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2 exact word matches found in search 'はなし'
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Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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noun (suffix)
keep ...-ing (negative nuance, with the state being improper, unpleasant, etc.); have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use  (see also: っ放し; often written with kana only)
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24 words found beginning with 'はなし'
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Most common form: 話しあう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to discuss; to talk together
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Most common form: 話し中
busy (phone)
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Most common form: 話しかける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
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Most common form: 話し言葉
spoken language; colloquial expression  (see also: 書き言葉; linguistics terminology)
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Most common form: 話込む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to be deep in talk
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Most common form: 放し飼い
noun
1. free range breeding; pasturing; grazing
2. letting run free (dog, child, etc.)
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noun
hanashibon (book of humorous stories and anecdotes; Edo period)  (historical term)
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expression, 'ku' godan verb
to listen (to)
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expression
good talkers make good listeners  (proverb)
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expression
that's a different matter; that's a different story  (oft. after conditional, e.g. ...となると話は別だ)
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21 partial word matches found in search 'はなし'
particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Most common form:
noun
1. flower; blossom; bloom; petal
2. cherry blossom
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noun
nose
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noun
tooth
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Most common form:
noun
leaf
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
clique; faction; school
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Most common form:
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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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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noun
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear  (often written with kana only)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. without  (often written with kana only)
noun
2. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory  (colloquialism; often written with kana only; opposite: 在り)
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noun
1. name; given name
2. title
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noun
1. greens; vegetables
2. rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
city
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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Most common form:
noun
official; civil service
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