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1 exact word match found in search '空気を読む'
expression, 'mu' godan verb
to read the situation; to sense the mood
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12 partial word matches found in search '空気を読む'
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noun
1. air; atmosphere
2. mood; situation  (see also: 空気を読む)
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Most common form: から
emptiness; vacuum; blank
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noun
1. sky; the air; the heavens
2. weather
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noun
1. empty air; sky
2. shunya (emptiness, the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phemomenon)  (Buddhist term)
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Most common form:
noun
hollow; cavity; hole
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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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suffix
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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