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150 partial word matches found in search '私達が言語は文化的に伝えられる、つまり、学習されるものであって受け継がれるものではないと言う場合、言語は、文化人類学者が文化と呼ぶ、学習され共用される行動の複合体の一部であるという事なのである。'
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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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noun
language  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
word; remark; statement
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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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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. culture; civilization; civilisation
2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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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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suffix
action of making something; -ification  (see also: 化する)
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-like; typical
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noun
mark; target
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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
intermediary; influence; good offices; connections; someone to trust; go-between; pull
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noun
1. legend; tradition
2. biography; life
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noun
legend; tradition
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noun
gills; branchia
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noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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noun
1. handle; grip
2. stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun
inlet; bay
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Most common form: えぇ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. eh?; what?; oh?
2. yes; that's correct  (see also: はい)
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auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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Most common form:
suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: られる
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
1. indicates passive voice (incl. the "suffering passive")  (see also: 未然形, 迷惑の受身; れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs)
2. indicates the potential form  (see also: ら抜き言葉; no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる)
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean  (often written with kana only)
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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noun
1. wife
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic)
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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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noun
space; room; time; pause
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Most common form:
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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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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study; learning; tutorial
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suffix
1. -ology; -ics; study of ...
noun
2. learning; scholarship; erudition; knowledge
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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honorific or passive form of the verb "suru"  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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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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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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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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auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
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Most common form:
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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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. popularity; favour; favor; reception
noun
2. defense; defence; reputation
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noun
vedana (sensation)  (see also: 五蘊, 十二因縁; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form:
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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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
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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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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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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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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Most common form:
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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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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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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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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noun (suffix), noun
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range; course
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noun
1. 0.18039 litres (liters)
2. 0.3306 metres square (meters)
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noun
1. between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; spring and fall clothing  (see also: 合い服; also written as 間; abbreviation)
suffix
2. together
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noun
person of culture; cultured person
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noun
cultural anthropology
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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noun
mankind; humanity
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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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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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noun
anthropology
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suffix
person
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noun
anthropologist; ethnologist
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; sort; type; class; genus; order; family
2. similar example; parallel; the like
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Most common form: 類い
noun
1. kind; sort; type  (often written with kana only)
2. equal; match; peer  (see also: 類いする, 類いない)
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scholar
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Most common form: もの
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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noun, suffix
someone of that nature; someone doing that work
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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common use; communal use; sharing
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noun
together with ...  (after noun+が, pronoun+の, etc.; archaic)
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suffix
1. first-person plural (or singular)  (humble; often written with kana only)
2. second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)  (derogatory; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: とも
noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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Most common form: ごと
suffix
including...; with ...; inclusive of; ...and all  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
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noun
1. line (i.e. of text); row; verse
2. carya (austerities)  (Buddhist term)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. going; travelling (traveling)
2. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic)
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noun
motion; disturbance; unrest; change  (opposite: )
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composite; combined; complex
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Most common form: ふく
noun, prefix
1. diplo-; double
noun
2. doubles (tennis, etc.)  (see also: 複試合; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
complex  (see also: 軍産複合体)
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1. union; coalescence; amalgamation; combination; alliance; annexation; incorporation
2. copulation; penetration
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Most common form: 身体
1. body  (see also: 身体; からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
noun
2. torso; trunk
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. body; physique; posture
2. shape; form; style
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noun
appearance; air; condition; state; form
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2
numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. one part; one portion; one section; some
2. one copy (e.g. of a document)
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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2
Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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noun
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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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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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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noun
question; query
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Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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suffix
1. nominalizing suffix  (see also: )
2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...  (see also: )
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noun
individual concrete phenomenon (as opposed to a general principle)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: こと
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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expression, particle
because; as; since  (see also: ので)
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expression
1. used to make an assertion  (at sentence-end with falling intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)
2. used to ask a question  (at sentence-end with rising intonation; female term or language; colloquialism)
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auxiliary
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...  (see also: なのだ)
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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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