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Mao

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
猫ねこ
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  1. [n] cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. [n] shamisen
  3. [n] geisha
  4. [n] wheelbarrow
  5. [n] clay bed-warmer
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私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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火ひ
fire; flame; blaze
  1. [n,n-suf] fire; flame; blaze
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術じゅつ
art; technique
  1. [n,n-suf] art; technique
  2. [n,n-suf] means; way
  3. [n,n-suf] trick; trap; plot; stratagem
  4. [n,n-suf] magic
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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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式神しきがみ
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
  1. [n] form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
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府ふ
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto)
  1. [n] (urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto)
  2. [n] centre (e.g. of learning); center; seat
  3. [n] (government) office
  4. [n] fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
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藻も
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
  1. [n,adj-no] algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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おまえおまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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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 ...
15
水みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  1. [n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
  2. [n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. [n] flood; floodwaters
  4. [n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. [n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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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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兄弟子あにでし
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
  1. [n] senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
12
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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命いのち
life; life force
  1. [n] life; life force
  2. [n] lifetime; lifespan
  3. [n] most important thing; foundation; core
  4. [n] paired tattoos of the "life" kanji on the upper arms of a man and woman (indicating unwavering love)
  5. [n] fate; destiny; karma
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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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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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穴あな
hole; opening; orifice; perforation
  1. [n] hole; opening; orifice; perforation
  2. [n] pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
  3. [n] burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
  4. [n] deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
  5. [n] gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
  6. [n] flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
  7. [n] good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
  8. [n] upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
  9. [n] (partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
  10. [n] hiding place; hideout
9
紋もん
(family) crest; coat of arms
  1. [n] (family) crest; coat of arms
  2. [n] pattern; figure
  3. [n] playing card suit (in karuta)
9
陰陽師おんみょうじ
diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
  1. [n] diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
9
者もの
person
  1. [n] person
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来るくる
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  1. [vk,vi] to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
  2. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come back; to do ... and come back
  3. [vk,vi,aux-v] to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue
  4. [vk,vi] to come from; to be caused by; to derive from
  5. [vk,vi] to come to (e.g. "when it comes to spinach ...")
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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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土つち
earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
  1. [n] earth; soil; dirt; clay; mud
  2. [n] the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; the land
  3. [n] low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud)
  4. [n] (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
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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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体からだ
body
  1. [n] body
  2. [n] torso; trunk
  3. [n] build; physique; frame; figure
  4. [n] health; constitution
  5. [n] corpse; dead body
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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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なんか
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
  1. [prt,adv] something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
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子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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誰だれ
who
  1. [pn] who
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壺つぼ
pot; jar; vase
  1. [n] pot; jar; vase
  2. [n] dice cup
  3. [n] depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall)
  4. [n] aim; what one wants; the mark
  5. [n] key point (of a conversation, etc.); essence
  6. [n] acupuncture point; moxibustion point; pressure point
  7. [n] position on the fingerboard (of a shamisen, koto, etc.)
  8. [n] target (when aiming an arrow)
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血ち
blood
  1. [n] blood
  2. [n] blood; ancestry; lineage; stock
  3. [n] (the) blood; feelings; passions
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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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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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どうどう
how; in what way; how about
  1. [adv] how; in what way; how about
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蠱毒こどく
poisoning someone
  1. [n,vs] poisoning someone
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陰陽道おんみょうどう
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
  1. [n] Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
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形代かたしろ
paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object
  1. [n] paper, cloth, wood, etc. representation of a sacred object
  2. [n] paper doll used in purification rites
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こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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操るあやつる
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
  1. [v5r,vt] to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to manage; to control; to maneuver; to steer
  2. [v5r,vt] to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument)
  3. [v5r,vt] to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
  4. [v5r,vt] to manipulate (a person, public opinion, etc.); to pull the strings; to control from the shadows; to mastermind
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目め
eye; eyeball
  1. [n] eye; eyeball
  2. [n] eyesight; sight; vision
  3. [n] look; stare; gaze; glance
  4. [n] notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.)
  5. [n] an experience
  6. [n] viewpoint
  7. [n] discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality)
  8. [n] (an) appearance
  9. [n] chance (of success); possibility (of a good result)
  10. [n] spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave
  11. [n] grain (of wood, paper)
  12. [n] eye (of a storm, needle, etc.)
  13. [n] intersection (on a go board); square (on a chessboard)
  14. [n] dot (on a dice); pip; rolled number
  15. [n] graduation; division (of a scale)
  16. [n] tooth (of a saw, comb, etc.)
  17. [suf] ordinal number suffix
  18. [suf] somewhat; -ish
  19. [suf] point (e.g. of change)
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ひとつひとつ
one
  1. [num] one
  2. [n] for one thing
  3. [n] only
  4. [n] (not) even
  5. [n,adv] just (e.g. "just try it")
  6. [adj-no] some kind of; one type of
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なになに
what
  1. [pn] what
  2. [pn] you-know-what; that thing
  3. [pn] whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
  4. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  5. [int] what?; huh?
  6. [int] hey!; come on!
  7. [int] oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not)
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呪いのろい
curse; spell; malediction
  1. [n] curse; spell; malediction
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寿命じゅみょう
lifespan; life; lifetime
  1. [n] lifespan; life; lifetime
  2. [n] life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
5
連れつれ
companion; company
  1. [n] companion; company
  2. [n] tritagonist; second supporting character
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師匠ししょう
master; teacher
  1. [n,suf] master; teacher
  2. [n] stable master
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秘法ひほう
secret method; secret process; secret formula
  1. [n] secret method; secret process; secret formula
  2. [n] esoteric rituals (in Shingon Buddhism)
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ためため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  1. [n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. [n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. [n,adv] consequence; result; effect
  4. [n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
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屋敷やしき
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
  1. [n] residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
5
月つき
Moon
  1. [n] Moon
  2. [n] month
  3. [n] moonlight
  4. [n] (a) moon; natural satellite
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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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弟子でし
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
  1. [n,adj-no] pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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おそらくおそらく
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
  1. [adv] probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
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色々いろいろ
various; all sorts of; variety of
  1. [adj-na,adj-no,adv,adv-to,n] various; all sorts of; variety of
  2. [n] various colors (colours)
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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
  1. [adj-na] safe; secure; sound; problem-free; without fear; all right; alright; OK; okay
  2. [adv] certainly; surely; undoubtedly
  3. [int,adj-na] no thanks; I'm good; that's alright
  4. [n] great man; fine figure of a man
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なにかなにか
something; some; any
  1. [pn] something; some; any
  2. [adv] somehow; for some reason
  3. [int] (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
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五色ごしき
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours
  1. [n] five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours
  2. [adj-no] many kinds; varied
  3. [n] melon; gourd
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身代わりみがわり
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
  1. [n] substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
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息子むすこ
son
  1. [n] son
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おれおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
5
最初さいしょ
beginning; outset; first; onset
  1. [adj-no,n,adv] beginning; outset; first; onset
5
あれあれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
5
毒どく
poison; toxicant
  1. [n] poison; toxicant
  2. [n] harm; evil influence
  3. [n] ill will; spite; malice
  4. [n] abusive language
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薬くすり
medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  1. [n] medicine; pharmaceuticals; (legal) drugs; pill; ointment; salve
  2. [n] efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.)
  3. [n] (pottery) glaze
  4. [n] (illegal) drug; narcotic
  5. [n] small bribe
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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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自分じぶん
myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  1. [pn] myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. [pn] I; me
  3. [pn] you
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時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
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僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
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やだ
not a chance; not likely; no way; no
  1. [int] not a chance; not likely; no way; no
  2. [int] oh no; yuck; eew
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殺すころす
to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
  1. [v5s,vt] to kill; to slay; to murder; to slaughter
  2. [v5s,vt] to suppress; to block; to hamper; to destroy (e.g. talent); to eliminate (e.g. an odour); to spoil (e.g. a flavour); to kill (e.g. one's speed)
  3. [v5s,vt] to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back; to stifle (a yawn, laugh, etc.); to hold (one's breath)
  4. [v5s,vt] to put out (a runner)
  5. [v5s,vt] to pawn; to put in hock
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殺しころし
murder; killing; murderer
  1. [n] murder; killing; murderer
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はずはず
should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  1. [aux] should (be); bound (to be); expected (to be); must (be)
  2. [n] nock (of a bow)
  3. [n] nock (of an arrow)
  4. [n] nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger)
  5. [n] wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
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日にち
Sunday
  1. [n] Sunday
  2. [suf] nth day (of the month)
  3. [ctr] counter for days
  4. [n] Japan
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あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
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誰かだれか
someone; somebody
  1. [pn] someone; somebody
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最高さいこう
best; supreme; wonderful; finest
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n] best; supreme; wonderful; finest
  2. [adj-no,adj-na,n] highest; maximum; most; uppermost; supreme
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感じかんじ
feeling; sense; impression
  1. [n] feeling; sense; impression
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そんな
such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  1. [adj-pn] such; that sort of; that kind of; like that
  2. [int] no way!; never!
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顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
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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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それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
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槍やり
spear; lance
  1. [n] spear; lance
  2. [n] javelin
  3. [n] lance
  4. [n] jeering
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蛙かえる
frog
  1. [n] frog
  2. [n] kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
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こっちこちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
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なぜなぜ
why; how; for what reason
  1. [adv] why; how; for what reason
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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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僧そう
monk; priest
  1. [n] monk; priest
  2. [n] sangha (the Buddhist community)
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こちらこちら
this way; this direction
  1. [pn] this way; this direction
  2. [pn] here
  3. [pn] this (one)
  4. [pn] I; me; we; us
  5. [pn] this person
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どうしてどうして
how; in what way; by what means
  1. [adv] how; in what way; by what means
  2. [adv] why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. [adv] cannot possibly
  4. [int] no way
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やっぱりやっぱり
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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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
4
呪禁じゅごん
vanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms
  1. [n] vanquishing monsters, spirits, etc. with charms
3
力ちから
force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  1. [n] force; strength; might; vigour; vigor; energy
  2. [n] capability; ability; proficiency; capacity; faculty
  3. [n] efficacy; effect
  4. [n] effort; endeavours; endeavors; exertions
  5. [n] power; authority; influence; good offices; agency
  6. [n] support; help; aid; assistance
  7. [n] stress; emphasis
  8. [n] means; resources
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霊れい
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
  1. [n] soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
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次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
3
私たちわたしたち
we; us
  1. [pn] we; us
3
彼らかれら
they; them
  1. [pn] they; them
3
秘術ひじゅつ
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
  1. [n] secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
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ためにために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  1. [conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. [conj] because of; as a result of
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