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noun
1. song  (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs; this meaning is restricted to form 歌, 唄)
2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)  (see also: 短歌; this meaning is restricted to form 歌)
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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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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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1. unskillful; poor; awkward  (opposite: 上手)
2. imprudent; untactful
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under (esp. influence or guidance)  (sometimes written 元)
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noun
1. lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority
2. second volume (of two); third volume (of three)  (see also: 下巻; opposite: )
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noun
1. lower reaches (of a river)  (opposite: )
2. bottom; lower part
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noun
1. humble position; inferior
2. underarm grip on opponent's belt  (sumo term)
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noun
1. lower part; foot; lower direction
2. left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
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under (being in said condition or environment)
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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. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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expression, particle
because; as; since  (see also: ので)
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expression
1. used to make an assertion  (at sentence-end with falling intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)
2. used to ask a question  (at sentence-end with rising intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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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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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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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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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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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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noun
tooth
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noun
leaf
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noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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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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noun
the public; company
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noun
portion of food
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suffix
person
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expression
in public; in company
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noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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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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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. why; oh; exclamation of surprise
2. no!; quit it!; stop!
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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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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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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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Most common form: 嫌がる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to hate; to dislike
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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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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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auxiliary verb, 'ru' godan verb
verb suffix indicating hatred and contempt, or disdain for another's action  (after the -te form or -masu stem of a verb; derogatory)
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noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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1. to show signs of being; to feel; to think  (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion)
2. to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
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