun (suffix)
1. dawn; daybreak  (opposite: 暮れ)
noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
2. end; soon after something has ended
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28 words found beginning with '明け'
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Most common form: 明けがた
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
dawn  (see also: 夕方)
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Most common form: 開ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
morning and evening; all the time
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to vacate; to surrender
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unguarded; frank; open
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Most common form: 開けっ放し
1. leaving open; leaving ajar
2. outspoken; frank
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expression
Happy New Year
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expression
every night comes to an end
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interjection (kandoushi)
Happy New Year  (slang form of 明けまして...; obscure term)
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noun or verb acting prenominally
still dark; not yet dawn
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7 words found containing '明け' in any position
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Most common form: 開ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to unlock
2. to open (for business, etc.)
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noun
(being) off night duty; end of a night shift
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expression, ichidan verb
one's term of service expires (e.g. apprenticeship)  (see also: 年季; archaic)
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noun
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon  (see also: お盆)
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noun
just after O-Bon; the period (immediately) after O-Bon  (see also: お盆)
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after staying up all night
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noun
early next week; (at the) beginning of next week
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