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72 partial word matches found in search '蔵書を所有することと、それを賢明に利用することとは別問題である。'
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book collection; library
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. possession; ownership
noun
2. (former) Ministry of Finance  (see also: 大蔵省; abbreviation)
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noun
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown; depository; treasury; elevator
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. document; book
noun
2. penmanship; handwriting; calligraphy (esp. Chinese)
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noun
letter; writings
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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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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one's possessions; ownership
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suffix, counter
counter for places
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suru verb - special class
to own; to be endowed with
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noun
1. existence
noun, noun (prefix)
2. possession; having
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noun
bhava (becoming, existence)  (Buddhist term)
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Most common form: 有する
suru verb - special class
to own; to be endowed 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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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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noun
vinegar
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Most common form:
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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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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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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noun
fishie; birdie; chickie  (children's language)
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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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Most common form:
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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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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interjection (kandoushi)
there! (used to call someone's attention to something)
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conjunction
even so; despite that; yet
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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wisdom; intelligence; prudence
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Most common form: 可祝
expression
yours sincerely (used to sign off on letters); respectfully yours  (often written with kana only; female term or language)
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intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue  (archaic)
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noun
Ming (dynasty of China, 1368-1644)
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noun
1. brightness
2. clarity; acumen
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noun
1. vidya (wisdom)  (Buddhist term)
2. mantra  (see also: 真言)
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1. clearly; brightly  (archaic)
2. cleanly; purely
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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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use; utilization; utilisation; application
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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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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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (suffix), noun (prefix)
distinction; difference; different; another; particular; separate; extra; exception
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noun
different thing; another question; different case
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noun
lord (hereditary title for imperial descendants in outlying regions)  (see also: ; archaic)
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noun
1. question (e.g. on a test); problem
2. problem (e.g. societal, political); question; issue; subject (e.g. of research); case; matter
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Most common form: もん
suffix, counter
counter for questions
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Most common form: とい
noun
question; query
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Most common form: だい
noun
1. title; subject; theme; topic
2. problem (on a test); question
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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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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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auxiliary
to be  (see also: である; abbreviation; archaic)
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Most common form:
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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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. Ah!; Oh!; expression of surprise, recollection, etc.
2. Hey!; used to get someone's attention
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