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95 partial word matches found in search '肖像画を書く準備として、私の友達は対象をよく観察するための写真を沢山撮る。'
し ょ う ぞ う 0
portrait
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し ょ う ぞ う が 0
noun
portrait
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ぞ う 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait
2. figure; form; shape; appearance
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か く 2
noun, noun (suffix), counter
1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
2. draw (a character)
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が 0
noun
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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を
を 0
particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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か く 1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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し ょ 0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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ふ み 1
Most common form: 文
noun
letter; writings
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く
く 1 く 0
Most common form: ９
numeric
nine  (玖 is used in legal documents)
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く
く 1
Most common form: 区
noun
ward; district; section
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く
く 1
Most common form: 句
noun, noun (suffix)
1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
2. phrase  (linguistics terminology)
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じ ゅ ん び 1
preparation; setup; arrangements; provision; reserve
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Most common form: 准
prefix
semi-; quasi-; associate
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と
particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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と し 2
Most common form: 年
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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と し 1
Most common form: 都市
town; city; municipal; urban
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と
と 0
Most common form: 門
noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: 扉)
2. shutter; window shutter
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と
と 1
Most common form: 途
noun
way
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と
Most common form: 斗
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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し
particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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し て 0 し て 2
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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し
し 1
Most common form: 四
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 死
noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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し
し 0
Most common form: 詩
noun
poem; verse of poetry
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し
し 1
Most common form: 市
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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し
し 1
Most common form: 史
noun (suffix), noun
history
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し
Most common form: 誌
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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し
し 1
Most common form: 仕
noun
official; civil service
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て
auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: で; で after certain verb forms)
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て
て 1
Most common form: 手
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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て
Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: と; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kantou-ben)
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あ た し 0
I; me  (female term or language; often written with kana only)
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あ っ し 0
I (mainly used by working men); myself
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わ て 0
pronoun
1. I; me  (archaic; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
2. you (used toward people of equal or lower status)  (this meaning is restricted to reading わい)
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noun
private affairs; personal matter  (see also: 公)
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わ ら わ 1
I; me  (archaic; humble; female term or language)
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I; me (used by elderly males)  (often written with kana only)
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の
particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: 乃; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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の
の 1
Most common form: 野
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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と も だ ち 0
noun
friend; companion
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と も 1
noun
friend; companion; comrade; pal
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noun
friend  (see also: 友達; colloquialism; abbreviation; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たち
suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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は
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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は
は 1
Most common form: 歯
noun
tooth
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は
は 0
Most common form: 葉
noun
leaf
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は
は 1
Most common form: 派
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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は
は 1
Most common form: 刃
noun
1. edge (of a knife or sword)
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
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は
は 1 は 0
Most common form: はあ
interjection (kandoushi)
1. yes; indeed; well
2. ha!
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た い し ょ う 0
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
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た い 1
noun, conjunction
1. opposite; opposition
2. versus; vs.; v.
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つ い 0
Most common form: つい
noun
1. pair; couple; set
2. antithesis  (see also: 対句)
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ぞ う 1
noun
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
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noun
phenomenon
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よ
よ 1
particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.  (at sentence-end)
2. used when calling out to someone  (after a noun)
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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よ く 2
Most common form: 欲
noun
greed; craving; desire; avarice; wants
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か ん さ つ 0
observation; survey
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か ん 1
Most common form: かん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. look; appearance
2. spectacle; sight
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さ っ す る 0 さ っ す る 3
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
1. to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge
2. to sympathize with; to sympathise with
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さ つ 1
noun
police  (colloquialism; often written with kana only)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge  (see also: 察する)
2. to sympathize with; to sympathise with
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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す
Most common form: っす
auxiliary
be; is  (see also: です; semi-polite copula; abbreviation)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick someone's pocket  (see also: 掏摸; often written with kana only)
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す
す 1
Most common form: 酢
noun
vinegar
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す
す 1 す 0
Most common form: 巣
noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form: 擦る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to file; to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
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す る 1
Most common form: 刷る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
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す
す 1
Most common form: 素
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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noun
the same (age, social status); peer  (colloquialism)
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た
auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: だ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: だ)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 他
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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た
た 1
Most common form: 多
noun, prefix
multi-
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め
め 1
Most common form: 目
noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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め
め 1
Most common form: 芽
noun
sprout
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め
Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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し ゃ し ん 0
noun
1. photograph; photo; picture; snapshot; snap
2. movie  (see also: 活動写真)
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prefix
beloved; dear
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し ん 1
1. truth; reality; genuineness
2. seriousness
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prefix
1. just; right; due (east)  (see also: 真上)
2. pure; genuine; true  (see also: 真っ白)
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ま こ と 0
adverb, noun
1. truth; reality
2. sincerity; honesty; integrity; fidelity
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さ わ 2
Most common form: さわ
noun
1. swamp; marsh
2. mountain stream; valley; dale
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suffix
enough; too many; too much  (see also: 沢山; after a noun; often written with kana only)
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た く さ ん 3
Most common form: たくさん
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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や ま 2
noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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suffix
1. Mt.; Mount  (after the name of a mountain)
2. Mt.; Mount  (see also: 山号; after a temple's honorific mountain name)
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noun
mountain; hill  (archaic)
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と る 1
Most common form: とる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take (a photo)  (esp. 撮る)
2. to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)  (esp. 録る)
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