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65 partial word matches found in search '正直は必ずしも最上の策とは限らない。'
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1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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Most common form: せい
1. (logical) true; regular
numeric
2. 10^40; ten thousand undecillion
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exact; precise  (see also: 正に; archaic)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. greater (of equal court ranks); upper; senior  (see also: )
2. director (highest of the four administrative positions of the ritsuryo period); chief  (see also: 長官; this meaning is restricted to reading しょう)
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1. soon; in a moment; before long; shortly
2. nearby; close
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1. straight  (see also: 真直, 直直; archaic)
2. ordinary; common
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1. direct; in person; frankness; honesty; simplicity; cheerfulness; correctness; being straight
2. night duty; shift (e.g. in a factory)  (see also: 当直)
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prefix
earnestly; immediately; exactly  (often written with kana only)
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straight; direct  (archaic)
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noun (prefix), 'no' adjective, noun
direct  (see also: 直に)
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1. price; cost
2. value; worth; merit
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noun
Atai (post-Taika hereditary title often given to regional administrators)  (see also: 国造, )
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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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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively; invariably
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not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely  (used with neg. verb)
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noun
definiteness; certainty  (archaic)
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auxiliary verb, suffix
not doing  (see also: ; after the -nai stem of a verb)
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illustration; showing in graphic form or by diagram
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noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
frost
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noun
official; civil service
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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best
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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noun, prefix
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
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noun (suffix)
1. from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); in the field of; being of the type of
2. aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; on; above
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noun
1. upper reaches (of a river); upper stream  (opposite: )
2. top; upper part; upper half (of the body)
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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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Most common form: さく
noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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noun
1. whip; lash; scourge
2. stick; cane; rod; pointer
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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noun
way
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noun
1. to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres)  (obsolete term)
2. square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)  (see also: 枡形)
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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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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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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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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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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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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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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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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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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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