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1 exact word match found in search '藁にもすがる'
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
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1 word found beginning with '藁にもすがる'
Most common form: 藁にも縋る思いで
expression, adverb
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
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17 partial word matches found in search '藁にもすがる'
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Most common form: わら
noun
straw
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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expression
1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise  (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
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Most common form:
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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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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Most common form: 燃やす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn  (see also: 燃やす)
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Most common form:
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to cling to; to hang onto  (often written with kana only)
2. to rely on; to depend on  (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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noun
vinegar
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noun
1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
2. den
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Most common form:
1. plain; unadorned; undecorated; unadulterated; au naturel
prefix
2. mere; poor  (before a noun; derogatory)
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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1. to show signs of being; to feel; to think  (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion)
2. to behave as if one were; to pretend; to act as if
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noun
moth
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