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74 partial word matches found in search '競馬の騎手は、レースが始まる前、はやる馬を抑えて、手綱を握りしめる。'
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horse racing
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noun
traditional horse-racing; originally two horses head-to-head or ten at a time, esp. May 5th event at Kamigamo shrine
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suffix
contest; match  (see also: 競べ; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 競り
noun
1. competing; competition
2. auction  (see also: 競り売り)
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noun
1. horse
2. horse racing  (see also: 競馬:けいば; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)
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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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noun
horseman; rider
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counter for horsemen
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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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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. re; 2nd note in the tonic solfa representation of the diatonic scale
unclassified
2. le; the  (originally from French)
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noun
1. race
2. lace
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noun
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)  (known as ちょうおん)
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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, intransitive verb
1. to begin; to start; to commence
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
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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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noun
1. circle  (see also: )
noun, noun (prefix)
2. entirety; whole; full; complete
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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. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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Most common form: 流行る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be popular; to come into fashion
2. to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to be endemic
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noun
already; now; by this time
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study  (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch  (often written with kana only)
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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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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
weight (e.g. paperweight); rear guard; control; check; pressure
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conjunction
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")  (see also: そもそも; used when bringing up something already mentioned; often written with kana only; CODE dated MISSING!)
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Most common form: そもそも
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio  (often written with kana only)
conjunction
2. ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")  (see also: 一体; often written with kana only)
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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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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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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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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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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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bridle; reins
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noun
1. rope
2. grand champion's braided belt  (sumo term)
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noun
class  (biology term)
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noun
1. grasping; gripping; grasp; grip; clutch
2. handful; fistful
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to grasp tightly
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Most common form: 利子
noun
interest (bank)
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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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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
to make; to let  (see also: 使む, 成らしめる; old causative verbal ending; archaic)
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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Most common form: 締める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to tie; to fasten
2. to total; to sum  (see also: 〆る)
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Most common form: 閉める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to close; to shut
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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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Most common form: 占める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to occupy; to hold
2. to account for; to make up; to take up
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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Most common form: 絞める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to strangle; to constrict
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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Most common form: 締め
noun
1. tie up; bind; fastening; tightening
2. sum; total amount; total
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
sprout
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