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142 partial word matches found in search '結婚生活がうまく行っていない方は結婚式の時におごそかに神の前に誓った、夫婦の誓約を思い出してみましょう。'
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5
wedded life; married life
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noun
sexual intercourse  (archaic)
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Most common form: 夜這い
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh
2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun, noun (suffix)
area of thick growth (of trees, grass, etc.)  (see also: 芝生)
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noun
boiled and half-dried bonito  (see also: 生り節; often written with kana only; abbreviation)
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noun
1. life; living
noun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself  (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)
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noun, prefix
pure; undiluted; raw; crude
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prefix
vital; virile; lively  (archaic)
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1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears  (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)
noun (prefix)
2. birth-  (産, 生)
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noun
1. living; life
2. judo art of resuscitation  (see also: 活を入れる)
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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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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. skilfully; skillfully; well; aptly; cleverly  (often written with kana only)
2. successfully; smoothly  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. horse
2. horse racing  (see also: 競馬; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)
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noun
seventh sign of Chinese zodiac (The Horse, 11am-1pm, south, May)
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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to sow; to plant; to seed
2. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)  (see also: 蒔絵)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to scatter; to sprinkle; to strew
2. to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.)
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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
1. curtain; bunting
noun, counter
2. act (in play)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wind; to coil; to roll; to wear (e.g. turban, scarf)
2. to envelope; to shroud  (usu. 巻かれる)
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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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
membrane; film
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numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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noun
ward; district; section
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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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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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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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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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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Most common form: いいえ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. no; nay  (often written with kana only)
2. well; er; why  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 以内
noun, noun (suffix)
within; inside of; less than
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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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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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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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auxiliary adjective
1. not  (verb-negating suffix, may indicate question or invitation with rising intonation)
2. emphatic suffix  (see also: 忙しない; after the root of an adjective)
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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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suffix
inside; within  (opposite: )
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noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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noun
1. direction; way  (also ほう)
2. person; lady; gentleman  (honorific)
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noun
1. surrounding area  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
2. shore (of the sea)  (this meaning is restricted to reading へ, べ)
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suffix
1. honorific pluralizing suffix (used only for people)
2. around (the time that, etc.); about  (also かた)
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2
suffix
1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.  (after a person's name (or position, etc.); honorific)
2. makes words more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)  (see also: お粗末さまでした; usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-; polite (teineigo) language)
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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
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. equation; formula; expression
2. ceremony
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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
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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suffix
1. hour; o'clock
2. (specified) time; when ...; during ...  (see also: 緊急時)
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Most common form: ときに
conjunction
1. by the way; incidentally
2. sometimes; occasionally; on occasion
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noun (suffix)
time for -; time of -; - time; (suitable) time to -  (see also: 食事時)
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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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prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an kun-yomi reading, おん is more formal; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
oh! (expression of slight surprise)
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noun
1. cord; strap; thong
2. string (of a musical instrument, bow, etc.)
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Most common form: 厳か
solemn (e.g. ceremony, atmosphere); austere; majestic; dignified; stately; awful; impressive
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numeric
five  (伍 is used in legal documents)
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prefix
1. honorific/polite/humble prefix  (see also: ; usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading; honorific; polite (teineigo) language; humble; often written with kana only)
suffix
2. honorific suffix  (after a noun indicating a person; honorific)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. language
2. word
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noun
go (board game of capturing territory)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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particle
1. indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)  (was written as 歟, used at sentence-end)
2. or; whether or not  (after each alternative)
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noun
crab  (often written with kana only)
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noun
mosquito
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noun, noun (suffix)
passable; acceptable; tolerable; fair
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. lesson
2. section (in an organization); division; department
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department; section; faculty; school; arm
2. course (of study); branch of study; specialization
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noun
rack; mount; stand
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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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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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ahead; before; ago
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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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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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noun
1. married couple; spouses; husband and wife; couple; pair
noun (prefix)
2. his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)  (see also: 夫婦茶碗; this meaning is restricted to reading めおと)
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noun
husband  (see also: 良人)
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noun
1. that  (archaic)
2. he; she; that person  (archaic)
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noun
1. wife
2. my dear; dear; honey  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to form 妻, 夫)
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noun (prefix), noun (suffix), noun
1. male; man  (see also: )
noun
2. husband  (archaic)
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noun
1. married woman
2. woman; lady
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noun
1. wife; bride
2. (one's) daughter-in-law
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written vow; pledge; covenant; recognizance
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1. approximately; about
noun
2. promise
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0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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2
noun
1. thought
2. imagination; mind; heart
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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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noun
1. coming out; emerging
2. being born into (a certain family); being a native of (a particular place)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. by (indicating means of action); as (a group, etc.)  (see also: からして, として, にして, 為る)
2. indicates patient of a causative expression  (as 〜をして in modern Japanese)
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1
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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1
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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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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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1
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives)  (see also: 甘み; also written with the ateji 味)
2. nominalizing suffix indicating location  (see also: 深み)
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0
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numeric
1. three  (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
2. tri-
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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Most common form:
noun
1. fruit; nut
2. seed
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Most common form:
noun
sixth sign of Chinese zodiac (The Serpent, 9am-11am, south-southeast, April)
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0
1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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1
auxiliary
1. please  (see also: ます; used to make a polite request or demand; polite (teineigo) language)
2. used to increase the politeness of a greeting, apology, etc.
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expression
1. (used to express the speaker's volition) I'll  (see also: ます; ましょ is a colloquialism in standard Japanese, まひょ is a colloquialism in Kansai dialect; polite (teineigo) language)
2. (used to make an invitation, request, etc.) let's
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Most common form: ましょう
(same as above)
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1
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noun
1. chapter; section
2. medal
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
prize; award
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2
Most common form: 背負う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to carry on back or shoulder
2. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. quotient  (see also: ; mathematics)
2. dealing; dealer; store
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Most common form:
noun
phenomenon
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Most common form:
prefix
various; many; several
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1
noun
commander; general; leader
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'na' adjective, noun (suffix)
illness
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