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    Full entry for 背

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. shallows; shoal

    2. rapids; current; torrent

    3. position; place

    4. chance; opportunity

    Full entry for 瀬

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    hiragana representing mora [se]. It is a monograph and gojūon (五十音). — せ
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    se

    1. hiragana representing mora [se]. It is a monograph and gojūon (五十音).

      EXAMPLE
      せんべい
      [senbei] Senbei rice cracker

    Full entry for せ

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. narrowness; being cramped; being almost full

    Full entry for 狭

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    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    Kansai-ben
    1. so; really; seeming

    Full entry for せ

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    ze

    1. hiragana representing mora [ze]. It is the せ [se] gojūon (五十音) with a dakuten (濁点) diacritic.

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      ぜいたく
      [zeitaku] Luxury

    Full entry for ぜ

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    misekake

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    1. seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock

    Full entry for 見せ掛け

    だん
    せい

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    man; male — 男性
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    だん
    せい

    dansei

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    Common
    JLPT N3
    Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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    JLPT N4
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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
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    1. man; male

      EXAMPLE
      あの男性(だんせい)(だれ)ですか。
      Who is that man?
    2. masculine gender

    Full entry for 男性

    せん

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    line; stripe; stria — 線
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    せん

    sen

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Noun, as suffix
    Noun, used as a suffix
    Noun, as suffix
    1. line; stripe; stria

    2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire

    3. ray (e.g. X-ray); beam

    4. line (e.g. of a railroad); track; route; lane

    5. outline; contours; form

    6. level

    7. division

    Full entry for 線

    せい

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    sei

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. height; stature

    Full entry for 背

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    attack; offence; offense — 攻め
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    seme

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    1. attack; offence; offense

      Noun (common)
      Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Noun (common)
    2. a barrage of; a flood of

      Suffix
      Suffix
      Suffix

    Full entry for 攻め

    せい
    しゅん

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    seishun

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    JLPT N1
    Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
    JLPT N1
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    1. youth; springtime of life; adolescent

      EXAMPLE
      (おれ)青春(せいしゅん)(かえ)せ!
      Give me back my youth!

    Full entry for 青春

    める

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    semeru

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    Common
    JLPT N2
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    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Ichidan verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    1. to condemn; to blame; to criticize; to criticise; to reproach; to accuse

    2. to urge; to press; to pester

    3. to torture; to torment; to persecute

    4. to break in (a horse)

    Full entry for 責める

    ひく

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    low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.) — 低い
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    ひく

    hikui

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    Common
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    Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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    Adj.
    Adjective (keiyoushi)
    Adj.
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    1. low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.)

      EXAMPLE
      サービスの(しつ)(ひく)いです
      The quality of service is low
    2. low (position); close to the ground

      EXAMPLE
      ツバメが(ひく)()ぶと(あめ)()
      When swallows fly low, it will rain
    3. short (height)

      EXAMPLE
      (かれ)()(ひく)
      He is short
    4. deep (voice); in a low key; low (volume)

    Full entry for 低い

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    to aim at; to have an eye on — 目指す
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    mezasu

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    Godan verb w/ す ending
    Godan verb with 'su' ending
    Godan verb w/ す ending
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    1. to aim at; to have an eye on

      EXAMPLE
      ワールドカップを目指(めざ)せ!
      Let's aim for the World Cup!
    2. to go toward; to head for

      EXAMPLE
      ゴールを目指(めざ)して(はし)
      To run towards the finish line

    Full entry for 目指す

    とお

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    mitooshi

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. unobstructed view; perspective; visibility; vista

    2. forecast; outlook; prospect; prediction

      EXAMPLE
      見通(みとお)しは否定(ひてい)(てき)だった。
      The outlook was negative.
    3. insight; foresight

    Full entry for 見通し

    わず
    おも

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    おも

    omowazu

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    JLPT N2
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    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    1. unconsciously; involuntarily; instinctively; reflexively; spontaneously; unintentionally; in spite of oneself

    Full entry for 思わず

    こす

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    okosu

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    JLPT N1
    Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
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    JLPT N3
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    JLPT N4
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    Godan verb w/ す ending
    Godan verb with 'su' ending
    Godan verb w/ す ending
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    1. to raise; to raise up; to set up; to pick up

    2. to wake; to wake up; to waken; to awaken

      EXAMPLE
      (かれ)はハリーを()こすのに失敗(しっぱい)した。
      He failed to wake Harry up.
    3. to cause; to bring about; to lead to; to trigger; to give rise to; to create; to generate (e.g. heat, electricity); to produce

    4. to start; to begin; to launch; to establish; to found; to set up; to open

    5. to plough; to plow; to till

    6. to fall ill with

    7. to transcribe; to write down (what is spoken)

    Full entry for 起こす

    ふだ

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    fuda

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. ticket; token; check; receipt

    2. label; tag

    3. sign; card; plate

    4. playing card

    5. charm; talisman

    6. slip of paper posted on shrine pillars by pilgrims

    Full entry for 札

    ストレート

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    sutoreeto

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. straight

      な-adj.
      Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
      な-adj.
    2. straightforward; direct; straight out; blunt

      な-adj.
      Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
      な-adj.
    3. neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee)

      な-adj.
      Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
      な-adj.
    4. entering university directly from high school

    5. fast ball; straight ball

    6. straight (boxing punch)

    7. straight (as opposed to gay)

      な-adj.
      Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
      な-adj.

    Full entry for ストレート

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    furi

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    JLPT N1
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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    1. disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

      EXAMPLE
      そのうわさは(かれ)不利(ふり)(はたら)いた。
      The rumor worked to his disadvantage.

    Full entry for 不利

    まこと

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    makotoni

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    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    1. indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

    Full entry for 誠に

    ダーク

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    daaku

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    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. dark

    Full entry for ダーク

    ほう

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    reward; prize — 褒美
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    ほう

    houbi

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. reward; prize

    Full entry for 褒美

    しつ

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    kashitsu

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder

      EXAMPLE
      (かれ)をその過失(かしつ)()めるな。
      Don't blame him for the error.
    2. fault; defect

      EXAMPLE
      (かれ)過失(かしつ)(ゆる)した。
      I pardoned his fault.

    Full entry for 過失

    ミスター

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    ミスター

    misutaa

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. mister; Mr

    Full entry for ミスター

    ホース

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    hoosu

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    1. hose

      Noun (common)
      Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
      Noun (common)
    2. horse

      Noun, as suffix
      Noun, used as a suffix
      Noun, as suffix
      Noun, as prefix
      Noun, used as a prefix
      Noun, as prefix

    Full entry for ホース

    かぶ
    けん

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    kabuken

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. stock certificate

    Full entry for 株券

    ふだ

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    kirifuda

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. trump card

    2. ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon

    Full entry for 切り札

    ミューズ

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    myuuzu

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. Muse; one's muse

    Full entry for ミューズ

    リュックサック

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    rucksack; knapsack; backpack — リュックサック
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    リュックサック

    ryukkusakku

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. rucksack; knapsack; backpack

    Full entry for リュックサック

    かん
    じゅう

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    machine gun — 機関銃
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    かん
    じゅう

    kikanjuu

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    Common
    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. machine gun

    Full entry for 機関銃

    リュック

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    rucksack; knapsack; backpack — リュック
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    リュック

    ryukku

    JLPT N4
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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    1. rucksack; knapsack; backpack

      EXAMPLE
      彼女(かのじょ)背中(せなか)にリュックサックを()おっている。
      She is carrying a backpack on her back.

    Full entry for リュック

    たち
    ども

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    ども

    kodomotachi

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    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. children

    Full entry for 子供たち

    そう
    えば

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    souieba

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    Expr.
    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only
    1. now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

    Full entry for そう言えば

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    ho

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Obscure
    Obscure term
    Obscure
    1. mu (Chinese measure of land area, formerly approx. 600 m.sq., currently approx. 667 m.sq.)

    Full entry for 畝

    であろう

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    dearou

    Expr.
    Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
    Expr.
    1. will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope; I fear; it seems

    Full entry for であろう

    ダークホース

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    daakuhoosu

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. dark horse

    Full entry for ダークホース

    ヒスパニック

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    hisupanikku

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    1. Hispanic

    Full entry for ヒスパニック

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