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91 partial word matches found in search '最新のバイオ技術によって、芋の臭みを最小限に抑えた、非常に飲みやすい芋焼酎です。'
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latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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noun (prefix), noun, noun (suffix)
1. new; neo-
noun
2. Gregorian calendar  (see also: 新暦; abbreviation)
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1. new; unused  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading さら)
prefix
2. new
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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. Japanese babylon (species of shelled mollusk, Babylonia japonica); Japanese ivory shell  (often written with kana only)
2. spinning top (traditionally made from a Japanese babylon shell)  (see also: 貝独楽; abbreviation)
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1. by
interjection (kandoushi)
2. bye  (see also: バイバイ)
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prefix
1. bio-
noun
2. biotechnology  (see also: バイオテクノロジー; abbreviation)
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noun
1st in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 1st note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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noun
Io (moon of Jupiter)
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noun
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. technology; engineering
2. technique; skill
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noun
technique; art; skill
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. art; technique
2. means; way
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Most common form: すべ
noun
way; method; means  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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expression
according to; by (means of); due to; because of  (often written with kana only)
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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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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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conjunction
therefore; consequently; accordingly; because of  (often written with kana only)
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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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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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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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Most common form: いも
noun
1. tuber; taro; potato
2. yokel; bumpkin  (derogatory)
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Most common form: 臭味
noun
1. bad smell
2. affectation; fulsomeness
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suffix
1. -smell; stinking of  (see also: カビ臭)
2. smacking of; hinting of  (see also: 官僚臭)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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smallest (in size, degree, etc.); least; minimum; minimal  (opposite: 最大)
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noun
minimum; lowest
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, )
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prefix
narrow; thin
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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Most common form: 限り
noun
1. end; finish; stop
2. bounds; limits  (see also: 切りがない, 切りのない)
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noun
weight (e.g. paperweight); rear guard; control; check; pressure
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conjunction
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")  (see also: そもそも; used when bringing up something already mentioned; often written with kana only; CODE dated MISSING!)
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Most common form: そもそも
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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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, prefix
multi-
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1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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very; extremely; exceedingly  (see also: 非常)
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noun
1. fault; error; mistake
2. going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
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always; constantly
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usual state of things
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prefix
constant; unchanging; eternal
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Most common form: ただ
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 永久
1. eternity; perpetuity; immortality  (とわ tends to be more abstract)
2. Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
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easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
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noun
1. drink; drinking  (abbreviation)
2. spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.)
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noun
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
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particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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1. cheap; inexpensive
2. calm; peaceful; quiet
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noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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auxiliary adjective, 'i' adjective
2. likely to ...; have a tendency to ...  (after -masu stem of verb; often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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lightly; nimbly
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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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: 酸い
sour; acid
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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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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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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noun
sweet potato shochu (distilled liquor)
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noun
shochu; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
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Most common form: 焼き
noun
1. cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating
2. tempering
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noun
shochu  (see also: 焼酎; abbreviation)
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expression
be; is  (see also: , であります; polite copula; polite (teineigo) language)
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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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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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