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123 partial word matches found in search '退職を選択する人々は、62歳という若さで退職を選べるのである。もっとも、その年齢で社会保障年金を受け取り始めると、支払金額が20%削減されてしまうことになるだろうが。'
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retirement (from office); resignation
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
2. duties
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noun
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryo system)  (see also: 律令制)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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selection; choice; option
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
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counter for choices, options, etc.  (colloquialism)
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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. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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1. counter for people
noun
2. person  (usu. in compound words; this meaning is restricted to reading にん)
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suffix
1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.
2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; indicates expertise (in a certain field)
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suffix
person
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unclassified
kanji repetition mark  (see also: 同の字点)
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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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numeric
six  (陸 is used in legal documents)
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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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numeric
two  (originally from Chinese 'er')
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suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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counter
counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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noun
question; query
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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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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: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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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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Most common form:
counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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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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noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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noun
youth
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
like; similar to; same as  (see also: 如し)
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noun
1. youth
2. child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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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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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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Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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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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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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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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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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(some) more; even more; longer; further
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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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conjunction
1. but then; although; though  (often written with kana only)
2. reasonable; natural; just  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 最も
most; extremely
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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particle
casual sentence-ending particle indicating that the speaker is trying to reinforce a statement
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. together with
2. same
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particle
1. certainly; of course; to be sure; surely
2. even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although  (usu. with vol. verb or adj. stem)
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companion; follower; attendant; retinue  (see also: お供)
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1. that (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener); the  (see also: 何の, 此の, 其れ, 彼の; often written with kana only)
interjection (kandoushi)
2. um...; er...; uh...
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation  (see also: りんご園; えん usually when a suffix)
2. place; location  (see also: 学びの園)
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noun
ancestor; forefather; progenitor
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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noun
age; years
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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noun
instar
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noun
(one's) age
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noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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noun
shrine (usually Shinto)
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social security
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. company; association; society  (see also: 会社; abbreviation)
2. regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
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noun
gathering (esp. Buddhist, festive, etc.)  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. meeting; assembly; party
2. association; club
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guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
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annuity; pension
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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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noun, noun (suffix)
1. popularity; favour; favor; reception
noun
2. defense; defence; reputation
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noun
vedana (sensation)  (see also: 五蘊, 十二因縁; Buddhist term)
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Most common form: 受け取り
noun
receiving; receipt
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Most common form: っけ
particle
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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Most common form:
noun
1. hair
2. fur; wool
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Most common form:
suffix
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
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noun
appropriation; obtaining  (see also: 十二因縁; Buddhist term)
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noun (suffix)
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee  (after a quantity)
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
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Most common form: 取り
noun, noun (suffix)
1. taking; taker; collecting; collector; remover; removal
noun
2. last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day
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Most common form: 取り
noun (suffix)
1. samurai receiving this much rice as a fee  (after a quantity)
2. offering of rice cake containing this much rice
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noun
1. reason; principle; logic
2. general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon)  (see also: ; Buddhist term)
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noun
1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)  (see also: 郷里制, 国郡里制)
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noun
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
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noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
2. first (in line, etc.)  (esp. 初め)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Most common form: めっ
interjection (kandoushi)
no!; don't!; tsk!; used to scold small children and pets
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noun
1. eye; eyeball
2. eyesight; sight; vision  (see also: 目が見える)
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noun
sprout
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noun
China  (see also: 支那; abbreviation; obsolete term)
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Most common form: 支払い
noun
payment
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noun
amount of money
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. picture (framed)
2. amount or sum (of money)
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noun
forehead; brow
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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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Most common form: 二十
noun
20; twenty
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cut; reduction; curtailment
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noun
plane; sharpen; whittle; pare; shave (leather); scrape off; crossout; reduce; curtail
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suffix
reduction
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