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30 word matches found for '止' using reading 'や'
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to end; to quit  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to form 止める, 已める)
2. to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over  (colloquialism; obscure term)
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Most common form: やむえず
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will  (see also: 止むを得ず; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: やむ終えない
expression, 'i' adjective
cannot be helped; unavoidable  (see also: やむを得ない; incorrect variant of やむを得ない)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be given up; to be discontinued
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Most common form: 煙草を止める
expression, ichidan verb
to give up smoking; to stop smoking  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 已むなく
reluctantly; unwillingly; unavoidably; out of necessity  (often written with kana only)
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expression, auxiliary adjective
1. always; forever  (see also: 止む; after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. very; greatly (esp. of hopes and desires)
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expression
it cannot be helped; there is no other way  (often written with kana only)
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1. to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss  (often written with kana only)
2. to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to cancel; to call off
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high class; esteemed; cherished  (often written with kana only)
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irresistible
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interjection (kandoushi)
cease fire!
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noun
lull (e.g. in the rain); break
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noun
1. break in the rain
2. waiting for a break in the rain
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Most common form: 已むに已まれぬ
expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれず, 止むに止まれない; often written with kana only)
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expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれず, 止むに止まれぬ)
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expression
if necessary; when unavoidable
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Most common form: 已むに已まれず
expression
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible  (see also: 止むに止まれない, 止むに止まれぬ)
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expression
there is no hope
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expression
Once a beggar, always a beggar; once you have been begging for three days, you cannot stop  (proverb)
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Most common form: 言掛けて止める
expression, ichidan verb
to stop in the middle of a sentence
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to stop raining or snowing
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to stop crying; to cry oneself out
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Most common form: やむを得ず
expression, adverb
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
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Most common form: 取りやめ
noun
cancellation; suspension
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Most common form: 已むに已まれぬ事情
circumstances beyond one's control
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Most common form: やむを得ない
expression
cannot be helped; unavoidable
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