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間, あいだ, あわい
1. space (between), gap, interval, distance, stretch
Adverb
2. period of time (during, while), duration
3. between (two parties or things)
4. among (a group)
5. relations (between), relationship
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
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狭間, 迫間, 間, はざま, はさま
1. interval, space, interstice, threshold
also 硲
2. valley, gorge, ravine
3. loophole (in a wall), crenel, eyelet
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間, かん
Suffix
1. interval, period of time
Adverb
2. among, between, inter-
3. good opportunity, chance
4. estrangement, discord, alienation
See 間諜
5. spy, secret agent
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
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間, けん
1. ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m)
Counter
2. counter used to number the gaps between pillars
彼はメアリーとトムの間に座った。
で, 出
Noun, used as a suffix
1. coming out, going out, outflow, efflux, rising (of the Sun or the Moon)
2. attending (work), appearing (on stage), one's turn to go on
3. start, beginning
4. origins, background, person (or item) originating from ..., graduate of ..., native of ..., member of ... (lineage)
5. architectural member that projects outward
彼は貴族の出である。
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で
Particle, indicates location of action
1. at, in, when
indicates means of action
2. by, with
quantifies limits of action; e.g. time spanned, instances, number of participants, etc.
3. within
Conjunction
4. and then, so
See よ・1, at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc., Dialect: Kansai-ben
5. let me tell you, don't you know
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つまらない, 詰らない, 詰まらない
Usually in kana
1. dull, uninteresting, boring, tedious
2. insignificant, unimportant, trifling, trivial, worthless
3. absurd, foolish, silly, stupid
4. useless, pointless, disappointing
あの新しい映画は、つまらんかった。
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詰まる, つまる
Conjugated: つまらない
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to be packed (with), to be filled, to be full (e.g. of a schedule)
2. to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.), to be clogged, to be stopped up
3. to be become shorter, to shrink, to narrow
oft. as ...に詰まる
4. to be at a loss (for), to be pressed (for), to be stuck (for)
See 詰まるところ
5. to come to the end, to be settled
のどが詰まった感じです。
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こと, 事, 縡
Usually in kana
1. thing, matter
2. incident, occurrence, event, something serious, trouble, crisis
3. circumstances, situation, state of affairs
4. work, business, affair
5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
「Ｕ．Ｆ．Ｏとは何を表しているの」「未確認飛行物体のことだと思う」
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琴, 箏, 筝, こと, そう
1. koto (13-stringed Japanese zither)
Only こと, Archaism
2. stringed instrument
Only 箏, Only 筝
3. zheng (Chinese zither), guzheng
彼女は琴を弾くことがとても好きだ。
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異, 殊, こと, け
Only こと, NA-adjective, Noun, used as a prefix, Archaism
1. difference (from one another), different thing, other
2. unusual, extraordinary
糊塗, こと
Takes suru, Transitive
patching up (e.g. a failure), covering up (e.g. a mistake), glossing over
こと
Particle, particle always used at sentence-end
1. particle indicating a command
Female term or language, often as ことね
2. particle indicating mild enthusiasm
3. particle indicating a gentle interrogative
at sentence end as ことよ
4. particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion