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なら, ならば
Auxiliary, hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle
1. if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that
Only なら
2. as for, on the topic of
Conjunction, See それなら, Colloquialism, Abbreviation
3. if that's the case, if so, that being the case
Only ならば
4. if possible, if circumstances allow
医者なら６桁の収入は珍しくない。
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なる, 成る, 為る
Conjugated: なら...
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
1. to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
2. to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)
as ...からなる or ...よりなる
3. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
4. to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished
5. to change (into), to turn (into), to transform
１チームは９人の選手から成る。
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鳴る, なる
Conjugated: なら...
Godan verb, Intransitive
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
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なる, 生る
Conjugated: なら...
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
to bear fruit
この木は実がならない。
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並ぶ, 列ぶ, 双ぶ, ならぶ
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to line up, to stand in a line
2. to rival, to match, to equal
彼は古今に並ぶ者のない偉大な政治家である。
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習う, ならう
Godan verb, Transitive
to take lessons in, to be taught, to learn (from a teacher), to study (under a teacher), to get training in
車の運転を習っています。
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並べる, 双べる, ならべる
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to line up, to set up, to arrange in a line
2. to enumerate, to itemize
3. to be equal (to), to compare well (with), to be as good (as)
メイドはテーブルにナイフとフォークを並べた。
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ならない, ならぬ, ならん, なりません
Expression, usu. ...てならない or ...でならない
1. cannot help (doing, etc.), cannot resist, cannot bear not to
usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない
2. must not ..., should not ..., have to ..., ought to ...
ここで煙草を吸ってはなりません。
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並び替える, 並びかえる, 並び変える, 並替える, 並変える, ならびかえる
Ichidan verb, See 並べ替える・ならべかえる
to reorganize, to rearrange, to put (things) in order
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鳴らす, ならす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to ring, to sound, to chime, to beat, to snort (nose), to snap (fingers), to crack (joints)
2. to be popular, to be esteemed, to be reputed
3. to state, to insist, to complain
Archaism
4. to fart (loudly)
火事の時はベルを鳴らせ。
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ならでは
Expression, May take 'no'
1. distinctive of, characteristic of, uniquely applying to, special to
usu. accompanied by a verb in negative form
2. but, except, without, but for
慣らす, 馴らす, ならす
Godan verb, Transitive, esp. 慣らす
1. to accustom, to train (e.g. one's ear)
esp. 馴らす
2. to tame, to domesticate, to train (an animal)
彼はピューマを慣らすのに大いに骨を折った。
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ならす, 均す, 平す
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to make even, to make smooth, to make level, to flatten
2. to average
その土地をならすのにブルドーザーが使われた。
ならう, 倣う, 傚う, 慣らう
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
to imitate, to follow, to emulate
彼は父親の例にならっていった。
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奈落, 那落, 捺落, ならく
Buddhist term
1. Naraka, Hell, Hades
2. very bottom, the end, worst possible circumstances
Only 奈落
3. trap room (of a theatre), below-stage basement
奈落の底には抜け道はなく。
並びなき, 並び無き, ならびなき
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
unparalleled, unparallelled, unequaled, unequalled, unique