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97 partial word matches found in search '私がなんと言おうとも、彼は私の言うことなど気にしない。'
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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I (mainly used by working men); myself
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pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: )
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I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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particle
1. particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.)  (see also: もがな; at sentence-end)
2. emphatic particle  (at sentence-end; colloquialism)
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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, noun (suffix)
1. difficulty; trouble; hardship
2. accident; disaster; danger
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1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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what; how; whatever
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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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 (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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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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noun
word; remark; statement
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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)
1. oh!; good heavens!  (also written as 応)
2. ugh! oh no!
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to chase; to run after; to pursue
2. to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend)
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Most common form: 負う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bear; to carry on one's back  (see also: 背負う)
2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
2. tycoon; magnate; champion; master
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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noun
1. old man; venerable gentleman
suffix
2. venerable; old; father  (honorific; this meaning is restricted to reading おう)
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vomiting; emesis  (medicine, etc. term)
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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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noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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particle
1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although  (usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem)
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companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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pronoun
1. he; him
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Most common form: あれ
noun
1. that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly)  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 其れ; often written with kana only)
2. that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
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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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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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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. particle indicating a command  (particle always used at sentence-end)
2. particle indicating mild enthusiasm  (often as ことね; female term or language)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. child
2. young (animal)  (see also: )
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counter
1. counter for articles
2. counter for military units  (usu. 個)
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noun
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
2. stringed instrument  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading こと)
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Most common form: っこ
suffix
1. doing; in such a state  (see also: 慣れっこ, ぺちゃんこ; abbreviation)
2. doing together; contest; match  (see also: 睨めっこ)
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noun
arc
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particle
1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth  (often written with kana only)
2. or something  (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion; often written with kana only)
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but (archaic)
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prefix
1. precisely; exactly; plumb; totally; very much  (occ. written 度 (ateji))
2. damn; stupid; cursed
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.)
counter
2. counter for occurrences and times
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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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expression, 'i' adjective
not caring; not giving a damn  (see also: 気にする)
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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form: 西
noun
west
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Most common form: 二死
noun
two out; two down (and one to go)  (baseball term)
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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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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
China  (see also: 中国; often considered offensive post-WWII, esp. when written in kanji; sensitive; often written with kana only)
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suffix
having just started...  (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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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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(within a) city; local  (opposite: 市外)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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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: 竹刀
noun
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick  (martial arts term)
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noun
official; civil service
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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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
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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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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