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3 exact word matches found in search 'くさ'
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Most common form:
noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. cause; seed; origin  (oft. ぐさ in compounds)
noun
2. variety; kind
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noun
eczema
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22 words found beginning with 'くさ'
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Most common form: 腐る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to rot; to go bad; to decay; to spoil; to fester; to decompose; to turn sour (e.g. milk)
2. to corrode; to weather; to crumble
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Most common form:
noun
chain; chains
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composing haiku poems
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Most common form: 臭い
1. stinking; smelly
2. suspicious; fishy
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Most common form: 腐れ縁
noun
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
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noun
horse mackerel dipped in salt water and dried in the sun
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Most common form: 草の根
expression, noun
grassroots; rank and file; the roots of grass
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Most common form: 草分け
noun
pioneer; pathfinder; originator; founder; trailblazer
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Most common form: 草地
noun
meadow; grassland
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Most common form: 草刈り
noun
mowing; mower
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10 words found containing 'くさ' in any position
Most common form: 貧乏子沢山
expression
children are a poor man's riches  (proverb)
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Most common form: 貧乏人の子沢山
expression
children are a poor man's riches  (proverb)
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expression
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
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Most common form: 爺臭い
old-mannish  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ばば臭い
old-maidish (esp. of fashion); old-womanish  (see also: 臭い:くさい; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 面倒臭がる
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome  (see also: 面倒くさい:めんどくさい)
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Most common form: 説教臭い
preachy; sanctimonious
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Most common form: 面倒臭がり屋
noun
person who tends to find things bothersome; person who doesn't like to make an effort
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Most common form: 面倒臭がり屋
(same as above)
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Most common form: ドサクサ紛れ
noun
(in the) confusion (of the moment)
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