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Noun, used as a suffix
1. group, faction, clique, coterie
2. (political) faction, wing, camp
3. school (of thought, painting, etc.)
4. sect, denomination
私はネコ派です。
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leaf, blade (of grass), (pine) needle
こちらには大きなハスの葉があります。
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Counter
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
くだける波が泡を作った。
, 齒,
1. tooth, teeth
2. tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.), cog
3. support (of a geta)
その赤ちゃんは歯が生えはじめている。
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See 序破急
middle section of a song (in gagaku or noh)
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1. edge (of a knife or sword), blade
2. prong (of an electrical plug)
私のナイフの刃は、とても鋭い。
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Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
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See 覇を唱える
1. supremacy (over a nation), hegemony, domination, leadership
2. championship, victory
See いろは順
1. 3rd (in a sequence denoted by the iroha system)
Music term, used mainly in key names
2. C (note)
, 羽根, ,
1. feather, plume, down
2. wing
Only 羽根
3. blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.)
Only はね, See シャトル・1
4. shuttlecock (in badminton)
See 羽子・はご, also written as 羽子
5. shuttlecock (in hanetsuki)
立派な羽が立派な鳥をつくる。
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, 刺羽, 指羽, さし, さしば, えい,
large fan-shaped object held by an attendant and used to conceal the face of a noble, etc.
入る, 這入る, いる
Godan verb, Intransitive, Antonym: 出る・1
1. to enter, to come in, to go in, to get in, to arrive
2. to join (a club, company, etc.), to enter (a university, the army, etc.), to enroll (in), to go into (e.g. politics), to get into
3. to be contained (in), to be included (in), to be inside (e.g. a box), to come under (a heading), to belong (in a category)
4. to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.), to be (able to be) held, to be (able to be) accommodated
5. to be introduced, to be brought in, to be installed
梅雨に入った。
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母親, はおや
mother
その女の子は彼女の母親と似ている。
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背景, いけい
1. background, scenery, backdrop, setting
2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.), circumstances, context
3. backing, support (from behind the scenes)
彼は経済的背景がしっかりしている。
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, 函, 匣, 筥, 筐, 凾, はこ,
1. box, case, chest, package, pack, crate
2. car (of a train, etc.)
3. shamisen case, shamisen
See 箱物・1, Colloquialism, often written as ハコ
4. public building, community building
See 箱屋・2, Archaism
5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
その取っ手を右にねじると箱は開きます。
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廃止, いし
Takes suru, Transitive
abolition, discontinuance, discontinuation, repeal, annulment, to abolish, to discontinue, to repeal, to annul
アメリカは奴隷制を廃止した。
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破壊, かい
Takes suru, Transitive, Intransitive
1. destruction, disruption, to destroy, to disrupt
Computer terminology
2. (application) crash
その台風は多くの家を破壊した。
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支配, し
Takes suru, Transitive
1. rule, domination, control
2. direction, management, guidance, to manage, to direct
3. control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.), governing, influence, sway, to govern, to influence
grammar
4. government
静けさが森を支配していた。
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配慮, いりょ
Takes suru, Transitive, Intransitive
consideration, concern, attention, thoughtfulness, making arrangements, care, trouble, to consider, to be considerate
看護婦は患者の快適さに配慮しなくてはいけない。
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, 發, 𤼵,
See 緑發, Mahjong term, Abbreviation
1. green dragon tile
2. winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles
彼は3発撃った。
はっきり, ッキリ
Adverb, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
1. clearly, plainly, distinctly
Takes suru
2. to be clear, to be definite, to be certain, to be exact, to become clear, to clear up
そして書かれていることはすべて完全にはっきりと書かれている。
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ウス
1. house
See ビニールハウス, Abbreviation
2. plastic greenhouse
See ハウスミュージック
3. house music
Interjection, dog command
4. go to your kennel (cage, bed, etc.)!
そのデザイン・ハウスにとって、コンピューター製造にさらに急進的な色彩を導入することは適切な戦略であった。
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俳優, いゆう
See 役者・1
actor, actress, player, performer
彼は俳優になるべきだった。
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廃棄, いき
Takes suru, Transitive
1. disposal, abandonment, scrapping, discarding, abolition, to dispose of, to abandon, to scrap, to discard
2. annulment, cancellation, abrogation, repeal, to cancel, to repeal
もう一つの面白いエネルギー源は、放射能の廃棄物質から取り出せる熱である。
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腐敗, ふ
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. decomposition, putrefaction, putrescence, spoilage, to decompose, to rot
2. corruption, degeneracy, decay, depravity, to corrupt, to decay
食品包装は腐敗を減らす。
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博士, かせ
1. expert, learned person
Noun, used as a suffix, See 博士・はくし, Colloquialism
2. doctor, PhD, Dr.
historical term
3. instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period)
See 墨譜
4. pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
1972年に、フランシーヌ・パターソン博士はココに手話を教え始めた。
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, 盃,
See 杯・さかずき
1. sake cup, cup for alcoholic beverages
Counter
2. counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.
3. counter for boats
4. counter for octopuses and squid
Noun, used as a suffix, See アジア杯, Sports term
5. cup, championship
何杯か飲むと、その男は酔って気持ちよくなった。
配分, いぶん
Takes suru, May take 'no', Transitive
distribution, allotment, to distribute, to allot
医療品は被災者たちに配分された。
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Interjection, Polite
1. yes, that is correct
2. understood, I see, OK, okay
as a response to a roll call
3. present, here
Colloquialism, with rising intonation
4. pardon?, what's that?, come again?
used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone
5. now, here, here you go
はいどうぞ、君が飛行機の中で読む雑誌です。
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排除, いじょ
Takes suru, Transitive
exclusion, removal, elimination, clearing away, getting rid of, to exclude, to remove, to eliminate
これらの人々がコミュニティから排除されたのだと考えることは非合理的だとは言えない。
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配置, いち
Takes suru, Transitive
arrangement (of resources), deployment, stationing, posting, disposition, configuration, layout
軍隊は戦闘の配置で整列していた。
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俳句, いく
haiku, 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae
これは芭蕉の非常に有名な俳句です。
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配布, いふ
Takes suru, Transitive, May take 'no'
distribution
先生はチラシを配布した。
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把握, あく
Takes suru, Transitive
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.), understanding, control, hold, grip
そのスピーチの要点は把握できた。
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手に入る, 手にいる, てにいる
Expression, Godan verb
to obtain, to come into possession of, to get hold of, to get one's hands on
書店で手に入ります。
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上海, シャン
Shanghai (China)
この前中国へ行ったとき、上海を訪れた。
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廃棄物, いきぶつ
waste matter, waste, garbage, trash
第二が周辺環境との親和性であり、最小の廃棄物、自然エネルギーの利用等、周辺の生態と調和した住空間を形成することである。
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敗北, いぼく
Takes suru, Intransitive, Antonym: 勝利
defeat, loss, reverse, setback
彼は、自分のお気に入りのコーラス・ガールが、ほかの男と結婚した時、敗北を認めた。
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宅配便, たくいびん
1. express home delivery service
2. express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
これはかさばるから宅配便で送ろう。
イテク, イテック
NA-adjective, May take 'no'
high-tech
日本は世界のハイテク産業のリーダーだ。
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履く, 穿く, 佩く, 着く, 帯く,
Godan verb, Transitive, usu. 履く or 穿く
1. to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear), to wear
usu. 佩く or 帯く
2. to affix (a sword to one's hip)
Archaism
3. to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
この靴はきつすぎてはけない。
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限らない, とかぎらない
Expression
not necessarily so, is not always true, there is no guarantee that..., there is no telling
偉人が必ずしも賢いとは限らない。
なくていけない, 無くていけない
Expression
1. cannot do without something, indispensable, absolutely necessary
after negative base of verb
2. have to do
君はもう大人なんだから、もっと分別がなくてはいけない。
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