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もの, , もん, モノ
1. thing, object, article, stuff, substance
as 〜のもの, 〜のもん
2. one's things, possessions, property, belongings, something, anything, everything, nothing
3. quality
4. reason, the way of things
Usually in kana, formal noun often used as 〜ものだ
5. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc., used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense), used to indicate a general tendency, used to indicate something that should happen
遠まわしに物を言うな。
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ぶつ, , ブツ
1. stock, products
Usually in kana, Slang
2. goods (esp. stolen), loot, spoils, stuff
遠まわしに物を言うな。
Particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
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する, 為る
Usually in kana
1. to do, to carry out, to perform
2. to cause to become, to make (into), to turn (into)
3. to serve as, to act as, to work as
4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
as 〜にする,〜とする
5. to judge as being, to view as being, to think of as, to treat as, to use as
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刷る, 摺る, する
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to print
2. to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
私達は招待状を50通刷りました。
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する, 掏る, スる
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
to pickpocket, to steal
電車でポケットの中にあるものをすられた。
擦る, 摩る, 磨る, 擂る, する
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to rub, to chafe, to strike (match), to file, to frost (glass)
2. to lose (e.g. a match), to forfeit, to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
石けんを付けてごしごしこすれば汚れが落ちます。
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剃る, そる, する
Godan verb, Transitive
to shave
お父さんがバスルームでひげを剃っている。
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ことによって, 事によって
Expression, See 事による, Usually in kana
via, through, by doing, by means of, using
私は本を読むことによって知識を得る。
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ことによる, 事による
Conjugated: ことによって
Expression, Noun or verb acting prenominally, Godan verb, See に依る, Usually in kana
1. depending on the circumstances
2. due to (with modifying verb)
ことによっては意外な結末もあり得る。
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