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96 partial word matches found in search '間近から見ると、ものごとはその欠点や本来備わる醜さを露わにする傾向がある。'
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noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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noun
space; room; time; pause
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noun
1. 1.818 m (6 shaku)
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
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particle
1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
2. from (originator); by
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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
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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emptiness; vacuum; blank
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noun
1. addition; increase
2. Canada  (see also: 加奈陀; abbreviation)
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noun
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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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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suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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noun (suffix), noun
looking; viewing
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noun
view (of life, etc.); outlook
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particle, conjunction
1. if; when
2. and
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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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noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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particle
1. indicates reason or excuse  (used as a conjunction or at sentence-end, often as 〜ものな, 〜ものね)
2. indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged  (at sentence-end; female term or language)
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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: 物事
noun
things; everything
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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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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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
each; every  (see also: ごとに; often written with kana only)
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suffix
including...; with ...; inclusive of; ...and all  (often written with kana only)
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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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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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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. fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback  (opposite: 美点)
2. failure (in an examination); failing grade
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noun
lack; deficiency; vacancy
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noun
1. yawn; yawning (and stretching)  (often written with kana only)
2. kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)  (this meaning is restricted to form 欠)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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noun
1. dot; point; mark  (often written with kana only)
2. tip; gratuity  (often written with kana only; regional dialect: Kansai-ben; this meaning is restricted to reading ぽち)
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noun
1. dot; point; mark  (often written with kana only)
2. gidayuu musicians (in kabuki)  (see also: 義太夫; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'no' adjective
1. originally; primarily
2. essentially; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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noun
1. origin; source  (usu. 元)
2. base; basis; foundation; root  (esp. 基)
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prefix
1. next (year, etc.)
suffix
2. since (last month, etc.)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be equipped with
2. to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be gifted with
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particle
1. indicates emotion or admiration  (at sentence end; female term or language)
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence end; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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Most common form: 割る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to divide; to cut; to break; to halve; to separate; to split; to rip; to crack; to smash; to dilute
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noun
1. ring; circle; loop
2. hoop  (see also: フープ)
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counter
counter for birds and rabbits
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noun
1. sum  (mathematics)
2. harmony; peace
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counter
counter for bundles
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noun
ugliness
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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 direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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noun
1. dew
2. tears
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Most common form: あらわ
1. exposed; scanty; bare; unconcealed; naked  (often written with kana only)
2. public; open  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: あらわ
(same as above)
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noun
Russia  (see also: 露西亜; abbreviation)
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Most common form: 露にする
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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1. to decide (on something)
2. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B
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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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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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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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tendency; trend; inclination
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Most common form: 斜め
1. slanting; tilted; sloping; diagonal; oblique  (see also: )
2. unusual; slanted (view of the world); bad (mood)
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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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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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