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1 exact word match found in search 'やま'
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Most common form:
noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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49 words found beginning with 'やま'
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noun
1. (many) mountains
2. very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really  (often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.; often written with kana only)
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noun
range of mountains; mountain range; mountain belt  (see also: 山脈)
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Most common form: 大和
noun
1. Yamato; ancient province corresponding to modern-day Nara Prefecture
2. (ancient) Japan
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Most common form: 山形
mountain-shape; chevron; cone
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Most common form: 山手
1. place near the mountains  (see also: 海手)
noun
2. hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)  (see also: 山の手)
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Most common form: 山本
noun
1. foot of a mountain; base of a mountain  (see also: 山下)
2. mine; colliery  (esp. 山元)
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Most common form: 山道
noun
mountain road; mountain trail
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Most common form: 山路
noun
mountain path
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Most common form:
noun
1. illness; disease
2. bad habit; weakness; fault
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Most common form: 山崩れ
landslide
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2 words found containing 'やま' in any position
expression
I have nothing to be ashamed of; I have a clean conscience  (from the Analects of Confucius)
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Most common form: 裏山死刑
expression
being jealous of someone over something but also thinking they should be sentenced to death over it (esp. of male teachers having sexual relations with their students)  (CODE net-sl MISSING!; jocular, humorous term)
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