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, うえ
May take 'no'
1. above, over, up
2. top, summit, upper part, head (e.g. of a staircase)
3. surface, on (top of)
4. the above (in a piece of writing), earlier part
5. superior, better, higher (position, rank, etc.), upper (class)
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。
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, うわ
Prefix
upper, upward, outer, surface, top
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。
, かみ
Antonym: 下・しも・1
1. upper reaches (of a river), upper stream
2. top, upper part, upper half (of the body)
3. long ago
4. beginning, first
See 御上・1, Honorific or respectful
5. person of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。
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, じょう
Suffix
1. from the standpoint of, from the viewpoint of, with respect to, in terms of, as a matter of, in view of, so far as ... is concerned
2. on, above, on top of, aboard (a ship or vehicle)
May take 'no'
3. the best, first class, first grade
See 下・2, See 中・6
4. first volume (of a two or three-volume set), first book
Expression, written on a gift's wrapping paper
5. with my compliments
飛行機は山の上を飛んだ。
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Particle
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), with
5. by, from
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ある, 有る, 在る
Conjugated: あります
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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新聞, しんぶん
newspaper
ジョンのことが新聞に出ていた。
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Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
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ブル
See 牡牛
1. bull
See ブルドッグ, Abbreviation
2. bulldog
See ブルドーザー
3. bulldozer
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ブル
See ブルジョア, Abbreviation
bourgeois, bourgeoisie
Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
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植える, うえ
Conjugated: うえ
Ichidan verb, Transitive
1. to plant, to grow, to raise
2. to insert, to transplant, to implant, to set (type)
3. to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent)
4. to instill (idea, value, etc.), to inculcate
私は庭にバラを植えた。
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飢え, 餓え, 饑え, うえ
hunger, starvation
何千という人が飢えで死んだ。
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飢える, 餓える, 饑える, うえ, かつえる
Conjugated: うえ
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to starve, to be famished, to be hungry
2. to be starved of (e.g. love), to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge), to be hungry for
彼は飢えた者に食を与えた。
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, うえ, うけ, せん, あげ
cylindrical bamboo fishing basket