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1 exact word match found in search '無い'
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Most common form: ない
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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9 words found beginning with '無い'
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Most common form: ないものねだり
asking for the moon; asking for too much; asking for the impossible  (often written with kana only)
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expression
you can't give (use) what you don't have; nothing comes from nothing; you can't shake sleeves you don't have
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It's better than nothing
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Most common form: ないと
expression
1. have to (verb); must (verb)  (see also: ないと行けない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only; abbreviation; colloquialism)
2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: ないと行けない)
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Most common form: ない内に
expression
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)  (after neg. stem of verb; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ない乳
noun
very small breasts  (see also: 微乳; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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Most common form: ないと行けない
expression, 'i' adjective
1. have to (verb); must (verb)  (see also: 無くてはいけない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: 無くてはいけない; esp. 無いといけない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ないと行けません
expression
1. have to (verb); must (verb)  (see also: ないと行けない; after negative base of verb; often written with kana only)
2. is indispensable; absolutely necessary  (see also: ないと行けない; esp. 無いといけません)
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Most common form: ないよりは増し
expression
better than a poke in the eye; better than none at all; better than nothing  (idiomatic expression; often written with kana only)
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43 words found containing '無い' in any position
expression, 'i' adjective
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
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Most common form: 何てことのない
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over  (see also: なんて事:なんてこと, 何てことない:なんてことない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 気はない
expression, 'i' adjective
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...  (after a verb)
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Most common form: 二つとない
expression, 'i' adjective
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
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expression, 'i' adjective
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right  (see also: 何でもない:なんでもない; often written with kana only)
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expression, noun
complete fabrication  (see also: ある事ない事:あることないこと; from あることないこと; often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
seldom; rarely; scarcely  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
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Most common form: 何て事ない
expression, 'i' adjective
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over  (see also: なんて事:なんてこと, 何てことのない:なんてことのない; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ない物はない
expression
1. there's nothing we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have  (often written with kana only)
expression, 'i' adjective
2. nonexistent; not in one's possession; we (I, he, she, etc.) don't have what we don't have  (see also: 無い; emphatic form of 無い; often written with kana only)
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