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あれ

#102
Common
あれ
Meaning
    1. ①
      that; that thing
      indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly
      See also: 此れ (これ), 其れ (それ), 何れ (どれ)
      あれがこの町まちの大通おおどおりだ。
      That is the main street of this city.
    2. ②
      that person
      used to refer to one's equals or inferiors
      あれなら絶対ぜったい大丈夫だいじょうぶ！
      If that's the case that's absolutely fine.
    3. ③
      then; that time
      そう言いえば、あれから３０さんじゅう年ねん以上いじょうも経たつのね。
      Now that you mention it, it's been more than 30 years since then.
    4. ④
      that place (over there)
    5. ⑤
      down there (i.e. one's genitals)
      oft. written as アレ
      アレが痛いたいんですよ、アレが。んー、何なんて言いうの？コーガン？とにかく、男性だんせいの大事だいじなものです。
      Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
    6. ⑥
      period; menses
      oft. written as アレ
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くしゃみ

#10,584

Inflections of くしゃみ
Common
くしゃみ
Meaning
    1. ①
      sneeze; sneezing
      咳せき、くしゃみ、あくびをする時ときは口くちを手てで隠かくしなさい。
      Cover your mouth when you cough, sneeze, or yawn.
    2. ②
      spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death
      Only applies to くさめ
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しゃっくり

#32,055

Inflections of しゃっくり
Common
しゃっくり
Meaning
    1. hiccup; hiccough
      しゃっくりがよく出でます。
      I hiccup a lot.
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そもそも

#710
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そもそも
Meaning
    1. ①
      in the first place; to begin with; from the start; originally; ab initio
      そもそもなぜ鳥とりは移動いどうするのだろうか。
      Why do birds migrate in the first place?
    2. ②
      after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
      used when bringing up something already mentioned
      そもそも事故じこの大半たいはんは熱帯雨林ねったいうりんではなく、身近みじかな場所ばしょでおこるのである。
      Most accidents, after all, happen around the corner, not in the rainforest.
    3. ③
      beginning; start
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それ

#20
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それ
それ
Meaning
    1. ①
      that; it
      indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind
      See also: 此れ (これ), 彼 (あれ), 何れ (どれ)
      万一まんいちそれが起おこれば、君きみはどうしますか。
      Should that happen, what will you do?
    2. ②
      then; that point (in time); that time
      それが高1こういちの時ときだから17じゅうなな年ねんが経たちました。
      That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.
    3. ③
      there
      indicating a place near the listener
    4. ④
      you
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だけ

#37
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Meaning
    1. ①
      only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
      来きたのはメアリーだけだった。
      No one came except Mary.
    2. ②
      as much as; to the extent of; enough to
      この車くるまには楽らくにその山やまをのぼるだけの力ちからがある。
      This car has enough power to go up the mountain easily.
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つくづく

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つくづく
つくづく
Meaning
    1. ①
      deeply; keenly; severely; completely; utterly
      彼かれは、自分じぶんの不幸ふこうをつくづく考かんがえた。
      He brooded over his misfortunes.
    2. ②
      intently; carefully; closely; attentively
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と

#6
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と
Meaning
    1. ①
      if; when
      このシャンプーを買かうと、素敵すてきなヘアブラシがついてきます。
      This shampoo comes with a nice hair brush.
    2. ②
      and
      １２じゅうにと２４にじゅうよんと７ななと１１じゅういちの合計ごうけいは５４ごじゅうよんです。
      The sum of 12, 24, 7 and 11 is 54.
    3. ③
      with
      彼かれはあなたとうまくやっていけそうな人ひとだった。
      He was the sort of man you could get along with.
    4. ④
      used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
      「鶴つるは千年せんねん生いきるのよ」とチズコは言いった。
      Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years."
    5. ⑤
      shogi
      promoted pawn
      See also: と金 (ときん)
    6. ⑥
      Kyuushuu-ben
      indicates a question
      at sentence end
    1. ①
      EN と, in hiragana, or ト in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora.
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ばかり

#290
Common
Meaning
    1. ①
      only; merely; nothing but; no more than
      ５０００ごせん円えんばかりもっている。
      I have about 5,000 yen.
    2. ②
      approximately; about
      あなたの妹いもうとはいつも自分じぶんの夫おっとのことで文句もんくばかり言いっている。
      That sister of yours is always complaining of her husband.
    3. ③
      just (finished, etc.)
      after the -ta form of a verb
      「君きみはそれを終おえたか」「とんでもない、始はじめたばかりだ」
      "Have you finished it?" "On the contrary, I've just begun."
    4. ④
      as if to; (as though) about to; going to; on the point of; at any minute
      after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に)
      See also: 言わんばかり (いわんばかり)
    5. ⑤
      indicates emphasis
      often …とばかり(に)
    6. ⑥
      always; constantly
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ひたすら

#2,679

Inflections of ひたすら
Common
ひたすら
Meaning
    1. intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
      彼かれはひたすら成功せいこうを望のぞんで懸命けんめいに働はたらく。
      He works hard because he is anxious to succeed.
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ひび

#17,161
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ひび
Meaning
    1. ①
      crack; fissure
      その茶碗ちゃわんにはひびがある。
      The cup has a crack.
    2. ②
      rift (in a relationship); split; crack
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まあ

#163
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まあ
Meaning
    1. ①
      just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; now, now
      when urging or consoling
      まあ、ちょっとは私わたくしの身みにもなってくださいよ。
      Just put yourself in my shoes.
    2. ②
      tolerably; passably; moderately; reasonably; fairly; rather; somewhat
    3. ③
      well ...; I think ...; it would seem ...; you might say ...; Hmmm, I guess so ...
      when hesitating to express an opinion
    4. ④
      oh!; oh dear!; oh, my!; wow!; goodness gracious!; good heavens!
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より

#98
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より
より
Meaning
    1. ①
      than
      柔道じゅうどうでは力ちからより技わざのほうが大切たいせつである。
      In judo, technique is more important than strength.
    2. ②
      rather than; instead of; over; above
      私わたくしは金きんよりむしろ名誉めいよを選えらぶ。
      I would choose honor before money.
    3. ③
      from; out of; since; at; on (and after)
      ７月なながつ１０日とおかより札幌さっぽろ支店してんを開設かいせついたします。
      On July 10, we will open our Sapporo branch.
    4. ④
      except; but; other than
      with neg. sentence; as よりほかに...ない, よりしかたがない, etc.
      もうこれよりほかに手てはない。
      There's no other way than this now.
    5. ⑤
      more
      私わたくしはより熱心ねっしんに勉強べんきょうしようと決心けっしんした。
      I resolved to study harder.
    1. ①
      EN ゟ, read as yori, is a typographic ligature in the Japanese language, consisting of a combination of the hiragana graphs of よ (/jo/ [jo]) and り (/ri/ [ɽi]), a...
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アンド

#12,506
Common
アンド
Meaning
    1. ①
      and
    2. ②
      logic
      AND (Boolean operator)
      Only applies to ＡＮＤ
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あそこ

#468
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あそこ
Meaning
    1. ①
      there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where
      place physically distant from both speaker and listener
      See also: 何処 (どこ), 此処 (ここ), 其処 (そこ)
      あそこから人影ひとかげが見みえた。
      A form appeared from over there.
    2. ②
      genitals; private parts; nether regions
      Only applies to あそこ、あすこ、アソコ
      先生せんせい、アソコがかゆいんです。
      Doctor, I've got an itch in my crotch.
    3. ③
      that far; that much; that point
      something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener
      See also: あれ程 (あれほど)
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うねり

#14,624
Common
うねり
Meaning
    1. ①
      undulation; winding; meandering
    2. ②
      swell (of waves); ground swell; surge; billow; roller
      濃霧のうむに加くわえてうねりも高たかかった。
      In addition to a thick fog, there was a heavy swell.
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うん

#86
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うん
Meaning
    1. ①
      yes; yeah; uh huh
      「コーヒーのお替かわりいる？」「うん、ぼくのは少すくなめ、弟おとうとのには多おおめについでね」
      "Do you want another cup of coffee?" "Sure, make mine on the small side but be generous with my brother's."
    2. ②
      hum; hmmm; well; erm; huh?
      う～む、相貌そうぼうから判断はんだんするに上海しゃんはいからか。
      Hrmmm, to judge from their looks they might be from Shanghai.
    3. ③
      oof
      Only applies to うん
      moan or groan (of pain)
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ええ

#148
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ええ
Meaning
    1. ①
      yes; that is correct; right
      usu. ええ
      ええ、ほとんど私わたくしと同おなじくらいの背丈せたけになっていますよ。
      Yes, he's almost as tall as I am.
    2. ②
      um; errr; well
      usu. えー
    3. ③
      huh?
      usu. えー
    4. ④
      grrr; gah; must I?
      usu. えー
      「マナカの絵え、見みして」「えーー、恥はずかしいですよー」
      "Lemme see your painting, Manaka." "Must you? It's embarrassing!"
    5. ⑤
      Kansai-ben
      good
      usu. ええ
      See also: 良い (よい)
      君きみ、ええ仕事しごとをしてるな。
      You're doing good work there.
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おでん

#19,827
Common
おでん
Meaning
    1. food, cooking
      oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
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お守まもり

#3,652
Common
おまもり
Meaning
    1. ①
      charm; amulet; talisman
      安全あんぜんのために御守おまもりを持もって行いきなさい。
      Take an amulet for safety's sake.
    1. ①
      EN An amulet is an object whose most important characteristic is the power ascribed to it to protect its owner from danger or harm.
      More
Kanji
守 シュ guard, protect, defend
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お宅たく

#5,685
Common
おたく
Meaning
    1. ①
      your house; your home; your family
      お宅たくの暖房だんぼうはどのようにしていますか。
      How do you heat the house?
    2. ②
      your husband
    3. ③
      your organization
    4. ④
      you
      referring to someone of equal status with whom one is not especially close
Kanji
宅 タク home, house, residence
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お茶ちゃ

#1,190

Inflections of お茶
Common
おちゃ
Meaning
    1. ①
      tea (esp. green or barley)
      See also: 茶 (ちゃ)
      ご都合つごうのよいときにお茶ちゃを飲のみにお寄よりになりませんか。
      Why don't you drop in for tea at your convenience?
    2. ②
      tea break; teatime
      ３時さんじはお茶ちゃにしよう。
      Let's have tea at 3:00.
    3. ③
      tea ceremony
      See also: 茶の湯 (ちゃのゆ)
Kanji
茶 チャ tea
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おでこ

#9,917
Common
おでこ
Meaning
    1. ①
      brow; forehead
      See also: 凸 (でこ)
      前髪まえがみが、おでこにかからないように髪かみを上あげることをおすすめします。
      I recommend putting up your hair so your fringe doesn't get on your forehead.
    2. ②
      prominent forehead; beetle brow
    3. ③
      fishing
      not catching anything
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かな

#110
Common
かな
Meaning
    1. ①
      I wonder
      at sentence end
      肘ひじが痛いたむんだよ。病院びょういんに行いこうかな。
      My elbow really hurts. I guess I should go to a hospital.
    2. ②
      should I?; is it?
      at sentence end
      えーと、パン粉こは有あったかな？
      Hmm, did we have some breadcrumbs?
    3. ③
      I wish that; I hope that
      at sentence end; with a negative
      ラジオをとめてくれないかなぁ。
      I wish they would turn off the radio.
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から

#10
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から
Meaning
    1. ①
      from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
      学校がっこうは午前ごぜん８時はちじ１０分じゅっぷんから始はじまる。
      School begins at 8:10 a.m.
    2. ②
      from (originator); by
      警官けいかんは殺人犯さつじんはんから拳銃けんじゅうをもぎ取とった。
      The policeman wrested a gun from the murderer.
    3. ③
      because; since
      follows verbs, adjectives
      彼かれの部屋へやに明あかりがついているから、彼かれは帰宅きたくしたにちがいない。
      Since the light in his room is on, he must have come home.
    4. ④
      out of (constituent, part)
      １０じゅうから２にを引ひくと、８はち残のこる。
      Two from ten leaves eight.
    5. ⑤
      through (e.g. window, vestibule)
    6. ⑥
      after; since
      following the te-form of a verb
      よく振ふってから使用しようしてください。
      Shake before using.
    7. ⑦
      expresses sympathy or warning
      See also: いいから
      大切たいせつなことなんだから。
      Now, this is really important.
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きっと

#201
Common
きっと
Meaning
    1. ①
      surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
      でもよー、オラのおとうさんは良いい気きしねーよ、きっと。
      But I don't think Dad would like me to.
    2. ②
      sternly; severely
      esp. キッと
    3. ③
      having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
    4. ④
      suddenly; abruptly; instantly
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ギザギザ

#32,865

Inflections of ギザギザ
Common
ギザギザ
Meaning
    1. ①
      notches; serration; indentation; jaggies (stair-step artifacts in computer images)
      ぎざぎざのかどが彼かれのズボンに引ひっかかって穴あなを空あけた。
      The jagged edge ripped a hole in his trousers.
    2. ②
      notched; serrated; jagged; corrugated; milled
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くすぐる

#5,198

Inflections of くすぐる
Common
くすぐる
Meaning
    1. ①
      to tickle
    2. ②
      to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to appeal to; to flatter
    3. ③
      to make (someone) laugh; to amuse; to entertain
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くらべ

#67,093
Common
Meaning
    1. contest; comparison; competition
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こう

#216
Common
こう
こう
Meaning
    1. ①
      in this way; like this; so; thus
      used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker
      See also: そう, 嗚呼 (ああ), 仝 (どう)
      違ちがいはこうだ。つまり、彼かれのほうが君きみよりよく働はたらくのだ。
      The difference is this: he works harder than you.
    2. ②
      this (much); so
    3. ③
      uh; er; mm; well
      interjection used as a verbal pause
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こそ

#263
Common
こそ
Meaning
    1. ①
      it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.)
      emphasizes preceding word or phrase
      辛抱しんぼうこそ大事だいじなんだ。
      It's patience that counts.
    2. ②
      although; while; it is the case that ... but
      as こそあれ, こそすれ, こそするが, etc.
      彼かれは年としこそ若わかいが十分じゅうぶんその仕事しごとをやっていける。
      Young as he is, he is equal to the task.
    3. ③
      it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
      after conditional -ba form of verb
      君きみのためを思おもえばこそこう言いってるんだ。
      It is precisely because I have your best interests at heart that I am saying this.
    4. ④
      not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never
      after -nai stem of verb + ば
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