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127 partial word matches found in search '流行の本を早く読みたいという利用者の希望に応えようとする図書館の気持ちは理解できる。'
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1. fashion; fad; vogue; craze
2. prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
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noun (suffix), noun
1. fashion; way; style; manner
2. school (of thought)
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noun
exile  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. going; travelling (traveling)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
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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. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
already; now; by this time
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1. early; soon
2. quickly; swiftly; rapidly; fast
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noun, adverb
early  (see also: 早う; abbreviation)
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
reading
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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling  (colloquialism)
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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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auxiliary adjective
1. want to ... do something; would like to ...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
particle
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence-end; regional dialect: Kyuushuu-ben)
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noun
ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness
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noun
1. sea bream (Sparidae); porgy  (often written with kana only)
2. tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. condition; figure; appearance
2. voice  (see also: ボイス; linguistics terminology)
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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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noun, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun (suffix)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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greatly; really
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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, noun (suffix)
thread; yarn; string
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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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intention; aim; design
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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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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
question; query
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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: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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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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use; utilization; utilisation; application
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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noun
user; end-user; consumer
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, suffix
someone of that nature; someone doing that work
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hope; wish; aspiration
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prefix
1. dilute  (see also: 希塩酸)
2. rare  (see also: 希書)
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noun, noun (prefix)
Greece; Greek; Greco-  (see also: 希臘; abbreviation)
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Most common form: まれ
rare; seldom  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. full moon
2. 15th day of the lunar month
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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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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suffix
1. response; feeling  (see also: 応え)
2. worth ...ing; worthwhile ...ing; satisfying to ...  (see also: 見応え, 読み応え)
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noun
1. agreement; affirmative
interjection (kandoushi)
2. aye; yes; OK; okay; yeah; all right
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Most common form: 答え
noun
answer; reply; response; solution
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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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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 (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
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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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auxiliary verb
1. (I) will; (I) shall  (on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう, indicates intention)
auxiliary verb
2. let's  (on non-五段 stem, indicates suggestion or invitation)
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Most common form: 用途
noun
use; usefulness; utility; service; purpose
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: )
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
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1. to try to ...; to be about to do ...  (after the volitional form of verb)
2. to decide to ...  (after the dictionary form of verb)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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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: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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noun
library  (also written 圕)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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noun
books
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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noun
letter; writings
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noun
1. mansion; small castle
2. nobleman; noblewoman  (honorific)
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noun, suffix
house; hall; building
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noun
inn  (archaic)
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noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling
noun (prefix)
2. somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
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suffix
-like nature; -like disposition; -ish temperament
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Most common form: 気持ち
noun
1. feeling; sensation; mood
2. preparedness; readiness; attitude
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. hold; charge; keep possession; in charge
2. wear; durability; life; draw
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noun
blood; consanguinity
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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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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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
reason; truth; way of things; justice  (see also: 道理)
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noun
solution (of equation)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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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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noun
1. workmanship; craftsmanship; execution; finish
2. grades; results; score; record
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noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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Most common form: 着る
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on
2. to bear (guilt, etc.)
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Most common form: 切る
suffix, 'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to cut; to cut through; to perform (surgery)
2. to sever (connections, ties)  (see also: 縁を切る)
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yellow
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off); to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.)
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