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92 partial word matches found in search '私達が守るべき最善の策は、人のことには口出ししないことだ。'
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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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Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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noun
friend  (see also: 友達; colloquialism; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たち
suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (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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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to protect; to guard; to defend
2. to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe; to obey; to follow
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Most common form: 守り
noun
1. protection; defense; defence
2. providence
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noun
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 国司, 長官)
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Most common form: 守り
noun
1. babysitting; babysitter
2. protecting; keeping; keeper
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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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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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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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yellow
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. period; time
2. age  (geology, etc. term)
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1. the most; the extreme
2. prime; conspicuous  (see also: 最たる)
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noun
the very best
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noun
the best policy (measure)
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noun
good; goodness; right; virtue  (opposite: )
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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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Most common form: さく
noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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noun
1. whip; lash; scourge
2. stick; cane; rod; pointer
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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. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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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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1. especially; particularly; unusually; above all
2. additionally  (archaic)
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noun
arc
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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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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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particle
for (in regard to); in order to  (see also: , )
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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. mouth
2. opening; hole; gap; orifice
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suffix, counter
1. counter for people or implements  (usu. こう)
noun
2. mouth; speech  (Buddhist term; this meaning is restricted to reading く)
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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
1. coming out; emerging
2. being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
patriot; public-spirited person
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noun
Okinawan lion (or lion dog) statues, placed as talisman against evil at entrances and on roofs  (see also: 獅子; しーしー and しし are col.)
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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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Most common form: 獅子
noun
1. lion
2. left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine  (see also: 狛犬)
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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: 四肢
limbs; extremities
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noun
official; civil service
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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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(within a) city; local  (opposite: 市外)
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noun
1. article; item; thing; goods; stock  (esp. 品)
2. quality
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Most common form: 竹刀
noun
bamboo sword (for kendo); bamboo fencing stick  (martial arts term)
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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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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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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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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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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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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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