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114 partial word matches found in search '私たちはまず、あなたの義理のお兄さんに手紙を書いて、もてなしていただいたお礼を言うべきでしょう。'
わ た し 0
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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あ た し 0
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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あ っ し 0
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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わ て 0
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: 公)
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わ ら わ 1
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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わ た し た ち 3
we; us
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た ち 0 た ち 3
noun
long sword
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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た ち 2
noun
1. departure; setting off; start
2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
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ち
ち 0
Most common form: 血
noun
blood; consanguinity
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ち
Most common form: 地
noun, noun (suffix)
1. earth; ground; land; soil
2. place
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は ま 2
Most common form: 浜
noun
1. beach; seashore
2. captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones  (see also: 揚げ浜; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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ま ず 1
1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now  (often written with kana only)
2. hardly (with neg. verb)
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ま
ま 1
Most common form: まあ
1. just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now  (when urging or consoling)
2. tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
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ま
ま 0
Most common form: 間
noun
space; room; time; pause
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ま
ま 0 ま 1
Most common form: 魔
noun
1. demon; devil; evil spirit; evil influence
noun (suffix)
2. someone who (habitually) performs some (negative) act  (see also: 覗き魔)
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ず
auxiliary verb, suffix
not doing  (see also: ぬ; after the -nai stem of a verb)
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ず
Most common form: ズ
noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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ず
ず 0
Most common form: 図
noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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あ な た 2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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あ
あ 1
Most common form: ア
interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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interjection (kandoushi)
ah!; oh!; exclamation of happiness, sadness, anger, etc.  (archaic)
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あ な 1
Most common form: 穴
noun, noun (suffix)
1. hole  (see also: 穴が開く; also read めど for this sense)
2. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
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な
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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な た 0
noun
hatchet; traditional Japanese edged tool with short handle and wide blade
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な
な 0
Most common form: 名
noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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な
な 1
Most common form: 菜
noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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expression
(usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc.  (see also: わ; abbr of ...ていたの)
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の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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の
の 1
Most common form: 野
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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ぎ り 2
1. duty; sense of duty; honor; honour; decency; courtesy; debt of gratitude; social obligation
2. in-law; relation by marriage
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ぎ 1
1. morality; righteousness; justice; honour (honor)
2. meaning
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: 事; Buddhist term)
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noun
reason; truth; way of things; justice  (see also: 道理)
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お
Most common form: 御
prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: 御; 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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お
interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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お
お 1
Most common form: 緒
noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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あ に 1
noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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に い さ ん 1
noun
1. older brother; elder brother  (see also: お兄さん; honorific)
2. brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
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け い 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. elder brother  (see also: 兄)
2. pronoun or suffix used in reference to an older brother figure; Mister; Mr  (familiar language; male term or language)
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noun (suffix)
1. used after the name of someone who is an older brother figure  (familiar language)
noun
2. used with various honorifics to mean (older) brother  (see also: お兄さん)
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Most common form: 首
noun
1. eldest son  (see also: 長男; archaic)
2. older brother; older sister  (archaic)
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suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san  (see also: 様; after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific; familiar language)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: ご苦労さん; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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さ
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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さ ん 0
Most common form: 三
numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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さ
Most common form: 差
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 酸
noun
1. acid
2. sourness; sour taste
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さ ん 1
Most common form: 賛
noun
1. praise; tribute
2. inscription (on a painting)
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ん
Most common form: んと
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; yeah; uh huh  (see also: うん)
2. huh?; what?
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ん
Most common form: の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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ん
Most common form: ン
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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に
particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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に
に 1
Most common form: 二
numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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に
に 1
Most common form: 荷
noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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に
に 1
Most common form: 丹
noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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て が み 0
letter
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て 1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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か み 2
noun
paper
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suffix, counter
newspaper  (see also: 新聞紙; abbreviation)
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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し ょ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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ふ み 1
Most common form: 文
noun
letter; writings
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い
particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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い
い 0
Most common form: 胃
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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い
Most common form: 井
noun
well
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い
い 1
Most common form: 医
noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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い
Most common form: 偉
greatness
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い
Most common form: 位
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 死
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
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し
Most common form: 誌
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 仕
noun
official; civil service
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れ い 1
Most common form: れい
noun
1. thanks; gratitude  (see also: お礼)
2. manners; etiquette
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げ ん 2
noun
word; remark; statement
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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う
Most common form: ウ
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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べ
べ 1
Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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き
き 0
Most common form: 気
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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き
き 1
Most common form: 黄
yellow
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き
き 1
Most common form: 記
noun, noun (suffix)
1. account; history; chronicle; annals; record  (also written 紀)
noun
2. Records of Ancient Matters  (see also: 古事記; abbreviation)
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き
き 1
Most common form: 期
noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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で
particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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Most common form: でしょう
expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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で し 2
Most common form: 弟子
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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で
で 0 で 1
Most common form: 出
noun, noun (suffix)
1. coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon)
2. attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on
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し ょ う 1
Most common form: 章
noun
1. chapter; section
2. medal
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し ょ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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し ょ う 2
Most common form: 背負う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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し ょ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: 積; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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Most common form: 象
noun
phenomenon
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Most common form: 諸
prefix
various; many; several
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し ょ う 1
noun
commander; general; leader
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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