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まあまあ
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Adverb (fukushi)
1. so-so; passable; not (so) bad; reasonable​
    「
  • けんきゅう研究
  • は
  • どう
  • ですか
  • 」「
  • まあまあ
  • です
  • 」
"How's your research coming along?" "Not so bad."
2. now, now; there, there; there now​used to comfort someone or calm someone down
  • まあまあ
  • 、
  • そう
  • おこ怒らないで
  • ください
  • な
  • 。
Now, please don't get so angry.
3. my, my; oh my!; dear me!​Female term or language, expression of surprise or wonder
  • まあまあ
  • なんて
  • ほそ細い
  • こし腰
  • な
  • の
  • !
  • お
  • かお顔
  • も
  • ちい小さくて
  • 、
  • ほんとう本当に
  • お
  • にんぎょう人形
  • さん
  • みたい
  • !
My what a narrow waist! Her face is small, she really looks just like a doll!
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Noun
1. way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression​
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Noun
1. complexion; skin tone; skin colour​
Noun
2. countenance; look (on one's face); expression​
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顔色 【がんしょく】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. indication; expression; showing; manifestation; demonstration​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. display; displaying​Computing
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
3. representation​Physics
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
4. (copyright) attribution​Law
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標示 【ひょうじ】
Notes
標示: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. expression in writing; written representation; notation; transcription; orthography​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face​
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Noun
1. the whole face​
Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. (wearing an expression) all over one's face​
  • まんめん満面
  • しゅをそそ朱をそそいで
  • おこ怒った
  • 。
He went red in the face with rage.
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. dangerous; perilous; threatening; stormy; volatile; tense; critical; serious​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp; harsh​
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. talk; conversation; dialogue​
  • ゆうしょくご夕食後
  • の
  • だんわ談話
  • で
  • かれ彼ら
  • は
  • せいじ政治
  • について
  • はなしあ話し合った
  • 。
In their discourse after dinner, they talked about politics.
Noun
2. informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; comment​
Noun
3. discourse​Linguistics
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. cavity; hollow; void​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
2. hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.); empty (words, heart, etc.)​Only applies to 虚ろ, Only applies to 空ろ
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空ろ 【うつろ】、洞ろ 【うつろ】、洞 【うつろ】
Notes
洞ろ: Rarely-used kanji form. 洞: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence​
    「
  • あの
  • おと音
  • で
  • かんがえごと考え事
  • が
  • できない
  • わ
  • 」
  • と
  • 、
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • タイプライター
  • を
  • み見つめ
  • ながら
  • い言った
  • 。
"I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
Particle
2. indicates possession​literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
Conjunction, Particle
3. but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while​
  • い言うまでもない
  • こと
  • だ
  • が
  • ローマ
  • は
  • いちにち1日
  • にして
  • は
  • な成らず
  • 。
It goes without saying that Rome was not built in a day.
Particle
4. and​
Particle
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation​
Particle
6. regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ...​after the volitional or -まい form of a verb
Particle
7. indicates a desire or hope​
Particle
8. softens a statement​at sentence end
Particle
9. indicates doubt​at sentence end
Particle
10. indicates scorn​after a noun at the end of an interjection
Particle
11. partial equivalent of the "no" particle (in Tosa dialect, a.o.)​See also の, See also の, See also の, dialectal
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1. Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, after a person's name, position, etc.
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • おうじょ王女
  • さま様
  • になった
  • ゆめをみ夢を見た
  • 。
She dreamed that she was a princess.
Suffix
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)​Polite (teineigo) language, See also お粗末さまでした, usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お or ご
  • どうも
  • ご
  • しんせつ親切
  • さま
  • 。
That's very kind of you.
Noun
3. state; situation; appearance; manner​
  • フラフラと
  • あるきまわ歩き回る
  • さま様
  • は
  • 、
  • あまりに
  • デンジャラス
  • だ
  • 。
The way she dizzily moves around is far too dangerous.
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方 【さま】、状 【さま】
Notes
方: Rarely-used kanji form. 状: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Suffix
1. Mr; Mrs; Miss; Ms; -san​Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language, Familiar language, See also 様 さま, after a person's name (or position, etc.)
    美和子
  • さん
  • 、
  • こちら
  • ケニー
  • さん
  • です
  • 。
Miwako, I want you to meet Kenny.
Suffix
2. politeness marker​Polite (teineigo) language, usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective
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Noun
1. spoken language; colloquial expression​See also 書き言葉
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話しことば 【はなしことば】、話言葉 【はなしことば】
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique​
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遠回し 【とおまわし】
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)
1. lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)​
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Noun, Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation​
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression); inadequate (explanation)​
  • かれ彼の
  • せつめい説明
  • 、
  • したた舌足らず
  • で
  • よく
  • わ分からなかった
  • 。
His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
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Noun
1. speech; eloquence; manner of speaking; manner of expression​
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辯舌 【べんぜつ】
Notes
辯舌: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); modification; figurative expression; figure of speech; metaphor​
Noun
2. form; figure; appearance​
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