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訳 わけ N4

  1. cause; grounds; reason
  2. meaning; sense
  3. (good) sense; reason
  4. case; circumstances
  5. (romantic) relationship; love affair

訳 やく N3

  1. translation; version (e.g. "English version")

訳す やくす N3

  1. to interpret; to translate

訳がない わけがない

  1. there is no way that ...
  2. easy; simple

訳じゃない わけじゃない

  1. I don't mean that ...; it does not mean that ...; it is not the case that

訳ではない わけではない

  1. I don't mean that ...; it does not mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

訳者 やくしゃ

  1. translator

訳あって わけあって

  1. for some (unspecified) reason

訳あり わけあり

  1. having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

訳ありげ わけありげ

  1. seeming to have a problem, issue, etc.
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