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Words — 366 found

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1. step; stair; rung; (flight of) steps
  • かれ
  • かいだん
  • いちど一度に
  • さん
  • だん
  • ずつ
  • かけあがった
He jumped up the steps three at a time.
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2. shelf; layer; tier
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3. grade; level; class
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4. dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.); rank
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5. paragraph; passage
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6. column (of print)
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7. act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.); section; scene
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8. row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table)
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9. stage (in a process); phase; occasion; time; moment; situation
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10. matter; occasionFormal or literary term, as ...の段
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11. degree; extentas ...どころの段ではない, ...という段じゃない, etc.
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12. counter for breaks in written language or speech
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1. smell; scent; odour; odor; stench臭い used for unpleasant smells
  • あの
  • はな
  • におい
  • つよ強い
That flower has a powerful smell.
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2. aura; whiff; smack; flavour; flavor; mood
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3. faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
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臭い 【におい】
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1. shade; shadow
  • あの
  • かげ
  • 腰をおろしましょう
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
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2. behind (something); other side; back
  • カーテン
  • かげ
  • かくれ隠れている
  • だれ
Who is hiding behind the curtain?
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3. the background; behind the scenes; behind someone's back
  • かげ
  • たにん他人
  • わるぐち悪口
  • 言う
  • べき
  • でない
You should not speak ill of others behind their backs.
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4. gloom (in someone's expression, nature, etc.); darkness
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蔭 【かげ】翳 【かげ】
Notes
翳: Rarely-used kanji form.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.)Antonym: 退場
  • その
  • じょゆう女優
  • ぶたい舞台
  • さんど3度
  • とうじょう登場
  • した
That actress made three entrances onto the stage.
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence; introduction; advent
  • 西遊記
  • なか
  • には
  • れんきんじゅつ錬金術
  • はなし
  • かずおお数多く
  • とうじょう登場
  • します
Many tales of alchemy show up in "Journey to the West".
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Noun
1. clue; lead; key; trail; scent; track
  • その
  • さつじんしゃ殺人者
  • しょうたい正体
  • てが手掛かり
  • まったく
  • なかった
There was no clue as to the identity of the murderer.
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2. handhold; hold
  • ここ
  • くだ下り
  • てが手掛かり
  • ない
  • ので
  • きけん危険
The downclimb here is also dangerous as there are no handholds.
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手掛かり 【てがかり】手懸かり 【てがかり】
Notes
手懸かり: Rarely-used kanji form.
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1. background; scenery; backdrop; setting
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2. background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; context
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3. backing; support (from behind the scenes)
  • かれ
  • けいざいてき経済的
  • はいけい背景
  • しっかり
  • している
His economical backing is secure.
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
1. to drift; to float
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
2. to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
3. to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood)
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
4. to wander; to walk around aimlessly
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
5. to be unsteady; to be unstableArchaic
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
6. to falter; to flinch; to winceArchaic
Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
7. to live in unreliable circumstancesArchaic
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. back; rear
Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. background; behind the scenes
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Noun
1. actual place; actual location; the spot; the scene; the field; (on) site
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2. place where one is currently living
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Noun
1. script; libretto; scenario
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Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb
1. to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
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見わたす 【みわたす】
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to act (a part); to play (a role)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production)
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself; to do something conspicuously; to make a scene
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
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Noun
1. (scenic) view; prospect; outlook
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2. viewing platform; overlookAbbreviation, See also 見晴らし台
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Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
1. to follow (a road, path, etc.); to traceUsually written using kana alone
  • もり
  • なか
  • こみち小道
  • たど辿って
  • いく
  • たの楽しい
  • こと
It's fun to follow the path through the woods.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
2. to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to retrace (e.g. one's memory); to search; to go overUsually written using kana alone
  • りょうし猟師
  • くま
  • あしあと足跡
  • たどった
The hunter followed the bear's tracks.
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb
3. to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of; to take (a course); to pursue (a path); to meet (a fate)Usually written using kana alone
  • かれ彼の
  • にんき人気
  • かこうせん下降線
  • たどっている
His popularity is falling.
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I-adjective (keiyoushi)
1. refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
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清清しい 【すがすがしい】
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Noun
1. dressing room; green room; backstage
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2. behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairsSee also 楽屋裏 がくやうら
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Noun
1. the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street")
  • ちまた
  • インターネット
  • なる
  • もの
  • はやっています
People are talking about this Internet phenomenon.
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2. street; district; quarters
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3. location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
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4. divide (e.g. between life and death)
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5. fork (in a road); crossroadsorig. meaning
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岐 【ちまた】衢 【ちまた】
Notes
岐: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage. 衢: Out-dated kanji or kanji usage.
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Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
1. to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to hit (e.g. baseball); to break wind
  • かれ
  • その
  • へいし兵士
  • ねらって
  • はな放った
He shot an arrow at the soldier.
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
2. to set free; to release; to let loose
  • それ
  • とら
  • はな放つ
  • ような
  • もの
It is like letting a tiger run loose.
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
3. to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
  • その
  • ごみ箱
  • あくしゅう悪臭
  • はな放っていた
The garbage-can gave off a bad smell.
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
4. to send out (a person to carry out a duty)
Godan verb with 'tsu' ending, Transitive verb
5. to set fire toSee also 火を放つ, in the form 火を放つ
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