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頭
あたま

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頭
あたま

atama

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 7
Appears in chapter 7 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 7
Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
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Appears in the "Kumadex Introductory Japanese Vocab" eBook
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Body
Browse words to describe the body
Body

  1. head

    EXAMPLE
    頭(あたま)痛(いた)い。
    I've got a headache.

  2. hair (on one's head)

  3. mind; brains; intellect

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は頭(あたま)が切(き)れる。
    He has a sharp mind.

  4. leader; chief; boss; captain

    EXAMPLE
    まるで頭(あたま)のような話(はな)し方(かた)をする。
    You talk as if you were the boss.

  5. top; tip

    EXAMPLE
    うちの会社(かいしゃ)は頭(あたま)でっかちだ。
    Our company is too top-heavy.

  6. beginning; start

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)はとても若(わか)くして頭(あたま)がはげ始(はじ)めた。
    He started going bald quite young.

  7. head; person

    Related:頭数

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頭
とう

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc. — 頭
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頭
とう

tou

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Counter
Counter
Counter
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Counter

  1. counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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頭
がしら

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top of ...; head of ... — 頭
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頭
がしら

gashira

Suffix
Suffix
Suffix

  1. top of ...; head of ...

  2. the moment that ...

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頭
こうべ

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頭
こうべ

koube

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. head

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頭
ず

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頭
ず

zu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. head

    Related:頭が高い

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一
頭
いっ
とう

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頭
いっ
とう

ittou

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

    Related:頭

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御
頭
お
つむ

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御
頭
お
つむ

otsumu

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Written w/ kanji only
Word usually written using kana alone
Written w/ kanji only

  1. head

    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Children's lang.
    Children's language
    Children's lang.
    Related:頭

  2. brains; intelligence

Full entry for 御頭

分
ぶん

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part; segment; share; ration — 分
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分
ぶん

bun

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

  1. part; segment; share; ration

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:分の

  2. rate

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  3. degree; one's lot; one's status; relation; duty; kind; lot

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Related:身分

  4. relationship; connection; correspondence

  5. in proportion to; just as much as

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

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良
い
よ

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable — 良い
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良
い
よ

yoi

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Genki Ch. 3
Appears in chapter 3 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 3
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

    Related:いい

  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared

    Related:いい

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なんて

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なんて

nante

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Particle
Particle
Particle
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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古
い
ふる

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old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn — 古い
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古
い
ふる

furui

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JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 5
Appears in chapter 5 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 5
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn

    EXAMPLE
    ずいぶんと古(ふる)いな。
    It's very old.

  2. long; since long ago; time-honored

  3. of the distant past; long-ago

  4. stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny

  5. old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date

    EXAMPLE
    父(ちち)は少(すこ)し頭(あたま)が古(ふる)い。
    My father is a bit old-fashioned.

Full entry for 古い

実
に
じつ

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実
に
じつ

jitsuni

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JLPT N2
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JLPT N2
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb

  1. indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite

    EXAMPLE
    彼(かれ)は実(じつ)に頭(あたま)がいい。
    He is clever indeed.
    Related:誠に

Full entry for 実に

像
ぞう

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image; figure; statue; picture; portrait — 像
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像
ぞう

zou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Noun, as suffix
Noun, used as a suffix
Noun, as suffix

  1. image; figure; statue; picture; portrait

  2. figure; form; shape; appearance

  3. image

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痛
い
いた

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painful; sore — 痛い
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痛
い
いた

itai

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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. painful; sore

    EXAMPLE
    頭(あたま)が痛(いた)い
    My head aches

  2. cringy; embarrassing

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

  3. exceeding

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Related:甚く

Full entry for 痛い

重
い
おも

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heavy; weighty — 重い
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重
い
おも

omoi

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JLPT N1
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JLPT N1
JLPT N5
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JLPT N5
Genki Ch. 20
Appears in chapter 20 of the Genki textbook
Genki Ch. 20
Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.
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  1. heavy; weighty

    EXAMPLE
    この本(ほん)は重(おも)い。
    These books are heavy.

  2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy

    EXAMPLE
    気(き)が重(おも)い
    I feel depressed

  3. slow; sluggish; lumbering; ponderous; clumsy

    EXAMPLE
    今日(きょう)はネットが重(おも)いなあ。
    The Internet is so slow today.

  4. important (position, responsibility, etc.); serious; grave

    EXAMPLE
    重(おも)い話(はなし)
    Serious talk

  5. serious (punishment, illness, etc.); severe; critical

    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)は重(おも)い病気(びょうき)にかかっている。
    She is suffering from a serious illness

  6. solid; established; dignified; sensible

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柱
はしら

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pillar; post — 柱
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柱
はしら

hashira

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  1. pillar; post

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  2. support; prop; mainstay

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)

  3. counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

    Suffix
    Suffix
    Suffix
    Counter
    Counter
    Counter

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絵
本
え
ほん

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picture book — 絵本
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絵
本
え
ほん

ehon

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JLPT N2
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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. picture book

Full entry for 絵本

有
する
ゆう

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有
する
ゆう

yuusuru

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する verb - special
Suru verb - special class
する verb - special
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

Full entry for 有する

柔
軟
じゅう
なん

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柔
軟
じゅう
なん

juunan

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

  1. flexible; lithe; soft; pliable

Full entry for 柔軟

事
象
じ
しょう

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事
象
じ
しょう

jishou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. event; phenomenon; matter

Full entry for 事象

真
っ
赤
ま
か

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真
っ
赤
ま
か

makka

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

  1. bright red; deep red; flushed (of face)

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    EXAMPLE
    彼女(かのじょ)は真(ま)っ赤(か)になった。
    She turned bright red.

  2. downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

Full entry for 真っ赤

牧
場
ぼく
じょう

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牧
場
ぼく
じょう

bokujou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; station

  2. pasture; meadow; grazing land

Full entry for 牧場

ギア

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ギア

gia

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. gear

Full entry for ギア

ガンガン

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ガンガン

gangan

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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. clanging; banging; booming; loudly

  2. throbbing (headache); pounding; splitting

    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
    Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
    EXAMPLE
    まだ頭(あたま)はがんがんするけど熱(ねつ)はもうないよ。
    My head's still pounding but I don't have a temperature any more.

  3. fully; vigorously; hard (e.g. working); flat out

    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism
    Colloquialism

Full entry for ガンガン

硬
い
かた

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hard; solid; tough — 硬い
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硬
い
かた

katai

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JLPT N4
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Adj.
Adjective (keiyoushi)
Adj.

  1. hard; solid; tough

    EXAMPLE
    鉄鋼(てっこう)の特性(とくせい)のひとつは硬(かた)いことだ。
    One of the qualities of steel is hardness.

  2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)

  3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)

  4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast

  5. obstinate; stubborn

  6. bookish; formal; stuffy

Full entry for 硬い

灰
色
はい
いろ

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grey; gray; ashen — 灰色
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灰
色
はい
いろ

haiiro

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
の-adj.
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
の-adj.
Colour
Dicover words to describe colours
Colour

  1. grey; gray; ashen

Full entry for 灰色

胴
どう

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trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist — 胴
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胴
どう

dou

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. trunk; torso; body; abdomen; waist

  2. plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo)

  3. frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.); hull (of a ship)

Full entry for 胴

磁
石
じ
しゃく

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磁
石
じ
しゃく

jishaku

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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. magnet

  2. compass

Full entry for 磁石

一
撃
いち
げき

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撃
いち
げき

ichigeki

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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. blow; hit; poke

Full entry for 一撃

くるくる

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くるくる

kurukuru

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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
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic

  1. whirling; revolving; spinning; going round and round

  2. coiling around; winding around; rolling around

  3. working tirelessly; working hard

  4. constantly changing

Full entry for くるくる

酔
っ
払
い
よ
ぱら

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drunkard — 酔っ払い
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酔
っ
払
い
よ
ぱら

yopparai

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

  1. drunkard

Full entry for 酔っ払い

数
回
すう
かい

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数
回
すう
かい

suukai

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Adv. noun
Adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
Adv. noun

  1. few times; several times; between two and six times

Full entry for 数回

胴
体
どう
たい

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胴
体
どう
たい

doutai

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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. body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

Full entry for 胴体

振
る
舞
う
ふ
ま

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振
る
舞
う
ふ
ま

furumau

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Godan verb w/ う ending
Godan verb with 'u' ending
Godan verb w/ う ending
Transitive verb
Transitive verb
Transitive verb

  1. to behave; to conduct oneself

  2. to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

Full entry for 振る舞う

花
輪
はな
わ

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花
輪
はな
わ

hanawa

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. wreath; garland

Full entry for 花輪

戦
火
せん
か

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戦
火
せん
か

senka

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. wartime fire

    Related:兵火

  2. war; wartime destruction; horrors of war

    Related:戦禍

Full entry for 戦火

エンドレス

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エンドレス

endoresu

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

  1. endless

Full entry for エンドレス

鎮
痛
剤
ちん
つう
ざい

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鎮
痛
剤
ちん
つう
ざい

chintsuuzai

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser

Full entry for 鎮痛剤

渋
面
じゅう
めん

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渋
面
じゅう
めん

juumen

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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. grimace; sullen face

Full entry for 渋面

に
加
えて
くわ

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に
加
えて
くわ

nikuwaete

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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
Expr.

  1. in addition

    Related:に加え

Full entry for に加えて

冷
や
ひ

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冷
や
ひ

hiya

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  1. cold water

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:冷や水

  2. cold sake

    Noun (common)
    Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Noun (common)
    Abbr.
    Abbreviation
    Abbr.
    Related:冷や酒

  3. cold; cool; chilled; unheated

    Prefix
    Prefix
    Prefix
    の-adj.
    Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
    の-adj.

Full entry for 冷や

幾
何
学
き
か
がく

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幾
何
学
き
か
がく

kikagaku

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Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. geometry

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首
かしら

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首
かしら

kashira

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. head (of a doll)

    Related:頭

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バンダナ

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バンダナ

bandana

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. bandana

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レッドカード

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レッドカード

reddokaado

Noun (common)
Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)

  1. red card

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はあはあ

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はあはあ

haahaa

Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Noun/participle taking aux. verb する
Onomatopoeic
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Onomatopoeic

  1. gasp; pant

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どうかしている

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どうかしている

doukashiteiru

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  1. something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts

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ぶんぶん

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ぶんぶん

bunbun

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Noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Noun (common)
Adverb
Adverb (fukushi)
Adverb
Onomatopoeic
Onomatopoeic or mimetic word
Onomatopoeic

  1. buzz; hum

  2. shake; shaking

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む

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む

mu

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

  1. unh; oof

  2. wow; whoa

  3. yes; yeah; uh-huh

    Related:うん

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