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Noun
1. story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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物語り 【ものがたり】
Notes
物語り: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
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薫り 【かおり】馨り 【かおり】香 【かおり】薫 【かおり】
Notes
香: Irregular okurigana usage. 薫: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
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役割り 【やくわり】
Notes
役割り: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. laugh; laughterSee also 笑う
  • あかんぼう赤ん坊
  • てきい敵意
  • ある
  • わら笑い
  • できる
  • ほど
  • 年をとって
  • いない
The baby is not old enough to be capable of hostile laughter.
Noun
2. smileSee also 笑う
  • にほん日本
  • ぶんか文化
  • ぶんみゃく文脈
  • なか
  • とうぜん当然
  • とおもと思われる
  • ほほえ微笑み
  • がいこくじん外国人
  • あいだ
  • ぶきみ不気味な
  • わら笑い
  • として
  • おお多く
  • こんらん混乱
  • 生み
  • また
  • あくひょう悪評
  • たか高い
Our smile, which is understandable in the context of Japanese culture, sometimes causes a lot of confusion and is notorious among foreign people as a mysterious smile.
Noun
3. sneerSee also 笑う, esp. 嗤い
  • ぎこちない
  • わら笑い
  • した
  • てんいん店員
  • こた答えた
The smirking male clerk replied.
Noun
4. sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
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咲い 【わらい】嗤い 【わらい】笑 【わらい】
Notes
笑: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. date; dating
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日付け 【ひづけ】日附 【ひづけ】
Notes
日付け: Irregular okurigana usage. 日附: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Pronoun, Adverb (fukushi)
1. everyone; everybody; allUsually written using kana alone
  • かのじょ彼女
  • みんな
  • あい愛されている
She is loved by everybody.
Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
2. everything; allUsually written using kana alone
  • このは木の葉
  • みんな
  • 落ちて
  • しまった
The leaves have all fallen.
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皆んな 【みんな】皆 【みな】
Notes
皆んな: Irregular okurigana usage.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
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新らしい 【あたらしい】
Notes
新らしい: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun
1. talk; speech; chat; conversationOnly applies to 話, Only applies to 話し
  • ひと
  • はなし
  • 水を差さないで
  • くれ
Don't throw a wet blanket over our conversation.
Noun
2. topic; subject
  • かれ
  • ふゆかい不愉快な
  • はなし
  • じかん時間
  • した
He dwelt on an unpleasant subject for two hours.
Noun
3. discussions; negotiation; argumentOnly applies to 話, Only applies to 話し
  • じかん時間
  • ぎろん議論
  • した
  • われわれ我々
  • はなし
  • まとまらなかった
After three hours of discussion we got nowhere.
Noun
4. rumor; talk; hearsay
  • きび厳しい
  • ふゆ
  • になる
  • という
  • はなし
  • です
They say we are going to have a severe winter.
Noun
5. tale; story; fable
  • わたし
  • アンソニー
  • きょう
  • すばらしい
  • はなし
  • むちゅう夢中
  • になっていました
I was lost in Sir Anthony's wonderful story.
Noun
6. circumstances; particulars
  • はなし
  • 聞かせて
  • くれ
I want a full report though.
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話し 【はなし】咄 【はなし】噺 【はなし】
Notes
話し: Irregular okurigana usage. 咄: Rarely-used kanji form. 噺: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Numeric
1. one
  • ひと1つ
  • とおりす通り過ぎた
  • かとおもかと思うと
  • すぐに
  • つぎ次の
  • たいふう台風
  • せっきん接近
  • する
No sooner has one typhoon passed than the next one approaches.
Noun
2. for one thingoften used in itemized lists
  • ひと一つ
  • には
  • わたし
  • まず貧しい
  • それ
  • また
  • いそが忙しく
  • ある
For one thing, I am poor; for another, I am busy.
Noun
3. onlyafter a noun
Noun
4. (not) evenwith a verb in negative form
  • つま
  • 知らせ
  • 聞いて
  • まゆ
  • ひと一つ
  • うご動かさなかった
He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.
Noun, Adverb (fukushi)
5. just (e.g. "just try it")
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
6. some kind of; one type of
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1つ 【ひとつ】一 【ひとつ】
Notes
一: Irregular okurigana usage.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. busy; occupied; hectic
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. restless; hurried; fidgety
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忙がしい 【いそがしい】
Notes
忙がしい: Irregular okurigana usage.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot暖かい usu. refers to air temperature
  • だんだん
  • あたた暖かく
  • なります
It will get warmer and warmer.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. considerate; kind; genialOnly applies to 温かい
  • かのじょ彼女
  • こころ
  • あたた温かい
  • ひと
  • なんです
She has a kind heart.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. warm (of a colour); mellowOnly applies to 暖かい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. having enough moneyOnly applies to 暖かい
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暖かい 【あったかい】温かい 【あたたかい】温かい 【あったかい】
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Noun
1. (doing) togetherusu. adverbially as 〜に
Noun
2. one lump; one mixture; the same category
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
3. the same; identical
Noun
4. (at) the same timeusu. adverbially as 〜に
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Noun
1. end; finish; place to stopUsually written using kana alone
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2. bound; limit; endUsually written using kana alone, See also 切りがない
Noun
3. delivery date (of a futures contract)Finance, Only applies to 限り, Only applies to 限
Noun
4. finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
Noun
5. trump card
Noun
6. king (court card; in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)Card games
Counter
7. counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (of fish, meat, etc.)
  • かれ
  • そこ
  • 行った
  • きり
  • にど2度と
  • かえ帰ってこなかった
He went there, never to return.
Particle
8. only; justUsually written using kana alone, See also っきり, sometimes pronounced ぎり
  • かれ
  • 38
  • さい歳な
  • のに
  • りょうしん両親
  • たよ頼り
  • きり
  • です
Though 38, he is still dependent on his parents.
Particle
9. (ever) since; afterUsually written using kana alone, usu. in a negative sentence; sometimes pronounced ぎり
Particle
10. continuously; remaining (in a particular state)Usually written using kana alone, sometimes pronounced ぎり
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限り 【きり】切 【きり】限 【きり】
Notes
切: Irregular okurigana usage. 限: Irregular okurigana usage.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient; seldom; rare
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尠い 【すくない】寡い 【すくない】
Notes
尠い: Rarely-used kanji form. 寡い: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. next (to); adjoining; adjacent
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
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隣り 【となり】鄰 【となり】
Notes
隣り: Irregular okurigana usage. 鄰: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. disliking; not wanting; unwilling (to do); reluctant
  • かれ彼の
  • はなしかた話し方
  • いや
  • なの
I don't like his way of talking.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; horrible; disgusting; undesirable; unwelcome
  • この
  • たまご
  • いや
  • にお匂いがする
This egg has a bad smell.
3. no!; quit it!; stop!Usually written using kana alone
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嫌 【や】厭 【いや】厭 【や】イヤ
Notes
厭: Rarely-used kanji form. 厭: Rarely-used kanji form.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. light; well-lit; well-lighted
  • ダイヤ
  • あか明るく
  • ひか光った
The diamond shone brightly.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
2. bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
  • あか明るい
  • いろ
  • わたし私たち
  • めをひ目を引いた
The bright colors arrested our eyes.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
3. cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
  • あの
  • こども子供
  • あか明るい
  • びしょう微笑
  • みんな
  • ひきつける
The child captivates everyone with his sunny smile.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
4. encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
5. familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in)as 〜に明るい
  • きみ
  • なかなか
  • ちり地理
  • あか明るい
You're pretty good with the lay of the land.
I-adjective (keiyoushi)
6. fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
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Noun
1. opposite side; other side
  • かのじょ彼女
  • せがひく背が低
  • すぎて
  • へい
  • 向こう
  • みえなかった
She was too short to see over the fence.
Noun
2. over there; ahead; beyond; (in the) distance; far away; far off
  • その
  • おとこのこ男の子
  • 向こう
  • います
The boy is over there.
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3. destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
  • 向こう
  • 思う壷
You will play into their hands.
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4. the other party; the other side
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5. from now; next (e.g. two weeks); coming ...; from ... onwards
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向う 【むこう】
Notes
向う: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Pronoun
1. that; itUsually written using kana alone, See also これ, See also あれ, See also どれ, indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind
  • まんいち万一
  • それ
  • 起これば
  • きみ
  • どうしますか
Should that happen, what will you do?
Pronoun
2. then; that point (in time); that timeUsually written using kana alone
  • それ
  • 高1
  • とき
  • から
  • 17
  • ねん
  • 経ちました
That was when I was in the first year at high school, so 17 years have passed since then.
Pronoun
3. thereArchaic, indicating a place near the listener
Pronoun
4. youArchaic
Notes
其れ: Rarely-used kanji form.
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