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Noun
1. context (of a passage); line of thought​
  • ことば言葉
  • の
  • いみ意味
  • は
  • ぶんみゃく文脈
  • によって
  • か変わり
  • うる
  • 。
The meaning of words can change according to their context.
Noun
2. context (of a matter, event, etc.); circumstances; background​
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Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front​Abbreviation, See also 逆さま
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倒さ 【さかさ】
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Noun
1. system​
Noun
2. lineage; ancestry; family line​
Noun
3. group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought)​
Noun
4. close (evolutionary) relationship​
Noun
5. a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)​
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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
  • さけ鮭
  • は
  • かわ川
  • を
  • さかのぼって
  • すな砂
  • に
  • 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
  • は
  • 1173
  • ねん年
  • 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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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to return; to come back; to go back​esp. 返る
  • のろい
  • は
  • のろい
  • ぬし主
  • に
  • かえ返る
  • 。
Curses, like chickens, come home to roost.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to turn over​See also 裏返る
Suffix, Godan verb with 'ru' ending
3. to become extremely; to become completely​after the -masu stem of a verb; esp. 返る
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反る 【かえる】
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to carry on one's back​
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to be burdened with; to take responsibility for​
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something)​
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to be conceited; to think highly of oneself​Only applies to しょう, See also しょってる, in the form しょってる
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背負う 【しょう】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps​
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be revived; to be refreshed; to be restored​
  • はる春
  • の
  • あめ雨
  • が
  • はな花
  • に
  • せいき生気
  • を
  • よみがえらせた
  • 。
A spring rain revived the flower.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back​
  • かのじょ彼女の
  • かお顔
  • が
  • きおく記憶
  • に
  • まざまざ
  • と
  • よみがえった
  • 。
Her face came back vividly to my memory.
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甦る 【よみがえる】、蘇える 【よみがえる】、甦える 【よみがえる】
Notes
蘇える: Irregular okurigana usage. 甦える: Irregular okurigana usage.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; being thankful​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); feeling embarrassed (e.g. by someone's compliments, hospitality, etc.)​oft. before a request, as 恐縮ですが
  • きょうしゅく恐縮
  • です
  • が
  • 、
  • 2月
  • 27
  • にち日
  • の
  • やくそく約束
  • を
  • キャンセル
  • させて
  • ください
  • 。
I am very sorry, but I must cancel our appointment for February 27.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
3. shrinking back in fear​Archaic
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home​See also 返す
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還す 【かえす】
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Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to draw back; to sink; to cave in​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to be set back (e.g. from a road)​
Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere); to stay indoors; to butt out; to stay out of it​
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引っこむ 【ひっこむ】
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to repay; to pay back; to refund; to reimburse​
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払戻す 【はらいもどす】
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かえ ひっくり返る
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to capsize​
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over; to lie on one's back​
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ひっくり返る 【ひっくりがえる】、引っくり返る 【ひっくりかえる】、引っくり返る 【ひっくりがえる】、引っ繰り返る 【ひっくりかえる】、引っ繰り返る 【ひっくりがえる】、引繰り返る 【ひっくりかえる】、引繰り返る 【ひっくりがえる】
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Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
1. support; backing; endorsement; approval​
Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb
2. propping up; holding up; support​
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
1. to carry on one's back; to bear; to shoulder​
  • お負うた
  • こ子
  • に
  • おし教えられて
  • あさせ浅瀬
  • を
  • わた渡る
  • 。
A child on your back may guide you across a ford.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
2. to take (responsibility); to assume; to accept; to bear (the blame, costs, etc.); to have (a duty, obligation, etc.); to become responsible for; to be burdened with (work, debt, etc.)​
  • これ
  • について
  • は
  • わたし私
  • が
  • すべて
  • せきにん責任
  • を
  • お負います
  • 。
I will accept full responsibility for this.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
3. to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound); to receive; to incur (a loss, damage, etc.)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • ちめいしょう致命傷
  • を
  • お負った
  • 。
He suffered a fatal wound.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
4. to owe (a debt of gratitude to); to be indebted to​as ...に負う
  • わずかながら
  • わたし私の
  • う受けた
  • しどう指導
  • を
  • わたし私
  • は
  • わかもの若者
  • に
  • お負っている
  • 。
What little guidance I had I owe to a young man.
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb
5. to have (something) behind one; to be backed by​
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...​
  • あなた
  • は
  • きつえん喫煙
  • を
  • ひかえる
  • べき
  • です
  • 。
You should refrain from smoking.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)​
  • せんせい先生
  • は
  • せいと生徒
  • たち
  • に
  • それら
  • の
  • たんご単語
  • を
  • ノート
  • に
  • ひか控えて
  • おく
  • よう
  • しじ指示した
  • 。
The teacher told the pupils to write those words down in their notebooks.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
3. to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for​
  • かのじょ彼女
  • は
  • にゅうし入試
  • を
  • ひか控えて
  • しんけいしつ神経質
  • になっていた
  • 。
She was nervous before the entrance exam.
Ichidan verb, Intransitive verb
4. to be soon; to be in the offing​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
5. to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)​
  • あの
  • 小売店
  • の
  • バック
  • には
  • もっと
  • おお大きな
  • かいしゃ会社
  • が
  • ひかえています
  • 。
The small retail outlet is only a front for a much larger entity.
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扣える 【ひかえる】
Notes
扣える: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to capitalise on (experience, etc.)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • わずかな
  • しゅうにゅう収入
  • を
  • せいいっぱい精一杯
  • い活かした
  • 。
He made the best of his small income.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
2. to let live; to keep alive​Only applies to 生かす
  • じぶん自分
  • も
  • い生き
  • 、
  • たにん他人
  • も
  • い生かせ
  • 。
Live and let live.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
3. to revive; to resuscitate; to bring back to life​Only applies to 生かす
  • しんていし心停止
  • の
  • かんじゃ患者
  • を
  • おうきゅうしょち応急処置
  • で
  • い生かした
  • 。
We used emergency measures to revive the cardiac arrest patient.
Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
4. to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)​
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活かす 【いかす】
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to forbid; to ban; to prohibit​
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)​See also 禁じ得ない, usu. as 禁じ得ない
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Noun
1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting​
Noun
2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context​
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3. backing; support (from behind the scenes)​
  • かれ彼
  • は
  • けいざいてき経済的
  • はいけい背景
  • が
  • しっかり
  • している
  • 。
His economical backing is secure.
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Noun
1. personal history; background; career​
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