私 わたし
I; me
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事 こと
thing; matter
[n] thing; matter
[n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
[n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
[n] work; business; affair
[n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
[n-suf] nominalizing suffix
[n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
[n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
[n] necessity; need
[n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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この この
this
[adj-pn] this
[adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
[adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
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猫 ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
[n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
[n] shamisen
[n] geisha
[n] wheelbarrow
[n] clay bed-warmer
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鐘 かね
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
[n] bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
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要石 かなめいし
keystone
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あなた あなた
you
[pn] you
[pn] dear; honey
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子 こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
[n,n-suf] young woman
[n,n-suf] young (animal)
[n] offshoot
[n] interest
[n] new share
[n] player who is not a dealer
[n] young geisha; young prostitute
[n] bird egg
[n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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血 ち
blood
[n] blood
[n] blood; ancestry; lineage; stock
[n] (the) blood; feelings; passions
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なに なに
what
[pn] what
[pn] you-know-what; that thing
[pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
[adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
[int] what?; huh?
[int] hey!; come on!
[int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
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鬼神 きしん
fierce god
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大きな おおきな
big; large; great
[adj-pn] big; large; great
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結界 けっかい
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices
[n] (fixing) boundaries for religious practices
[n] prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice)
[n] fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple
[n] short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store
[n] barrier; dimensional barrier; containment zone; containment barrier; mystical barrier
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おじいちゃん おじいちゃん
grandpa; granddad
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地震 じしん
earthquake
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その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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いい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-ix] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
[adj-ix] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
[adj-ix] OK; all right; fine; no problem
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体 からだ
body
[n] body
[n] torso; trunk
[n] build; physique; frame; figure
[n] health; constitution
[n] corpse; dead body
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人 ひと
person; someone; somebody
[n] person; someone; somebody
[n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
[n] human (Homo sapiens)
[n] (other) people; others
[n] character; personality; nature
[n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
[n] adult; grown-up
[n] I; me; one
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呪法 じゅほう
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted
[n] esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted
[n] magic
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呪い のろい
curse; spell; malediction
[n] curse; spell; malediction
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教団 きょうだん
religious organization; religious organisation
[n] religious organization; religious organisation
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関東大震災 かんとうだいしんさい
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
[n] Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
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それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
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五行 ごぎょう
the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing
[n] the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; wu xing
[n] five practices of the Bodhisattvas
[n] the five pillars of Islam
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大丈夫 だいじょうぶ
safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
[adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
[int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
[n] great man; fine figure of a man
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寿命 じゅみょう
lifespan; life; lifetime
[n] lifespan; life; lifetime
[n] life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
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教会 きょうかい
church; congregation
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月 つき
Moon
[n] Moon
[n] month
[n] moonlight
[n] (a) moon; natural satellite
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いる いる
to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to be (of animate objects); to exist
[v1,vi] to stay
[v1,aux-v] to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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予言 よげん
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast
[n,vs,vt] prediction; prophecy; prognostication; foretelling; forecast
[n,vs,vt] (religious) prophecy
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水 みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
[n] flood; floodwaters
[n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
[n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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町 まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] downtown; main street
[n] street; road
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本当に ほんとうに
really; truly
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なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
[prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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信者 しんじゃ
believer; adherent; devotee; follower
[n] believer; adherent; devotee; follower
[n] fanboy; fanatic; superfan
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また また
again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] again; once more; once again; another time; some other time
[adv] also; too; as well; likewise
[adv] on the other hand; while
[conj] and; in addition; besides; moreover; furthermore
[conj] or; otherwise
[adv] really; how; (what, why) on earth
[pref] indirect
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父上 ちちうえ
father
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それで それで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
[conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
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おまえ おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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もしかして もしかして
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken
[adv] perhaps; possibly; maybe; by any chance; if I'm not mistaken
[adv] if; in case; in the event that
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もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
[adv] further; more; again; another; the other
[int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
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という という
called; named; that says; that
[exp] called; named; that says; that
[exp] as many as; as much as
[exp] all ...; every single ...
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男 おとこ
man; male
[n,n-pref] man; male
[n] fellow; guy; chap; bloke
[n] male lover; boyfriend; man
[n] manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
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どう どう
how; in what way; how about
[adv] how; in what way; how about
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親 おや
parent; parents; mother and father
[n] parent; parents; mother and father
[n] dealer; banker
[n] founder; inventor
[n] (pet) owner
[adj-no,n] key; parent (organization); main
[n] ancestor; forefather
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帝都 ていと
imperial capital
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人形 にんぎょう
doll; puppet; marionette
[n] doll; puppet; marionette
[n] puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
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薬 くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
[n] medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
[n] efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
[n] (pottery) glaze
[n] (illegal) drug; narcotic
[n] small bribe
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こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
[adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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者 もの
person
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父 ちち
father
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地下 ちか
underground; below the ground
[n,adj-no] underground; below the ground
[n] world of the dead; the grave
[adj-no,n] underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret; illegal; in hiding
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ノミ
only; nothing but
[suf,prt] only; nothing but
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そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
[adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
[int] no way!; never!
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本当 ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
[n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
[adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
[adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
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どうした どうした
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
[adj-pn] somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
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白羽 しらは
white feather
5
毒 どく
poison; toxicant
[n] poison; toxicant
[n] harm; evil influence
[n] ill will; spite; malice
[n] abusive language
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そして そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
[conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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今 いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[adv] another; more
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こいつら こいつら
these guys; these fellows
[pn] these guys; these fellows
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話 はなし
talk; speech; chat; conversation
[n] talk; speech; chat; conversation
[n] topic; subject
[n] discussions; negotiation; argument
[n] rumor; talk; hearsay
[n] tale; story; fable
[n] circumstances; particulars
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先生 せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
[n] teacher; instructor; master
[n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
[n] intimate or teasing form of address
[n] one's elder
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きさま きさま
you
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ため ため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
[n,adv] consequence; result; effect
[n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
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蠱毒 こどく
poisoning someone
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火 ひ
fire; flame; blaze
[n,n-suf] fire; flame; blaze
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ください ください
please (give me)
[exp] please (give me)
[exp] please (do for me)
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炎 ほのお
flame; blaze
[n] flame; blaze
[n] flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
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写本 しゃほん
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
[n] manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
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まで まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] to (a place or person); as far as
[prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
[prt] only; merely
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どの どの
which; what (way)
[adj-pn] which; what (way)
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それに それに
besides; in addition; also; moreover
[conj] besides; in addition; also; moreover
4
事件 じけん
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
[n] event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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そうか
is that so?
[exp] is that so?
[exp] I see; right; oh; OK
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それは
very; extremely
[adv] very; extremely
[exp] that is
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事故 じこ
accident; incident; trouble
[n] accident; incident; trouble
[n] circumstances; reasons
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返し かえし
reversal; return
[n] reversal; return
[n] return gift; return favour (favor)
[n] barb (on a fishing hook)
[n] mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
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スムージー
smoothie
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飲む のむ
to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)
[v5m,vt] to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)
[v5m,vt] to smoke (tobacco)
[v5m,vt] to engulf; to overwhelm
[v5m,vt] to keep down; to suppress
[v5m,vt] to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
[v5m,vt] to make light of; to conceal
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どおり どおり
in accordance with; following
[n-suf] in accordance with; following
[n-suf] roughly; about
[n-suf] Street; Avenue
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呪詛 じゅそ
curse; malediction; hex
[n,vs,vt] curse; malediction; hex
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口 くち
mouth
[n] mouth
[n] opening; hole; gap; orifice
[n] mouth (of a bottle); spout; nozzle; mouthpiece
[n] gate; door; entrance; exit
[n] speaking; speech; talk (i.e. gossip)
[n] taste; palate
[n] mouth (to feed)
[n] opening (i.e. vacancy); available position
[n] invitation; summons
[n] kind; sort; type
[n] opening (i.e. beginning)
[suf,ctr] counter for mouthfuls, shares (of money), stove burners, and swords
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この世 このよ
this world; this life; world of the living
[n] this world; this life; world of the living
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大正 たいしょう
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
[n] Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
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大正時代 たいしょうじだい
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
[n] Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
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なんで なんで
why?; what for?
[adv] why?; what for?
[adv] how?; by what means?
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よう よう
appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
[n-suf,n] form; style; design
[n-suf,n] like; similar to
[n] thing (thought or spoken)
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移動 いどう
movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
[n,vs,vt,vi] movement; transfer; migration; removal; travel
[adj-f] mobile; moving; traveling; travelling; roving
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色々 いろいろ
various; all sorts of; variety of
[adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of
[n] various colors (colours)
4
竜巻 たつまき
tornado; waterspout
4
いったん いったん
once
[adv] once
[adv] for a short time; briefly; temporarily
[n] one morning
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心配 しんぱい
worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
[n,vs,vt,adj-na] worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
[n,vs,vt] care; help; aid; assistance
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なぜ なぜ
why; how; for what reason
[adv] why; how; for what reason
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証言 しょうげん
testimony; (verbal) evidence
[n,vs,vt] testimony; (verbal) evidence
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娘 むすめ
daughter
[n] daughter
[n] girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
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顎 あご
jaw; chin
[n] jaw; chin
[n] barb (of a fishhook)
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襲う おそう
to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
[v5u,vt] to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
[v5u,vt] to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
[v5u,vt] to make a sudden visit
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まずい まずい
bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
[adj-i] bad (taste); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant
[adj-i] poor; unskillful; unskilful; bungling; clumsy
[adj-i] ugly; unattractive; homely; plain
[adj-i] awkward; problematic; troublesome; unfavorable; unfavourable; unwise
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