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あめ

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rain — 雨
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あめ

ame

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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  1. rain

    EXAMPLE
    また(あめ)だ。
    It's raining again.
  2. rainy day; rainy weather

    EXAMPLE
    (あめ)彼女(かのじょ)(にわ)仕事(しごと)ができなかった。
    The rainy weather prevented her from working in the garden.
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda)

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mo

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  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  5. further; more; again; another; the other

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for も

そう

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そう

sou

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Aux.
Auxiliary
Aux.
な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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でも

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でも

demo

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  1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
  2. even

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  3. however; no matter how; even if; even though

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

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おお

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many; numerous; a lot — 多い
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おお

ooi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 12
Appears in chapter 12 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 12
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. many; numerous; a lot

    EXAMPLE
    (いし)(おお)海岸(かいがん)
    A beach with lots of stones
  2. large quantity; large amount

  3. frequent; common

    EXAMPLE
    日本(にほん)ほど地震(じしん)(おお)(くに)はない。
    There is no other country in the world where earthquakes are as frequent as in Japan.

Full entry for 多い

のに

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のに

noni

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Particle
Particle
  1. although; despite; even though; and yet

  2. whereas; while

  3. if only; I wish

  4. in order to

Full entry for のに

える
かんが

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to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on) — 考える
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える
かんが

kangaeru

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えている最中(さいちゅう)です
    (I'm) thinking about it at the moment
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えて()いて(くだ)さい
    Please consider it
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect

    EXAMPLE
    いつもそう(かんが)えています
    (I) always think that way
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan

    EXAMPLE
    (あめ)()は、読書(どくしょ)しようかと(かんが)えています
    On rainy days, I plan to read
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine

    EXAMPLE
    (かんが)えられないことが()きた
    Something unpredictable happened

Full entry for 考える

とし

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とし

kotoshi

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 10
Appears in chapter 10 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 10
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. this year

Full entry for 今年

さえ

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さえ

sae

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Particle
Particle
  1. even

  2. if only; just; as long as; the only thing needed

  3. besides; in addition; on top of that

Full entry for さえ

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iri

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. entering

  2. setting (of the Sun)

  3. containing; content; audience

  4. income

  5. beginning

Full entry for 入り

だって

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だって

datte

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  1. after all; because

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
  2. but

    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Conjunction
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
  3. even

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  4. too; as well; also

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle
  5. they say; I hear; you mean

    Particle
    Particle
    Particle

Full entry for だって

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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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
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

やっと

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やっと

yatto

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. at last; at length

    EXAMPLE
    やっと()いた。
    Well, here we are at last!
  2. barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth

    EXAMPLE
    (いま)やっと(はじ)めたところです。
    I have only just begun.

Full entry for やっと

ろく
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ろく
がつ

rokugatsu

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Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. June

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ちょう

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ちょう

chou

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Number
Browse numbers
Number
  1. 10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion

    Numeric
    Numeric
    Numeric
    EXAMPLE
    一兆(いっちょう)は1トリリオンです
    "I-cchou" is 1 trillion
  2. sign; omen; indication; portent

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    (くら)(くも)(あめ)前兆(ぜんちょう)だ。
    Dark clouds are a sign of rain.

Full entry for 兆

こん
げつ

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こん
げつ

kongetsu

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 4
Appears in chapter 4 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 4
Genki Ch. 8
Appears in chapter 8 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 8
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. this month

Full entry for 今月

その

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その

sono

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JLPT N5
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; plantation

    EXAMPLE
    公園(こうえん)散歩(さんぽ)する。
    I'm taking a walk in a park.
  2. place; location

Full entry for 園

かしら

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かしら

kashira

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Particle
Particle
  1. I wonder

  2. some kind; some stage; somehow; somewhere

Full entry for かしら

かい
こま

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small — 細かい
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かい
こま

komakai

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
  1. small

    EXAMPLE
    (こま)かいお(かね)()ってない?
    Do you have small change?
  2. fine; minute

  3. minor; trivial

    EXAMPLE
    (こま)かいことは()にするな。
    Don't worry about the minor details.
  4. sensitive; attentive

  5. careful; frugal; stingy

    EXAMPLE
    (かれ)はひどく(かね)(こま)かい。
    He is very careful with his money.

Full entry for 細かい

ぜん
ぱん

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ぜん
ぱん

zenpan

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JLPT N1
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix
  1. (the) whole; entirety; wholly; as a whole; generally; universally

Full entry for 全般

らく
おそ

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らく
おそ

osoraku

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Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

Full entry for 恐らく

おき

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おき

oki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. open sea

  2. Okinawa

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.

Full entry for 沖

そう
ちょう

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そう
ちょう

souchou

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. early morning

Full entry for 早朝

ほう

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ほう

yohou

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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. forecast; prediction

    EXAMPLE
    天気(てんき)予報(よほう)()たった。
    The weather forecast was right.

Full entry for 予報

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mada

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JLPT N4
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JLPT N4
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 19
Appears in chapter 19 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 19
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. still; as yet; hitherto; only

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    EXAMPLE
    (いま)だに(おぼ)えている。
    I still remember (sadly).
  2. not yet

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
  3. more; besides

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
  4. unfinished; incomplete; not yet finished with

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

Full entry for 未だ

がい
しゅつ

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going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.) — 外出
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がい
しゅつ

gaishutsu

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JLPT N1
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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. going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

    EXAMPLE
    外出(がいしゅつ)をする()がしない。
    I don't feel like going out.

Full entry for 外出

しょう

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しょう

kishou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. weather; climate

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
  2. disposition; temperament

    Obscure
    Obscure term
    Obscure

Full entry for 気象

じょう

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dojou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. soil

  2. breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

Full entry for 土壌

えん

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えん

enki

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
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. postponement; deferment; adjournment

    EXAMPLE
    (あめ)で、遠足(えんそく)延期(えんき)しなければならなくなった。
    The rain necessitated a postponement of the picnic.

Full entry for 延期

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down — 降る
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furu

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Godan verb w/ る ending
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Godan verb w/ る ending
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down

  2. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive

Full entry for 降る

たん

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たん

totan

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JLPT N3
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JLPT N3
Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
  1. just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

Full entry for 途端

こま

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こま

komaka

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
  1. small; fine; detailed; stingy

Full entry for 細か

ひょっとしたら

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ひょっとしたら

hyottoshitara

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
  1. possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

Full entry for ひょっとしたら

ワイルド

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ワイルド

wairudo

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

Full entry for ワイルド

きょく

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きょく

kyokudo

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な-adj.
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
な-adj.
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. maximum; extreme; utmost; curvature

Full entry for 極度

りゅう
いき

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りゅう
いき

ryuuiki

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. drainage basin; catchment basin; river basin; watershed; valley

Full entry for 流域

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torikomu

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Godan verb w/ む ending
Godan verb with 'mu' ending
Godan verb w/ む ending
  1. to take in; to bring in; to adopt (e.g. behaviour); to introduce

    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  2. to capture (e.g. image); to import

    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  3. to win over; to please; to curry favour with; to flatter

    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  4. to defraud of; to swindle; to embezzle

    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
    Transitive verb
  5. to be busy; to be in confusion; to have trouble

    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb
    Intransitive verb

Full entry for 取り込む

えん
そく

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えん
そく

ensoku

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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. excursion; outing; trip

Full entry for 遠足

しゅう
じつ

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しゅう
じつ

shuujitsu

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun
Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. all day; for a whole day

    EXAMPLE
    終日(しゅうじつ)(あめ)()ったりやんだりしていた。
    It rained on and off all day.

Full entry for 終日

サイクリング

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サイクリング

saikuringu

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. cycling; bicycling

Full entry for サイクリング

ゆう
こく

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ゆう
こく

yuukoku

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Noun (temporal)
Noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
Noun (temporal)
  1. evening; evening hour

Full entry for 夕刻

れる

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to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining — 晴れる
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れる

hareru

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JLPT N4
Kanji difficulty according to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. N5 is easiest and N1 is hardest
JLPT N4
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Ichidan verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
Intransitive verb
  1. to clear up; to clear away; to be sunny; to stop raining

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ポーチ

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ポーチ

poochi

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Common
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
  1. porch

  2. pouch

Full entry for ポーチ

ぱらぱら

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ぱらぱら

parapara

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Common
JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
と-adj.
Adverb taking the 'to' particle
と-adj.
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering

    EXAMPLE
    屋根(やね)には(あめ)がぱらぱら()ちていた。
    Rain was pattering on the roof.
  2. flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling

  3. sparse; scattered; sporadic

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.
  4. crumbly (e.g. tofu, cheese); loose; non-sticky (e.g. rice)

    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.
    な-adj.
    Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
    な-adj.

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よめ

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よめ

yomeiri

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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. marriage; wedding

Full entry for 嫁入り

ひょっとすると

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ひょっとすると

hyottosuruto

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Common
JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. perhaps; maybe; possibly

    EXAMPLE
    ひょっとすると明日(あした)(あめ)かもしれない。
    Perhaps it will rain tomorrow.

Full entry for ひょっとすると

にも
わらず
かか

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わらず
かか

nimokakawarazu

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
Conjunction
Conjunction
Conjunction
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only
  1. in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

    EXAMPLE
    (あめ)にも(かか)わらずゴルフをした。
    We played golf in spite of the rain.

Full entry for にも関わらず

しとしと

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しとしと

shitoshito

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Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic
  1. gently (raining); drizzling

    Adverb
    Adverb (fukushi)
    Adverb
    と-adj.
    Adverb taking the 'to' particle
    と-adj.
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
  2. moist; damp

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

Full entry for しとしと

よれば

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よれば

yoreba

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Expr.
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.
  1. according to

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でしょう

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でしょう

deshou

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Expr.
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Expr.
  1. it seems; I think; I guess; I wonder

  2. right?; don't you agree?

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