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55 partial word matches found in search '湯川博士は科学研究に重要な役割を果たした。'
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noun
1. hot water  (see also: )
2. hot bath; hot spring
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noun
soup  (originally from Chinese 'tang')
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2
Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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noun, noun (suffix), 'no' adjective
1. doctorate; PhD; Dr (as a title)  (usu. はくし)
noun
2. expert; learned person  (usu. はかせ)
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noun (suffix)
1. doctor; PhD
2. exposition; fair; exhibition
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noun
1. man (esp. one who is well-respected)
2. samurai  (see also: )
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noun
1. warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
2. man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer  (archaic)
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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
science
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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
1. error; mistake; fault  (often written with kana only)
2. sin; wrongdoing; offense  (often written with kana only)
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noun
scientific research
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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noun
study and research; scholarship and research
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study; research; investigation
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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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important; momentous; essential; principal; major
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suffix, counter
-fold; -ply  (see also: ; counter for layers in the hito-futa-mi counting system)
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noun
1. multi-tiered food box; stacked boxes  (see also: 重箱; abbreviation)
noun (prefix)
2. heavy
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1. chief; main; principal; important  (see also: 主な, 主に)
2. main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)  (see also: 重あど; usu. written as オモ; abbreviation)
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noun
1. pivot
2. vital point; cornerstone; keystone
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noun
1. cornerstone; main point; keystone
2. requirement; need
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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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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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noun
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
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noun
1. war; campaign; battle
2. unpaid work (ritsuryo system); forced labor  (archaic)
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Most common form: 割り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
2. profit
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
end; limit; extremity  (archaic)
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noun
1. phala (attained state, result)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
2. enlightenment (as the fruits of one's Buddhist practice)  (see also: 悟り; Buddhist term)
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noun
progress  (often written with kana only)
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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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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
1. tongue
2. tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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noun
1. below; down; under; younger (e.g. daughter)
2. bottom
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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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Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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