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90 partial word matches found in search '1つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。'
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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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noun
horn
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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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noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. kind; variety
2. (biological) species
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. cause; seed; origin  (oft. ぐさ in compounds)
noun
2. variety; kind
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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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destruction; extinction
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noun
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card  (see also: 絶場; hanafuda (Japanese playing cards); abbreviation)
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su verb - precursor to the modern suru, intransitive verb
1. to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire)  (see also: 滅する; archaic)
su verb - precursor to the modern suru, transitive verb
2. to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish  (see also: 滅する; archaic)
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suru verb - special class, intransitive verb
1. to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire)  (see also: 滅びる)
suru verb - special class, transitive verb
2. to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish  (see also: 滅ぼす)
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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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noun
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicate past completed or action  (see also: ; だ after certain verb forms)
2. indicates light imperative  (see also: )
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travel; trip; journey
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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noun, prefix
multi-
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noun, noun (suffix), counter
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
beauty
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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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Most common form: 我我
we
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1. I; me
2. oneself  (this meaning is restricted to reading われ, わ)
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noun
1. obstinacy  (Buddhist term)
2. atman; the self; the ego
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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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noun
1. nature
2. natural; spontaneous
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noun
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
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prefix
1. self-
2. from ...  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading じ)
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suffix
-like  (often as 〜然とする)
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so; like that; in that way  (archaic)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. like that; as such  (archaic)
2. yeah; uh-huh
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noun
1. kingdom  (biology term)
2. erathem (rock layer corresponding to the era in which it was deposited)  (geology, etc. term)
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noun
1. border; boundary  (usu. さかい)
2. turning point; watershed  (often ...を境に; this meaning is restricted to reading さかい)
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numeric, prefix
1. one  (see also: ワン; 1 can also be read ワン. 壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
2. best
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. one part; one portion; one section; some
2. one copy (e.g. of a document)
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prefix
1. one  (see also: ; esp. ひと)
numeric
2. one  (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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numeric
one  (originally from Chinese 'yī')
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most  (archaic)
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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noun
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. department (in an organization); division; bureau  (higher than a 課)
2. club
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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1. eternity; perpetuity; immortality  (とわ tends to be more abstract)
2. Eikyuu era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)  (this meaning is restricted to reading えいきゅう)
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Most common form: 永久
(same as above)
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Most common form:
prefix, suffix
long
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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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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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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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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Most common form:
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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1. especially; particularly; unusually; above all
2. additionally  (archaic)
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noun
arc
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Most common form: 事になる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. it has been decided (so) that; it has been arranged (so) that  (usu. sentence ending; often written with kana only)
2. it is the result (of); it is the outcome  (often written with kana only)
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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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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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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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particle
1. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates emotion or emphasis
2. (used with masu stem verb) command  (from なさい; abbreviation)
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suffix, noun or verb acting prenominally
1. that is in  (see also: ; archaic)
2. who is called; that is called
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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Most common form: 鳴る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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Most common form: 生る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to bear fruit  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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1 word found matching '1つの種が絶滅するたびに、我々は自然界の一部を永久に失うことになる。' when conjugated
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Most common form: 一つ
numeric
1. one
noun
2. for one thing  (often used in itemized lists)
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