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Noun
1. kotatsu; table over an electric heater, with a hanging quilt to retain heat (orig. over a charcoal brazier in a floor well)Usually written using kana alone
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火燵 【こたつ】コタツ
Notes
火燵: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi)
1. (what) the heck; (why) in the world; (who) on earth; (where) the hell; (how) the hellbefore an interrogative; forms an emphatic question
  • いったい一体
  • どこ
  • かれ
  • 会った
  • んだ
Where on earth did you meet him?
Noun
2. one object; one body; one unit; one group; one mass
  • ストライキ
  • とは
  • じゅうぎょういん従業員
  • しゅうだん集団
  • いったい一体
  • となって
  • しゅうろう就労
  • きょひ拒否
  • する
  • こと
  • です
A strike is a mass refusal to work by a body of employees.
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3. one form; one style; one format; one fashion
Noun
4. one Buddhist image; one carving; one sculpture
Noun
5. one corpse; one sample (of bones, remains, etc.)
Adverb (fukushi)
6. generally; in general; on the whole; by and large; for the most partSee also 一体に, also as ~に
Adverb (fukushi)
7. strictly speaking; in the first place; originally; to begin withDated term
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Noun
1. one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
  • かのじょ彼女
  • こうべ神戸
  • だいがく大学
  • しゅっしん出身
  • です
She graduated from Kobe University.
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Noun
1. hole; opening; orifice; perforation
  • そして
  • かく
  • チーム
  • ボール
  • 蹴って
  • この
  • あな
  • とお通そうと
  • たが互いに
  • きそ競い
  • 合った
  • のです
And the teams competed with each other to try to kick the ball through this hole.
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2. pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
Noun
3. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
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4. deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
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5. gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
  • ミーティング
  • あな
  • あけて
  • しまった
  • こと
  • にたいに対し
  • さいど再度
  • 詫び
  • します
Let me apologize once again for missing our meeting.
Noun
6. flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
Noun
7. good place not many people know about; well-kept secretSee also 穴場
Noun
8. upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
Noun
9. (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)See also , theatre jargon
Noun
10. hiding place; hideoutArchaic
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孔 【あな】
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Noun
1. origin; beginning; start
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初まり 【はじまり】
Notes
初まり: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun
1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kernel; stone (e.g. of a peach)
  • 蒔かぬ
  • たね
  • 生えない
You must sow before you can reap.
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2. progeny; offspring; issue; breed
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3. paternal blood; lineageSee also
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4. sperm; semen; seed
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5. cause; source; seed; origin
  • そんな
  • こと
  • すれば
  • 笑いもの
  • たね
  • なる
If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
Noun
6. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject (of discussion); theme; (news) copy; source (of a story)
Noun
7. ingredient; main ingredient (of a piece of sushi); leavenFood, cooking
Noun
8. mechanism (of a magic trick, etc.); secret; trickery
Noun
9. 10-point card; tane; animal cardHanafuda, Usually written using kana alone, oft. as タネ
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Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be in accordance (with)
  • この
  • ものがたり物語
  • じじつ事実
  • もと基づいている
This story is founded on fact.
Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from); to originate (in)
  • かれ彼らの
  • あらそ争い
  • ごかい誤解
  • もと基づく
  • もの
The dispute between them is due to a misunderstanding.
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基く 【もとづく】
Notes
基く: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. originally; primarily
  • この
  • ほんらい本来
  • フランスごフランス語
  • 書かれていた
This poem was originally written in French.
Adverb (fukushi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. essentially; intrinsically; naturally; by nature; in (and of) itself
  • きょうそう競争
  • ほんらい本来
  • わる悪い
  • もの
  • ではない
Competition is not by nature evil.
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
3. proper; rightful; legal; normal
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Noun
1. (social) standing; status; position; rank
  • かれ
  • みぶん身分
  • たか高い
  • ひと
  • です
He is a man of high social status.
Noun
2. identity; birth; origin
  • しはいにん支配人
  • ドア
  • ひら開いて
  • みぶん身分
  • なの名乗った
The manager opened the door and identified himself.
Noun
3. one's circumstances; one's means
  • みぶん身分
  • そうおう相応に
  • 暮らせ
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. real thing; original; actual
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); original work; (creative) writing
  • この
  • がか画家
  • うつく美しい
  • かいが絵画
  • そうさく創作
  • する
This artist creates beautiful paintings.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. fabrication; fiction; invention
  • それ
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • そうさく創作
  • だろう
I think she made up that story.
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. origin; beginning; genesis
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
2. primeval; primordial; primitive
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. east and west
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. Orient and Occident; East and West
  • この
  • くに
  • とうざい東西
  • ぶんか文化
  • 交じり
  • 合っている
Cultures of the East and the West are mixed in this country.
3. ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-upAbbreviation, Only applies to とうざい, See also 東西東西
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東西 【ひがしにし】
Notes
ひがしにし: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to go upstream; to go up (a river)Usually written using kana alone
  • さけ
  • かわ
  • さかのぼって
  • すな
  • さんらん産卵
  • する
Salmon go up the river and lay their eggs in the sand.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to); to be retroactive (to)Usually written using kana alone
  • その
  • きょうかい教会
  • 1173
  • ねん
  • まで
  • さかのぼる
The church dates back to 1173.
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溯る 【さかのぼる】逆上る 【さかのぼる】泝る 【さかのぼる】
Notes
溯る: Rarely-used kanji form. 逆上る: Rarely-used kanji form. 泝る: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Adverb (fukushi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by natureUsually written using kana alone
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)Usually written using kana alone, usu. as 〜て(も)もともと, 〜でもともと, etc.
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元元 【もともと】本本 【もともと】本々 【もともと】
Notes
本本: Rarely-used kanji form. 本々: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. occurrence; incidence; outbreak; birth (e.g. of civilization)
  • いっさんかたんそ一酸化炭素
  • とは
  • たんそかごうぶつ炭素化合物
  • ふかんぜんねんしょう不完全燃焼
  • はっせい発生
  • する
  • ゆうがいぶっしつ有害物質
  • です
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb
2. generation (of power, heat, etc.); production
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. ontogeny; development; growth; breedingBiology
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. original; unique; distinctive; characteristic; peculiar
Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
2. independent; one's own; personal
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Noun
1. origin; beginning; source; rise
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起原 【きげん】
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Noun
1. source (of a river); fountainhead
Noun
2. source; origin; root
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