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54 partial word matches found in search '竹鶴政孝は開拓者精神で北海道にウイスキー醸造所を造った。'
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Most common form: たけ
noun
1. bamboo
2. middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
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Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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noun
rule; government
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noun
filial piety  (see also: 孝行)
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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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1. reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; opening up (e.g. new market)
2. pioneering; pathfinding; trail-blazing
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noun
pioneer; settler; colonist
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noun
pioneering spirit
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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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noun
mind; soul; heart; spirit; intention
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Most common form: せい
noun
1. spirit; sprite; nymph
2. energy; vigor (vigour); strength
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noun
1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, noun (prefix)
2. incredible; fantastic  (also written ネ申; slang)
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noun
soul; spirit; divine spirit  (archaic)
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noun
1. spirit; psyche
2. god; deity; divinity; kami  (see also: )
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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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Most common form: きた
noun
1. north
2. the North; northern territories
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noun
northern sea; North Sea
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noun
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
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noun
1. north wind tile  (mahjong term)
2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of north wind tiles  (mahjong term)
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noun
sea; ocean; waters
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noun
sea route
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noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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noun
1. way; road  (see also: ; ち only; archaic)
noun (suffix)
2. way to ...; road to ...  (usu. ぢ)
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noun
1. road  (abbreviation)
2. way
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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: ウイスキ
noun
whisky; whiskey  (also written as ウ井スキー)
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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noun
whisky; whiskey  (also written as ウ井スキー)
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Most common form: ウィ
interjection (kandoushi)
yes  (originally from French 'oui')
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noun
1st in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 1st note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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noun
soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 椅子
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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noun
1. skiing
2. ski; skis
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noun
key (lock, keyboard, piano, clue, island, cay, etc.)
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noun
screech; squeak; squeal  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
long vowel mark (usually only used in katakana)  (known as ちょうおん)
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brewing; distillation
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noun
brewery; distillery
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noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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suffix, counter
counter for places
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: )
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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