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1 exact word match found in search '棚から牡丹餅'
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Most common form: 棚からぼた餅
expression
receiving a windfall; having an unexpected piece of good luck  (see also: 棚牡丹)
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19 partial word matches found in search '棚から牡丹餅'
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Most common form: たな
noun
1. shelf; shelves; ledge; rack
2. trellis
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particle
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
2. from (originator); by
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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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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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emptiness; vacuum; blank
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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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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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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Most common form: オス
male (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ぼたん
noun
1. tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan  (often written with kana only)
2. wild boar (meat)
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Most common form:
noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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Most common form: ぼた餅
noun
adzuki bean mochi
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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Most common form: もち
noun
sticky rice cake  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. mochi rice cake with red bean jam filling; mochi rice cake covered in red bean jam  (see also: ; female term or language)
2. mochi rice cake  (this meaning is restricted to reading あんも)
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