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39 partial word matches found in search '猫は背を弓なりに曲げた。'
noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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noun
cat  (see also: ; 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
1. height; stature
2. back; spine  (this meaning is restricted to reading せ)
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noun
back (of the body)  (see also: 背中; CODE dated MISSING!)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
1. bow (and arrow)  (ゆ is usu. a prefix)
2. archery
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noun
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)  (archaic)
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noun
1. bow (and arrow)
2. unit of distance to an archery target (approx. six feet)
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Most common form: 弓形
arched; crescent-shaped; bow-shaped; segment
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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
ringing; sound
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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particle
in one's own way or style  (see also: )
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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
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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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, noun (suffix)
song; tune; composition; piece of music
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noun
1. long segment of a noh play forming its musical highlight  (often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. wrong; improper; indecent  (see also: 曲者)
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noun
flexure; bending
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noun
wickedness; evil; calamity; disaster  (archaic)
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Most common form: くま
noun
1. corner; nook; recess
2. a shadow; a shade
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
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Most common form: 下駄
noun
1. geta; Japanese wooden clogs
2. turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character  (see also: 伏せ字; later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta)
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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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