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屋, 家, や
Suffix, See パン屋, usu. 屋
1. shop, store, restaurant
See 殺し屋, usu. 屋, can be derog.
2. someone who sells (something) or works as (something)
See 照れ屋
3. someone with a (certain) personality trait
usu. 家
4. house
5. roof
さあ、みんなで食べ放題の焼き肉屋さんに行こうよ。
いや, 嫌, 厭, や, イヤ
NA-adjective
1. disliking, not wanting, unwilling (to do), reluctant
2. unpleasant, disagreeable, nasty, horrible, disgusting, undesirable, unwelcome
Interjection, Usually in kana
3. no!, quit it!, stop!
金を借りるのも貸すのも嫌だ。
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夜, や
Counter, after numbers in the ichi, ni, san counting system
counter for nights
あなたは夜よく寝れませんか。
や
Particle, used for non-exhaustive lists related to a specific time and place
1. such things as ..., and ... and
See や否や・1, after the dictionary form of a verb
2. the minute (that) ..., no sooner than ..., as soon as
copula, See だ, Dialect: Kansai-ben
3. be, is
Interjection, punctuational exclamation in haiku, renga, etc.
4. o, oh
interjection expressing surprise
5. huh, what
これじゃあ、僕は一生結婚なんて出来やしないや。
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野, 埜, の, や, ぬ
1. plain, field
Only の
2. hidden (structural) member
Noun, used as a prefix, See 野ウサギ・2
3. wild
Only や
4. lacking a political post
この野バラは甘い香りを放つ。
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約, やく
Adverb
1. approximately, about
2. promise, appointment, engagement
3. shortening, reduction, simplification
See 約音, Linguistics terminology
4. contraction (in phonetics)
その値段は約５０ドルだった。
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ばやい, 場合, ばわい, バヤイ, バワイ
See 場合・ばあい, Colloquialism, Usually in kana, dialectal
case, occasion, situation, circumstances
この規則はどんな場合にでも当てはまる。
早い, 速い, 疾い, 捷い, はやい
esp. 速い
1. fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt
Only 早い
2. early, soon, earlier than usual
3. premature, too soon, too early
esp. 早い
4. easy, simple
as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く
5. as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
子供は成長が早い。
役, やく
1. role, assignment, responsibility, duty, function, job, service
2. position (of responsibility), post, office
3. part (in a play, film, etc.), character
Mahjong term, card games, hanafuda
4. scoring combination, hand, yaku, meld
彼が重要な役を果たした。
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役員, やくいん
1. director, executive
2. officer, official, person in charge
彼は役員の地位をねらっている。
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活躍, かつやく
Takes suru, Intransitive
1. activity (esp. energetic or successful), great efforts, active participation
2. walking about with great vigor
仕事でご活躍ですね。
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利益, りえき, りやく
1. profit, gains
2. benefit, advantage, good, interests (e.g. of society)
Only りやく, Takes suru, Transitive, See 御利益・1, usu. ご〜
3. grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.), blessing, miracle
一郎は利益よりも友情を大切にする。
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予約, よやく
Takes suru, Transitive
1. reservation, appointment, booking, advance order
2. contract, subscription, pledge
3. programming (e.g. a device), setting (e.g. a timer)
「ホテルの予約はしてありますか」「すみませんが、まだなんです」
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ようやく, 漸く
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. finally, at last
2. barely, narrowly, hardly, only just
3. gradually, little by little, by degrees
「そっか」ウィリーはようやく納得した。
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輝く, 耀く, 赫く, かがやく
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to shine, to sparkle, to twinkle, to glitter, to glisten
2. to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.), to beam, to gleam, to glow
空には太陽が輝いています。
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やがて, 軈て, 頓て, 漸て
Adverb, Usually in kana
1. before long, soon, shortly
2. almost, nearly
3. finally, in the end, eventually
やがて彼はその事件のことを忘れた。
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ヤクルト
product name
1. Yakult (probiotic drink)
2. Tokyo Yakult Swallows (baseball team) (abbr)
翻訳, 飜訳, ほんやく
Takes suru, Transitive
1. translation
2. deciphering, decoding
彼女はそれを一語一語翻訳した。
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いや, イヤ, いやー, イヤー, いやあ
Interjection, expresses surprise or admiration
1. oh, oh my, oh dear, wow
2. well, ..., er ..., why, ...
焼く, 燬く, 焚く, やく
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to burn
2. to roast, to broil, to grill, to bake, to toast, to barbecue
3. to heat, to heat up
4. to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.), to fire
See 灼く・やく
5. to tan (i.e. suntan)
２枚ずつやいてください。
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農薬, のうやく
May take 'no'
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.), agrochemical, agrichemical
彼らは果樹に農薬を散布している。
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公約, こうやく
Takes suru, Transitive, May take 'no'
public commitment, public promise, campaign pledge, official vow
その無所属候補者は中絶問題を公約からはずしました。
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主役, しゅやく
May take 'no'
leading part, leading actor, leading actress
ケイトは映画で主役を演じる機会を与えられました。
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やつ, 奴, ヤツ
Usually in kana, derogatory or familiar
1. fellow, guy, chap
Colloquialism
2. thing, object
Pronoun
3. he, she, him, her
この田舎者めが。
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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
野球部, やきゅうぶ
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.), baseball team
ケンは野球部に入った。
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