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56 partial word matches found in search '経営者側は賃金を増やすことは不可能だと言った。'
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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
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noun
manager; proprietor
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Most common form: たていと
noun
(weaving) warp
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noun
1. warp (weaving)
2. longitude
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Most common form: たて
noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
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Most common form: きょう
noun
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
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Nidan verb (upper class) with `hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
1. to pass; to elapse; to go by  (archaic)
2. to pass through; to go through  (archaic)
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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, suffix
1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
2. (watch) case
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Most common form: そば
noun
1. near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides; while  (often written with kana only)
2. third person  (this meaning is restricted to reading はた)
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. side; edge; beside; besides; nearby  (see also: 傍らに)
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
2. while (doing); in addition to; at the same time  (often written with kana only)
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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. wages
noun
2. cash payment of rent  (this meaning is restricted to reading ちんきん)
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noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. gold (Au); golden (color); gold (medal, cup)
2. valuable; of highest value
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to increase; to add to; to augment  (opposite: 減らす)
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noun
increase
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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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Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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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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noun
arc
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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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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'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. wrong; bad; improper; unjustifiable; inadvisable
2. not allowed; not possible
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prefix
un-; non-; negative prefix
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impossible
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prefix
1. un-; non-
2. bad ...; poor ...
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potential; possible; practicable; feasible
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. talent; gift; function
2. noh (theatre)
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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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expression
if it's the case
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noun
word; remark; statement
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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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