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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. 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
school
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suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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suffix
1. school
noun, counter
2. proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
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particle
1. indicates location of action; at; in  (にて is the formal literary form)
2. indicates time of action
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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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noun
Japan
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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noun
1. Sunday  (see also: 日曜; abbreviation)
suffix
2. day (of the month)  (also んち or ち)
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noun (suffix)
1. day of month
2. counter for days
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noun
Japanese writing; Japanese text
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noun
Japanese literature
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
text (of document); body (of letter)
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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noun
literature
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noun
1. sentence
2. composition; text; writings
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noun
letter; writings
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noun
1. one-thousandth of a kan (obsolete unit of currency)
2. 2.4 cm (traditional unit used to measure shoe sizes)
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noun
1. figure; design  (often written with kana only)
2. twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes
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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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English (language)
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noun
calyx; corolla  (botany term)
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noun, noun (prefix), noun (suffix)
Britain; British  (see also: 英吉利, 英国; abbreviation)
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noun
English version; English translation
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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noun
1. talk; recital
2. narration
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noun, noun (suffix)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
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Most common form: わけ
noun
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation  (often written with kana only)
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particularly; especially
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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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Most common form: うがい
gargling; rinsing one's mouth  (see also: 含嗽; often written with kana only)
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noun
1. stone
2. gem; jewel
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noun
1. measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
2. measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
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1. I (nuance of arrogance); me; myself  (archaic; male term or language)
2. we; us; ourselves
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1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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noun
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
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noun
comrade; fellow
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noun
group; gang; bunch
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noun (suffix)
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
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noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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noun
cat  (see also: ; archaic)
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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noun
1. mind; heart; spirit
2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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noun
1. heart; mind
noun, suffix
2. spirit; vitality; inner strength  (see also: 愛郷心)
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noun
trash; rubbish; garbage  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kyoto-ben)
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Most common form: ゴミ
noun
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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Most common form: はな
noun
nose
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noun
discarded tiles; discards  (mahjong term; originally from Chinese)
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Most common form: かわ
noun
1. river; stream  (this meaning is restricted to reading かわ)
suffix
2. the .... river; (suffix used with the names of rivers)  (usually read がわ)
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Most common form: かっぱ
noun
1. kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature
2. excellent swimmer  (this meaning is restricted to reading かっぱ)
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noun
child  (see also: 子供; archaic)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. comfort; ease
noun
2. raku pottery  (see also: 楽焼き; abbreviation)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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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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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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1. to spread out; to lay out
2. to take a position
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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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noun
official; civil service
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Most common form: 詩句
verse
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Most common form:
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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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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Most common form:
noun (prefix)
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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