嘘解きレトリック(1)

Vocabulary

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Word English Frequency Spread ⓘ
私わたし
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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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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千代ちよ
thousand years
  1. [n] thousand years
  2. [n] very long period; forever
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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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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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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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君きみ
you; buddy; pal
  1. [pn] you; buddy; pal
  2. [n] monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master
  3. [pn] he; she
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僕ぼく
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
  2. [pn] you
  3. [pn] manservant
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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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探偵たんてい
detective; investigator; sleuth
  1. [n] detective; investigator; sleuth
  2. [n,vs,vt] detective work; secret investigation
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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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左右さゆう
left and right; right and left
  1. [n] left and right; right and left
  2. [n,vs,vt] (asserting) control; influence; domination
  3. [n] one's attendants; people accompanying one
  4. [n] (serving at someone's) side
  5. [n] equivocation
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嘘うそ
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
  1. [n,adj-no] lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
  2. [n,adj-no] mistake; error
  3. [n] unwise move; bad decision
  4. [int] no way!; unbelievable!; really?!
22
馬うま
horse
  1. [n] horse
  2. [n] horse racing
  3. [n] promoted bishop
  4. [n] knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
20
劇場げきじょう
theatre; theater; playhouse
  1. [n,adj-no] theatre; theater; playhouse
19
レトリック
rhetoric
  1. [n] rhetoric
18
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
17
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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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
16
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
16
掃除そうじ
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
  1. [n,vs,vt] cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
15
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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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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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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分かるわかる
to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  1. [v5r,vi] to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  2. [v5r,vi] to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
  3. [int] I know!; I think so too!
14
助手じょしゅ
assistant; helper
  1. [n] assistant; helper
  2. [n] assistant (to a professor); research assistant
14
それは
very; extremely
  1. [adv] very; extremely
  2. [exp] that is
13
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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あなたあなた
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [pn] dear; honey
12
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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お金おかね
money
  1. [n] money
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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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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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何かなにか
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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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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端はし
end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
  1. [n] end (e.g. of street); tip; point; edge; margin
  2. [n] beginning; start; first
  3. [n] odds and ends; scrap; odd bit; least
11
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
10
お嬢様おじょうさま
(another's) daughter
  1. [n] (another's) daughter
  2. [n] young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
10
稲荷いなり
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)
  1. [n] Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama)
  2. [n] Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto)
  3. [n] fox (said to be messengers of Inari)
  4. [n] fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes)
  5. [n] inarizushi
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後あと
behind; rear
  1. [n,adj-no] behind; rear
  2. [n,adj-no] after; later
  3. [n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
  4. [n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  5. [n,adv] also; in addition
  6. [n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
  7. [n,adj-no] after one's death
  8. [n,adj-no] past; previous
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組くみ
class (of students)
  1. [n,n-suf] class (of students)
  2. [n,n-suf,ctr] group (of people); party; team; crew
  3. [n,n-suf] lot; bunch; set
  4. [n,n-suf] crime family; organized-crime syndicate
  5. [n,n-suf,ctr] set (of items); assortment; deck (of cards); pack
  6. [n] typesetting; composition
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何もなにも
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  1. [exp] (not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any; nothing
  2. [exp] and everything else; and all
  3. [exp] (not) at all; (not) in the least; (not) especially; (not) to that extent
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というという
called; named; that says; that
  1. [exp] called; named; that says; that
  2. [exp] as many as; as much as
  3. [exp] all ...; every single ...
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ようなような
like; similar to
  1. [adj-pn] like; similar to
  2. [exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
  3. [exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
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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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声こえ
voice
  1. [n] voice
  2. [n] singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. [n] voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. [n] sound
  5. [n] sense (of something's arrival); feeling
  6. [n] voice; voiced sound
9
お前おまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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ずっと
continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  1. [adv] continuously; the whole time; all the way; throughout
  2. [adv] much (more); (by) far; far and away; a lot; a great deal
  3. [adv] far (away); long (ago, before, after)
  4. [adv] straight; directly
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すごいすごい
terrible; dreadful
  1. [adj-i] terrible; dreadful
  2. [adj-i] amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific
  3. [adj-i] to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
  4. [adv] awfully; very; immensely
9
奥様おくさま
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
  1. [n] wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
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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
9
誘拐ゆうかい
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
  1. [n,vs,vt] abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
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大変たいへん
very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  1. [adv] very; greatly; terribly; awfully
  2. [adj-na,n] immense; enormous; great
  3. [adj-na,n] serious; grave; dreadful; terrible
  4. [adj-na,n] difficult; hard; challenging
  5. [n] major incident; disaster
8
投げ文なげぶみ
(love) letter tossed into a home
  1. [n] (love) letter tossed into a home
8
依頼いらい
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
  1. [n,vs,vt] request; commission; entrusting (with a matter)
  2. [n,vs,vi] dependence; reliance
8
オヤジおやじ
one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  1. [n] one's father; one's old man; dad; pops
  2. [n] middle-aged (or older) man; old man; geezer
  3. [n] one's boss
  4. [n] proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.); landlord
  5. [n] grizzly bear
8
こんな
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
  1. [adj-pn] this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
8
手紙てがみ
letter; missive; note; mail
  1. [n] letter; missive; note; mail
8
子供こども
child; children
  1. [n] child; children
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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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あの人あのひと
he; she; that person
  1. [pn] he; she; that person
  2. [pn] you
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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
8
本当にほんとうに
really; truly
  1. [adv] really; truly
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聞こえるきこえる
to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
  1. [v1,vi] to be heard; to be audible; to reach one's ears
  2. [v1,vi] to sound (like); to come across (as)
  3. [v1,vi] to be well known; to be famous
  4. [v1,vi] to accept (someone's words); to agree; to understand
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確認かくにん
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
  1. [n,vs,vt] confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation; identification
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記事きじ
article; news story; report; account
  1. [n] article; news story; report; account
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便利べんり
convenient; handy; useful
  1. [adj-na] convenient; handy; useful
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松葉牡丹まつばぼたん
moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
  1. [n] moss-rose purslane (Portulaca grandiflora)
7
たくさんたくさん
a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  1. [adj-no,adj-na,n,adv] a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal
  2. [adj-no,adj-na,n,adv] enough; sufficient
  3. [n-suf] enough; too many; too much
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警察けいさつ
police
  1. [n] police
  2. [n] police officer
  3. [n] police station
  4. [n-suf] self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody; vigilante; gatekeeper
7
そこそこ
there (place relatively near listener)
  1. [pn] there (place relatively near listener)
  2. [pn] there (place just mentioned); that place
  3. [pn] then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised)
  4. [pn] you
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失礼しつれい
discourtesy; impoliteness
  1. [n,vs,vi,adj-na] discourtesy; impoliteness
  2. [exp] excuse me; goodbye
  3. [vs] to leave
  4. [vs] to be rude
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事件じけん
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
  1. [n] event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble; scandal
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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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違うちがう
to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  1. [v5u,vi] to differ (from); to be different; to be distinct; to be unlike; to vary; to disagree (with)
  2. [v5u,vi] to be wrong; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
  3. [v5u,vi] to become abnormal; to go wrong
  4. [exp] isn't it?; wasn't it?
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ちょっとちょっと
a little; a bit; slightly
  1. [adv] a little; a bit; slightly
  2. [adv] just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  3. [adv] somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  4. [adv] (not) easily; (not) readily
  5. [int] hey!; come on; excuse me
  6. [exp] thanks, but no; not feasible; not possible
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それでそれで
so; therefore; and; (and) then
  1. [conj] so; therefore; and; (and) then
6
顔かお
face; visage
  1. [n] face; visage
  2. [n] look; expression; countenance
  3. [n] honor; honour; face
  4. [n] influence; notoriety
6
ウソをつくうそをつく
to tell a lie; to fib
  1. [exp,v5k] to tell a lie; to fib
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友人ゆうじん
friend
  1. [n] friend
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野犬やけん
stray dog; ownerless dog
  1. [n] stray dog; ownerless dog
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すぐにすぐに
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
  1. [adv] immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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犯人はんにん
offender; criminal; culprit
  1. [n] offender; criminal; culprit
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旦那様だんなさま
husband
  1. [n] husband
  2. [n] master (of a house, shop, etc.)
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古道具屋ふるどうぐや
secondhand store
  1. [n] secondhand store
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九十九夜や
counter for nights
  1. [ctr] counter for nights
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頭あたま
head
  1. [n] head
  2. [n] hair (on one's head)
  3. [n] mind; brains; intellect
  4. [n] leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. [n] top; tip
  6. [n] beginning; start
  7. [n] head; person
  8. [n] down payment; deposit
  9. [n] top structural component of a kanji
  10. [n] pair
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よくよく
nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  1. [adv] nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. [adv] frequently; often
  3. [adv] I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. [adv] (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
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ようよう
appearing ...; looking ...
  1. [n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
  2. [n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
  3. [n-suf,n] form; style; design
  4. [n-suf,n] like; similar to
  5. [n] thing (thought or spoken)
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ツケつけ
bill; bill of sale; payment invoice
  1. [n] bill; bill of sale; payment invoice
  2. [n] tab (for later payment); credit
  3. [n] contact move; direct attack to an enemy stone
  4. [n] sound effect produced by striking a wooden board with clappers
  5. [n] letter
  6. [n] reason; motive; pretext
  7. [n] one's fortune; one's luck
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介抱かいほう
nursing; looking after
  1. [n,vs,vt] nursing; looking after
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おかみさんおかみさん
missus; missis
  1. [n] missus; missis
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ダメだめ
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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所ところ
place; spot; scene; site
  1. [n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
  2. [n,suf] address
  3. [n,suf] district; area; locality
  4. [n,suf] one's house
  5. [n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
  6. [n,suf] passage (in text); part
  7. [n,suf] space; room
  8. [n,suf] thing; matter
  9. [n] whereupon; as a result
  10. [n] about to; on the verge of
  11. [n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
  12. [n] approximately; around; about
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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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一緒にいっしょに
together (with)
  1. [adv] together (with)
  2. [adv] at the same time
  3. [adv] in one lump; in the same category
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意識いしき
consciousness
  1. [n,vs] consciousness
  2. [n,vs] becoming aware (of); awareness; sense
  3. [n,vs] mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
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部ぶ
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty
  1. [n,n-suf] department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; bureau; faculty
  2. [n,n-suf] club (at a school, university, etc.); team
  3. [n,n-suf] part; portion; region; area
  4. [n,n-suf] category; class; division; section; heading
  5. [ctr] counter for copies of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.
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ちゃんと
diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  1. [adv,vs] diligently; seriously; earnestly; reliably; steadily; legitimately
  2. [adv,vs] perfectly; properly; exactly; orderly; punctually; regularly; safely; in good condition
  3. [adv,vs] sufficiently; satisfactorily
  4. [adv,vs] quickly
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何度もなんども
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
  1. [adv] many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
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