もっこり半兵衛

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency
半はん
half; semi-; partial
  1. [n-pref,n] half; semi-; partial
  2. [n-suf] half-past
  3. [n] odd number
  4. [n] han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
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兵衛ひょうえ
middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
  1. [n] middle palace guard (ritsuryō system)
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おれおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  1. [adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
  2. [adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. [adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. [adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
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夜鷹よたか
grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  1. [n] grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
  2. [n] nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker
  3. [n] streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period)
  4. [n] soba vendors who walk around at night; soba sold by these vendors
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もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  1. [adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
  2. [adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
  3. [adv] further; more; again; another; the other
  4. [int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
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夜よる
evening; night
  1. [n,adv] evening; night
  2. [n] dinner
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米こめ
(husked grains of) rice
  1. [n] (husked grains of) rice
  2. [n] staple (product, etc.); necessity
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侍さむらい
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  1. [n] warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  2. [n] man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
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女おんな
female; woman; female sex
  1. [n,n-pref] female; woman; female sex
  2. [n] female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
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藩はん
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
  1. [n,n-suf] han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
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町人ちょうにん
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
  1. [n] chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
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用心ようじん
care; precaution; guarding; caution
  1. [n,vs,vt,vi] care; precaution; guarding; caution
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このこの
this
  1. [adj-pn] this
  2. [adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
  3. [adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
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までまで
until (a time); till; to; up to
  1. [prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. [prt] to (a place or person); as far as
  3. [prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. [prt] only; merely
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人ひと
person; someone; somebody
  1. [n] person; someone; somebody
  2. [n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
  3. [n] human (Homo sapiens)
  4. [n] (other) people; others
  5. [n] character; personality; nature
  6. [n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
  7. [n] adult; grown-up
  8. [n] I; me; one
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男おとこ
man; male
  1. [n,n-pref] man; male
  2. [n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  3. [n] male lover; boyfriend; man
  4. [n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
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いるいる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
  1. [v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. [v1,vi] to stay
  3. [v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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それそれ
that; it
  1. [pn] that; it
  2. [pn] then; that point (in time); that time
  3. [pn] there
  4. [pn] you
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仕事しごと
work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  1. [n,vs,vi] work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
  2. [n] work
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私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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剣術けんじゅつ
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
  1. [n] (art of) fencing; swordsmanship
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月並つきなみ
every month
  1. [n,adj-no] every month
  2. [adj-na,n] trite; commonplace; conventional; hackneyed
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火付けひつけ
arson; incendiarism
  1. [n,vs] arson; incendiarism
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ことこと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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父上ちちうえ
father
  1. [n] father
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町まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  1. [n] town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
  2. [n] downtown; main street
  3. [n] street; road
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お玉おたま
ladle
  1. [n] ladle
  2. [n] (hen's) egg
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またまた
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  1. [adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
  2. [adv] also; too; as well; likewise
  3. [adv] on the other hand; while
  4. [conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
  5. [conj] or; otherwise
  6. [adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
  7. [pref] indirect
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今夜こんや
this evening; tonight
  1. [n,adv] this evening; tonight
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右みぎ
right; right-hand side
  1. [n,adj-no] right; right-hand side
  2. [n] right hand
  3. [n,adj-no] the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned
  4. [n] the right (wing); rightist
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庄しょう
manor; villa
  1. [n,n-suf] manor; villa
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浪人ろうにん
ronin; masterless samurai
  1. [n,vs,vi] ronin; masterless samurai
  2. [n,vs,vi] high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination
  3. [n] person out of work; jobless person
  4. [n] wanderer; drifter
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用心棒ようじんぼう
bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard
  1. [n] bodyguard; bouncer; (security) guard
  2. [n] bar (on a door); bolt
  3. [n] stick or pole used for self-defence
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遊女ゆうじょ
prostitute; harlot
  1. [n] prostitute; harlot
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夜回りよまわり
night watch; night watchman
  1. [n,vs,vi] night watch; night watchman
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娘むすめ
daughter
  1. [n] daughter
  2. [n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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事こと
thing; matter
  1. [n] thing; matter
  2. [n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. [n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. [n] work; business; affair
  5. [n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
  6. [n-suf] nominalizing suffix
  7. [n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
  8. [n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
  9. [n] necessity; need
  10. [n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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美人びじん
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
  1. [n] beautiful woman; (a) beauty
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人斬りひときり
assassination; assassin
  1. [n] assassination; assassin
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奴やつ
fellow; guy; chap
  1. [n] fellow; guy; chap
  2. [n] thing; object
  3. [pn] he; she; him; her
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火事かじ
fire; conflagration
  1. [n] fire; conflagration
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あたしあたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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それにそれに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
  1. [conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
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房ふさ
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel
  1. [n] tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; tassel
  2. [n,ctr] bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers)
  3. [n,ctr] segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
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旗本はたもと
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
  1. [n] shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
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誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
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あんたあんた
you
  1. [pn] you
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大火たいか
large fire
  1. [n] large fire
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試合しあい
match; game; bout; contest
  1. [n,vs,vi] match; game; bout; contest
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長屋ながや
tenement house; row house
  1. [n] tenement house; row house
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ありがとうありがとう
thank you; thanks
  1. [int] thank you; thanks
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こいつこいつ
he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  1. [pn] he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  2. [pn] this; this one; this thing
  3. [int] hey, you!
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どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
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として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  1. [exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. [exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. [exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
  4. [exp] thinking that...; trying to...
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なるなる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  1. [v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
  2. [v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
  3. [v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
  4. [v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
  5. [v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
  6. [v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
  7. [v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
  8. [v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
  9. [v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
  10. [v5r,vi] to be promoted
  11. [aux-v,v5r] to do ...
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ようにように
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  1. [exp] in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. [exp] hoping or wishing for something
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百姓ひゃくしょう
farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  1. [n] farmer; peasant; farm laborer; farmhand
  2. [n] farming
  3. [n] country bumpkin; yokel
  4. [n] the common people
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自身番じしんばん
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
  1. [n] guardhouse (Edo-period city)
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話はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
  1. [n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
  2. [n] topic; subject
  3. [n] discussions; negotiation; argument
  4. [n] rumor; talk; hearsay
  5. [n] tale; story; fable
  6. [n] circumstances; particulars
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そう
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
  1. [aux,adj-na] appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
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そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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だめだめ
no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  1. [adj-na,n] no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. [adj-na,n] hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. [adj-na,n] cannot; must not; not allowed
  4. [n] neutral point; intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
  5. [int] no!; stop!
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仇討あだうち
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
  1. [n] vengeance; revenge; retaliation
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仕官しかん
government service; entering government service
  1. [n,vs,vi] government service; entering government service
  2. [n,vs,vi] finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
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刀かたな
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  1. [n] sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
  2. [n] scalpel
  3. [n] chisel; burin; graver
  4. [n] knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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客きゃく
guest; visitor
  1. [n] guest; visitor
  2. [n] customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
  3. [ctr] counter for containers used to entertain guests
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殿様とのさま
nobleman; dignitary; lord
  1. [n] nobleman; dignitary; lord
  2. [n] feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo
  3. [n] man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
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用よう
business; task; errand; engagement
  1. [n] business; task; errand; engagement
  2. [n] use; purpose
  3. [n-suf] for the use of ...; used for ...; made for ...
  4. [n] call of nature; excretion
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荒巻あらまき
salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
  1. [n] salted salmon; fish wrapped in (bamboo) leaves
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いつもいつも
always; all the time; at all times
  1. [adv] always; all the time; at all times
  2. [adv] never
  3. [adj-no,n] usual; regular; habitual; customary
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きっときっと
surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  1. [adv] surely; undoubtedly; almost certainly; most likely (e.g. 90 percent)
  2. [adv] sternly; severely
  3. [adv] having no slack; rigid; stiff; tight
  4. [adv] suddenly; abruptly; instantly
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しかもしかも
moreover; furthermore
  1. [conj] moreover; furthermore
  2. [conj] nevertheless; and yet
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そろそろ
soon; before long; any time now; momentarily
  1. [adv,adv-to] soon; before long; any time now; momentarily
  2. [adv,adv-to] slowly; quietly; steadily; gradually; gingerly
  3. [adv,adv-to] already; about time
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つまりつまり
that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  1. [adv] that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  2. [adv] in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
  3. [n] clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  4. [n] shrinkage
  5. [n] end; conclusion
  6. [n] dead end; corner
  7. [n] distress; being at the end of one's rope
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であります
be; is
  1. [exp] be; is
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人間にんげん
human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  1. [n] human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. [n] character (of a person)
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先生せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
  1. [n] teacher; instructor; master
  2. [n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. [n] intimate or teasing form of address
  4. [n] one's elder
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吉きち
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  1. [n,adj-no] good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness
  2. [n] unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
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坊主ぼうず
Buddhist priest; bonze
  1. [n] Buddhist priest; bonze
  2. [n] close-cropped hair; crew cut; person with a shorn head
  3. [n] boy; sonny; lad
  4. [n] not catching anything
  5. [n] the August 20-point card
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変へん
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  1. [adj-na] strange; odd; peculiar; weird; curious; eccentric; funny; suspicious; fishy
  2. [adj-na] unexpected
  3. [n] change
  4. [n] incident; disturbance; disaster; accident; emergency
  5. [n-pref] flat
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大国たいこく
large country; major nation; great power
  1. [n,n-suf] large country; major nation; great power
  2. [n] province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
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平和へいわ
peace; harmony
  1. [n,adj-na] peace; harmony
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庶民しょみん
common people; ordinary people; masses
  1. [n] common people; ordinary people; masses
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廻りまわり
rotation
  1. [n] rotation
  2. [n] making the rounds
  3. [n] spreading
  4. [n] effect; efficacy
  5. [n-suf,n] by way of; via
  6. [suf,ctr] round; turn
  7. [suf,ctr] size
  8. [suf,ctr] 12-year period; 12-year age difference
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指南役しなんやく
instructor
  1. [n] instructor
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提ひさげ
ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
  1. [n] ceremonial sake decanter with a spout and semicircular handle
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治安ちあん
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
  1. [n] public order; public peace; public security; law and order
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立派りっぱ
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive
  1. [adj-na] splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent; impressive
  2. [adj-na] praiseworthy; creditable; worthy
  3. [adj-na] legal; legitimate; lawful
  4. [adj-na] undeniable (e.g. crime); indisputable; solid
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飴あめ
(hard) candy; toffee
  1. [n] (hard) candy; toffee
  2. [n] rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
  3. [n] amber; yellowish-brown
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そうだ
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  1. [int] that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
  2. [exp] people say that; it is said that; I hear that
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まだまだ
still; as yet; only
  1. [adv] still; as yet; only
  2. [adv] (not) yet
  3. [adv] more; (more) still
  4. [adv] at least; comparatively; relatively
  5. [adj-na] unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
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やはりやはり
as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  1. [adv] as expected; sure enough; just as one thought
  2. [adv] after all (is said and done); in the end; as one would expect; in any case
  3. [adv] too; also; as well; likewise; (not) either
  4. [adv] still; as before
  5. [adv] all the same; even so; still; nonetheless
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一両いちりょう
one vehicle
  1. [n,adv] one vehicle
  2. [n,adv] one ryō (an old coin)
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今いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
  2. [adv] another; more
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作品さくひん
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
  1. [n] work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
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奉行所ぶぎょうしょ
magistrate's office
  1. [n] magistrate's office
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実はじつは
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
  1. [exp,adv] as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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