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小
説
しょう
せつ

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novel; (short) story — 小説
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小
説
しょう
せつ

shousetsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Genki Ch. 20
Appears in chapter 20 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 20
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. novel; (short) story

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推
理
小
説
すい
り
しょう
せつ

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理
小
説
すい
り
しょう
せつ

suirishousetsu

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Noun (common)

  1. mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

Full entry for 推理小説

小
説
家
しょう
せつ
か

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説
家
しょう
せつ
か

shousetsuka

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JLPT N4
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. novelist; fiction writer

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ずっと

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ずっと

zutto

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 22
Appears in chapter 22 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 22
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way

    EXAMPLE
    道(みち)はずっとのぼりだ。
    The road is uphill all the way.

  2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away

    EXAMPLE
    こちらのほうがずっといい。
    This is better by far.

  3. far away; long ago

    EXAMPLE
    これはずっと昔(むかし)建(た)てられた。
    This was built long ago.

  4. direct; straight

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ドラマ

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ドラマ

dorama

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Noun (common)

  1. (non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; play

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    EXAMPLE
    今度(こんど)のテレビドラマはたいへんおもしろい。
    The new TV drama is quite interesting.
    Related:テレビドラマ

  2. drama; dramatic incident; spectacle; tragedy

Full entry for ドラマ

ジャンル

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ジャンル

janru

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Noun (common)

  1. genre

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作
者
さく
しゃ

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist — 作者
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作
者
さく
しゃ

sakusha

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright; dramatist

    EXAMPLE
    この小説(しょうせつ)の作者(さくしゃ)は誰(だれ)ですか。
    Who's the author of this story?

Full entry for 作者

軸
じく

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軸
じく

jiku

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. axis; shaft; axle

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

  2. center; centre; focal point; key point

  3. stalk; stem

  4. hanging scroll

    Related:掛け物

Full entry for 軸

神
話
しん
わ

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神
話
しん
わ

shinwa

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. myth; legend

Full entry for 神話

偉
大
い
だい

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偉
大
い
だい

idai

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JLPT N3
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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.

  1. great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty

Full entry for 偉大

探
偵
たん
てい

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探
偵
たん
てい

tantei

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.

  1. detective; sleuth; investigator

Full entry for 探偵

ファンタジー

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ファンタジー

fuantajii

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Noun (common)

  1. fantasy

Full entry for ファンタジー

全
文
ぜん
ぶん

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全
文
ぜん
ぶん

zenbun

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Noun (common)

  1. whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

Full entry for 全文

題
名
だい
めい

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題
名
だい
めい

daimei

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Noun (common)

  1. title; caption; heading

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ミステリー

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ミステリー

misuterii

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. mystery

    EXAMPLE
    ミステリー小説(しょうせつ)を読(よ)むのが好(す)きです。
    I like reading mystery novels.

Full entry for ミステリー

ヒロイン

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ヒロイン

hiroin

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Noun (common)

  1. heroine

    Related:ヒーロー

Full entry for ヒロイン

葛
藤
かっ
とう

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葛
藤
かっ
とう

kattou

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Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. conflict; complication; troubles; discord

Full entry for 葛藤

難
解
なん
かい

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難
解
なん
かい

nankai

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な-adj.
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な-adj.
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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse

Full entry for 難解

発
刊
は
っかん

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発
刊
は
っかん

hakkan

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する

  1. publish; start (new) publication

Full entry for 発刊

一
派
いっ
ぱ

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一
派
いっ
ぱ

ippa

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Noun (common)

  1. school; sect; party

Full entry for 一派

批
判
的
ひ
はん
てき

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判
的
ひ
はん
てき

hihanteki

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な-adj.
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な-adj.

  1. critical; judgmental

Full entry for 批判的

チャーチ

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チャーチ

chaachi

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Noun (common)

  1. church

Full entry for チャーチ

ミューズ

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ミューズ

myuuzu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. Muse; one's muse

Full entry for ミューズ

三
部
さん
ぶ

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三
部
さん
ぶ

sanbu

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Noun (common)

  1. three parts; three copies

Full entry for 三部

評
論
家
ひょう
ろん
か

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評
論
家
ひょう
ろん
か

hyouronka

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Noun (common)

  1. critic; reviewer; commentator

Full entry for 評論家

手
当
たり
次
第
て
あ
し
だい

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当
たり
次
第
て
あ
し
だい

teatarishidai

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  1. using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

Full entry for 手当たり次第

ラブホ

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ラブホ

rabuho

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.

  1. love hotel

    Related:ラブホテル

Full entry for ラブホ

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