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search, imitate, copy

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模する摸するもするTransitiveFreq #9725
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Suru verb - special class

to imitate; to copy; to mock; to replace; to model after

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Suru verb - special class

to trace; to forge

模索もさく摸索NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #12215
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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

模倣もほう摸倣Noun～の Adj.Transitive～する VerbFreq #14601
1

imitation; copying

Examples
全ての子供には、尊敬し模倣する人が必要だ。
Every child needs someone to look up to and copy.
模擬摸擬もぎNoun～の Adj.Transitive～する VerbFreq #21660
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imitation

Examples
未来のパイロットは模擬操縦室で訓練される。
The future pilot is trained in a mock cockpit.
相模相摸さがみNounFreq #26805
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Historical term

Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)

模写もしゃ摸写NounTransitive～する VerbFreq #33450
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copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

Examples
彼はゴッホの模写をした。
He imitated the works of Van Gogh.
模造摸造もぞうNoun～の Adj.Transitive～する VerbFreq #37637
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imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)

《すり》スリ掏摸掏児NounUsually kanaFreq #54727
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pickpocket

Examples
すりは人ごみの中に消えた。
The pickpocket disappeared into the crowd.
ツモ自摸ツーモーNounUsually kanaFreq #72369
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Mahjong

drawing a tile from the wall

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Mahjong

win with a self-drawn tile

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Abbreviation; Mahjong

winning off a self-drawn tile while completely concealed (meld); winning off a self-drawn tile without having called any tiles

暗中模索暗中摸索あんちゅうもさくNounIntransitiveTransitive～する Verb四字熟語Freq #74861
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groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues

Examples
現状の打開策を暗中模索している。
We are groping for a way out of the present situation.
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