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わら

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laugh; laughter — 笑い
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わら

warai

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. laugh; laughter

  2. smile

  3. sneer

  4. sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

Full entry for 笑い

わら

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wara

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Internet slang
Internet slang
Internet slang
  1. LOL; haha

Full entry for 笑

わら

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to laugh — 笑う
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わら

warau

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to laugh

  2. to smile

  3. to sneer; to ridicule

  4. to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

Full entry for 笑う

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emi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. smile

Full entry for 笑み

つく
わら

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つく
わら

tsukuriwarai

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Noun (common)
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. forced laugh; forced smile

Full entry for 作り笑い

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na

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  1. don't

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  2. do

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  3. hey; listen; you

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
  4. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  5. wow; ooh

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

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から

kara

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Particle
Particle
Particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since

    EXAMPLE
    いつから?
    Since when?
  2. from (originator); by

    EXAMPLE
    (わたし)(かれ)から(わら)われた。
    I was laughed at by him.
  3. because; since

    EXAMPLE
    (こわ)かったから。
    Because I was scared.
  4. out of (constituent, part)

  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)

  6. after; since

    EXAMPLE
    (はは)先月(せんげつ)から病気(びょうき)だ。
    My mother has been sick since last month.
  7. expresses sympathy or warning

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to take out; to get out — 出す
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dasu

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

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)は、財布(さいふ)からお(かね)()した
    He took out money from the wallet
  2. to put out; to reveal; to show

    EXAMPLE
    ゴミを()すのを(わす)れないでね。
    Don't forget to put the trash out
  3. to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in

  4. to publish; to make public

  5. to send (e.g. letter)

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)手紙(てがみ)()した
    She sent the letter
  6. to produce (a sound); to start (fire)

  7. to serve (food)

Full entry for 出す

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たね

tane

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)はある(たね)天才(てんさい)です。
    She is a kind of genius.
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy

    EXAMPLE
    そんなことをすれば(わら)いものの(たね)なるよ。
    If you do that, you're going to subject yourself to ridicule.
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi

  4. cause; source

    EXAMPLE
    それが(かれ)苦労(くろう)(たね)だった。
    That was the source of his troubles.
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story

  6. paternal blood; lineage

  7. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card

    Written w/ kanji only
    Word usually written using kana alone
    Written w/ kanji only

Full entry for 種

かべ

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かべ

kabe

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wall; partition

  2. barrier; obstacle

Full entry for 壁

ぐん

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group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band — 群
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ぐん

gun

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band

  2. group

Full entry for 群

とも

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とも

tomoni

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. together; jointly

  2. at the same time; with; as ...; including; along with

  3. both

Full entry for 共に

マイク

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マイク

maiku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Abbr.
Abbreviation
Abbr.
  1. mike; mic; microphone

Full entry for マイク

よめ

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よめ

yome

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. wife; bride

  2. (one's) daughter-in-law

Full entry for 嫁

ほっと

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ほっと

hotto

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    ほっと(いき)をついてにっこり(わら)った。
    She smiled with a sigh of relief.
  2. deeply (sigh)

Full entry for ほっと

ジョーク

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ジョーク

jooku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. joke

Full entry for ジョーク

ギャグ

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joke; gag — ギャグ
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ギャグ

gyagu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. joke; gag

Full entry for ギャグ

はん

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はん

hanji

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. judge; judiciary

Full entry for 判事

よう

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cheerful; jovial; merry; lively — 陽気
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よう

youki

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cheerful; jovial; merry; lively

    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)陽気(ようき)(わら)った。
    He laughed a merry laugh.
  2. weather; season

    EXAMPLE
    そちらの陽気(ようき)はどうですか。
    How is the weather there?
  3. spirit of yang

Full entry for 陽気

しょ
ばつ

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しょ
ばつ

shobatsu

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Noun (common)
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. punishment; penalty

Full entry for 処罰

てき
せつ

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てき
せつ

futekisetsu

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

Full entry for 不適切

しみ
した

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しみ
した

shitashimi

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. intimacy; affection; familiarity

Full entry for 親しみ

めっ

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めっ

mettani

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
  1. rarely; seldom

    EXAMPLE
    トムは滅多(めった)(わら)わない。
    Tom very seldom smiles.

Full entry for 滅多に

とく
しつ

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とく
しつ

tokushitsu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. characteristic; feature; special quality

Full entry for 特質

うら

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うら

uragiri

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. treachery; betrayal; perfidy

Full entry for 裏切り

あご

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jaw; chin — 顎
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あご

ago

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. jaw; chin

    EXAMPLE
    (わら)いすぎて、(あご)がはずれそうになった。
    I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
  2. barb (of a fishhook)

Full entry for 顎

かい
ぶつ

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monster — 怪物
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かい
ぶつ

kaibutsu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. monster

Full entry for 怪物

がく
どう

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school child; pupil — 学童
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がく
どう

gakudou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. school child; pupil

Full entry for 学童

ぐさ

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ぐさ

shigusa

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. gesture; movement; action; behavior; behaviour; bearing; mannerism

  2. acting; performance

Full entry for 仕草

さい
だん

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altar — 祭壇
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さい
だん

saidan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. altar

Full entry for 祭壇

さん
ぼう

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さん
ぼう

bousan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Familiar lang.
Familiar language
Familiar lang.
  1. Buddhist priest; monk

    Honorific/respectful lang.
    Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
    Honorific/respectful lang.
  2. boy

Full entry for 坊さん

さい
じょう

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さい
じょう

saijou

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

Full entry for 最上

ぐん
しゅう

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ぐん
しゅう

gunshuu

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Noun (common)
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. crowd; community; group; herd; gathering; assembly

Full entry for 群集

コメディー

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コメディー

komedeii

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. comedy

Full entry for コメディー

げん
しゅく

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げん
しゅく

genshuku

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. grave; solemn; serious

  2. harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict

Full entry for 厳粛

ナイン

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ナイン

nain

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  1. nine

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  2. team; players on a team

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
  3. no

    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)
    Interjection (kandoushi)

Full entry for ナイン

ヘアスタイル

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hairstyle — ヘアスタイル
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ヘアスタイル

heasutairu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. hairstyle

Full entry for ヘアスタイル

タキシード

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タキシード

takishiido

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. tuxedo; dinner suit

Full entry for タキシード

しっ
さく

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しっ
さく

shissaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. blunder; slip; error

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. error

Full entry for 失策

もの
ごし

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もの
ごし

monogoshi

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing

Full entry for 物腰

らず
はじ

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らず
はじ

hajishirazu

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

Full entry for 恥知らず

たけ
かんむり

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kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118) — 竹冠
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たけ
かんむり

takekanmuri

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Radical
Kanji radicals
Radical
  1. kanji "bamboo" radical at top (radical 118)

Full entry for 竹冠

さん
ぼう

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obousan

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Familiar lang.
Familiar language
Familiar lang.
Honorific/respectful lang.
Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
Honorific/respectful lang.
  1. Buddhist priest; monk

  2. son (of others)

Full entry for お坊さん

くすくす

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くすくす

kusukusu

JLPT N1
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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. chuckle; giggle

    EXAMPLE
    トムはまたくすくす(わら)った。
    Tom giggled again.

Full entry for くすくす

みたいだ

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みたいだ

mitaida

Copula
Copula
Copula
Polite lang.
Polite (teineigo) language
Polite lang.
  1. it seems that

  2. as if

Full entry for みたいだ

にたり

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にたり

nitari

と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. smirkingly; smugly; broadly

Full entry for にたり

どんだけ

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どんだけ

dondake

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
Colloquialism
  1. oh my god; how; what the; incredible

Full entry for どんだけ

ウフッ

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ウフッ

ufu

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
  1. chuckle; chuckling

Full entry for ウフッ

ドラ

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ドラ

dora

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. dora; special tile that increases the han value of a hand

Full entry for ドラ

ものである

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ものである

monodearu

Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
  1. is something that; is that which

Full entry for ものである

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