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1 exact word match found in search '猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判'
expression
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes  (see also: 木天蓼, 小判; proverb)
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27 partial word matches found in search '猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判'
noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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noun
cat  (see also: ; archaic)
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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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noun
1. tree; shrub; bush
2. wood; timber
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noun
1. Thursday  (see also: 木曜; abbreviation)
2. wood (first of the five elements)  (see also: 五行)
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Most common form: マタタビ
noun
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. sky
2. heaven  (this meaning is restricted to reading てん)
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Most common form: たで
noun
1. knotweed (Polygonaceae); jointweed; smartweed  (often written with kana only)
2. water pepper (Persicaria hydropiper)  (see also: 柳蓼; often written with kana only)
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prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. female; woman; female sex  (see also: ; can be blunt when used alone)
noun
2. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. woman; girl; daughter
2. Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 二十八宿, 玄武; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
bitch  (derogatory)
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Most common form: じょろう
noun
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
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noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. female; woman  (see also: )
noun
2. wife  (archaic)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, )
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prefix
narrow; thin
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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noun
1. koban; small former Japanese oval gold coin  (see also: 大判)
2. oval  (see also: 小判型)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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noun
1. seal; stamp; monogram signature  (this meaning is restricted to reading はん)
2. judgment; judgement  (this meaning is restricted to reading はん)
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