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名, な
1. name, given name
2. title
3. fame, renown, reputation
4. pretext, pretense, justification, appearance
私はいつまでも彼の名を覚えている。
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な, なあ, なー, なぁ
Only な, Particle, prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb
1. don't
imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb
2. do
Interjection, used to get someone's attention or press one's point
3. hey, listen, look, say
when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end
4. now, ..., well, ..., I tell you!, you know
used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end
5. wow, ooh
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ない, 無い
Usually in kana
1. nonexistent, not being (there)
2. unowned, not had, unpossessed
See またとない
3. unique, impossible, won't happen
Auxiliary adjective, after the -te form of a verb
4. to not be, to have not
２つの意見に大した差はない。
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ある, 有る, 在る
Conjugated: な...
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 居る・いる・1, Usually in kana, usu. of inanimate objects
1. to be, to exist, to live
2. to have
3. to be located
4. to be equipped with
5. to happen, to come about
悪いけどほかに用事があるの。
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少ない, 尠い, 寡い, すくない
few, little, small (amount), low, scarce, insufficient, seldom, rare
この病気に勝てる人は少ない。
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なに, 何, ナニ
Pronoun
1. what
2. you-know-what, that thing
3. whatsit, whachamacallit, what's-his-name, what's-her-name
Colloquialism, Usually in kana, esp. ナニ
4. penis, (one's) thing, dick
Adverb, with neg. sentence
5. (not) at all, (not) in the slightest, huh?
ここの家、何匹猫がいるの？
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いけない, 行けない
Expression, Usually in kana
1. bad, wrong, naughty
after the -te form of a verb or adjective
2. must not (do, be), should not, ought not to
3. useless, no good
4. hopeless, beyond hope
used to express sympathy
5. unfortunate, a shame, a pity
このフロッピーをフォーマットしてはいけません。
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マイナス
Takes suru, Transitive, Antonym: プラス・1
1. minus, subtraction, taking away
May take 'no'
2. negative (number)
3. deficit, loss
4. disadvantage, drawback, handicap
5. negative charge, cathode, negative terminal, negative pole
昨夜、温度計はマイナス１０度を示した。
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なし, 梨, 梨子, ナシ
Usually in kana
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia), Japanese pear, Asian pear
箱の中には梨がいくつかある。
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ＮＡＴＯ, ナトー
See 北大西洋条約機構
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
ＮＡＴＯはそのときにボスニアのセルビア人の基地などを空爆した。
案内, あんない, あない
Takes suru, Transitive
1. guidance, leading (the way), showing around
2. information, notice, notification
3. announcement (of a visitor's arrival), informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
4. invitation
as ご〜
5. acquaintance, knowledge
ガイドは観光客に博物館の案内をした。
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長崎, ながさき, ナガサキ
ナガサキ esp. when referring to the 1945 atomic bombing
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
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間違いない, 間違い無い, まちがいない
Expression
1. certain, sure, no doubt
2. reliable, dependable
この列車に間違いないですか。
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社内, しゃない
May take 'no'
1. within a company, in-house
2. within a shrine, shrine precincts
社内で煙草を吸うのは社の規則に反する。
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言うまでもない, 言うまでも無い, 言う迄も無い, 言う迄もない, いうまでもない, ゆうまでもない
Expression
goes without saying, needless to say, obvious
言うまでもないことだがローマは１日にしては成らず。
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やまなし, 山梨, ヤマナシ
1. Yamanashi (city, prefecture)
Usually in kana
2. wild nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia var. pyrifolia), wild Japanese pear
仕方がない, しかたがない
Expression
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
as 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
彼を待つより仕方がない。
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幼い, 稚い, 幼けない, 稚けない, おさない, いとけない
1. very young, little
Only おさない
2. childish, immature
彼の考えはとても幼い。
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仕方ない, しかたない
1. there's no (other) way
2. cannot be helped, unavoidable, inevitable, (there's) nothing one can do, having no choice
oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
3. it's no use (doing), pointless, useless, no good, insufficient, not enough
4. hopeless (person), annoying, troublesome, awful
as 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
5. cannot stand it, unbearable, cannot help (doing, feeling), dying (to do)
パーティーが待ち遠しくて仕方ない。
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