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語
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new word; neologism; newly coined word; recent coinage
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newly introduced word (in a textbook); new word (to learn)
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original word; original language
Examples
日本語のむずかしさが、一握りの外国人を除いてすべての外国人が、原語で日本文学に近づくのを妨げている。
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
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mother tongue; native language
Examples
フランス語が彼らの母語です。
French is their mother tongue.
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Linguistics
protolanguage; parent language
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Linguistics
loanword (in Japanese, esp. those of Western origin); foreign-origin word
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linguist
Examples
その言語学者はいくつかの中国語の方言を流暢に話す。
The linguist is fluent in several Chinese dialects.
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Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
Tales of Ise (Heian period collection of poems)
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modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
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Grammar
object
Examples
実は、「have 目的語 done」は使役じゃない場合が多い。
Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.
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Dutch (language)
Examples
オランダ語はドイツ語と密接なつながりがある。
Dutch is closely related to German.
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Counter
counter for languages
Examples
あなたは何カ国語を話しますか。
How many languages do you speak?