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#155
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    appearing ...; looking ...
    usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
    See also: 様だ (ようだ)
    Ken appears a friendly person.
  2. 2
    way to ...; method of ...ing
    usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
  3. 3
    form; style; design
    usu. after a noun
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#417
Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms
    after a person's name, position, etc.
    She dreamed that she was a princess.
  2. 2
    makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
    usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with or
    That's very kind of you.
  3. 3
    state; situation; appearance; manner
    The way she dizzily moves around is far too dangerous.
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#184,060
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    mess; sorry state; plight; sad sight
  2. 2
    -ways; -wards
    indicates direction
  3. 3
    in the act of ...; just as one is ...
    after the -masu stem of a verb
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#89
Common
Meaning
  1. 1
    like; as
    Tom worked like a madman.
  2. 2
    so that; in order that; so as to; in order to
    Speak louder so everyone can hear you.
  3. 3
    be sure to
    at sentence end
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#141,424
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    like; similar to
    Life is like a journey.
  2. 2
    (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
    at sentence end; short for ような気がする
  3. 3
    feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
    at sentence end; short for ような感じがする
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#430

Inflections of ようになる

Common
Meaning
  1. to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
    after a verb
    Our baby is learning to speak.
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#686

Inflections of ようにする

Common
Meaning
  1. to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
    after a verb
    Thanks. Maybe we'll come back.
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#784
Meaning
  1. 1
    it seems that ...; it appears that ...
    at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as ~ after nouns
    It seems that something is wrong with this car.
  2. 2
    is like ...; is similar to ...
    at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as ~ after nouns
    Seen from a distance, the hill looks like an elephant.
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#223,345
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    it seems that ...; it appears that ...
    at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as ~ after nouns
    See also: 様だ (ようだ)
    Feel free to get yourself a drink if you are thirsty.
  2. 2
    is like ...; is similar to ...
    at sentence end; after attrib. form of a verb or adjective, as ~ after nouns
    See also: 様だ (ようだ)
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#1,222

Inflections of ような気がする

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
    His dress somehow gives an aristocratic impression.
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#2,364

Inflections of ように言う

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. to tell (someone) to ...
    after a verb
    The teacher tells us to clean our classroom every day.
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#3,040

Inflections of 様々

Common
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
    The garden was a riot of color.
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#9,819

Inflections of 様子見

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
    Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
  2. 2
    go (game)
    probe; probing move
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#24,533

Inflections of 様子を伺う

Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. to wait and see; to see how the land lies
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