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  2. Interloper - Wikipedia

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    Interlopers , a 2001 science fiction novel by Alan Dean Foster; The Interlopers, a Matt Helm spy novel by Donald Hamilton "The Interlopers", a short story by Saki; Interloper, by Carbon Based Lifeforms

  3. List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms - Wikipedia

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    Gairaigo are Japanese words originating from, or based on, foreign-language, generally Western, terms.These include wasei-eigo (Japanese pseudo-anglicisms).Many of these loanwords derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal's early role in Japanese-Western interaction; Dutch, due to the Netherlands' relationship with Japan amidst the isolationist policy of sakoku during the Edo period; and from ...

  4. Synonymy in Japanese - Wikipedia

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    There are many synonyms in Japanese because the Japanese language draws from several different languages for loanwords, notably Chinese and English, as well as its own native words. [1] In Japanese, synonyms are called dōgigo (kanji: 同義語) or ruigigo (kanji: 類義語). [2] Full synonymy, however, is rare.

  5. Interloper (business) - Wikipedia

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    Interlopers are individuals or businesses who breach the monopoly of established guild, [1] livery company [2] or other body granted monopoly trading rights. [ 3 ] Interlopers in the English East India trade

  6. Eijirō - Wikipedia

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    Eijirō (英辞郎) is a large database of EnglishJapanese translations. It is developed by the editors of the Electronic Dictionary Project and aimed at translators. Although the contents are technically the same, EDP refers to the accompanying JapaneseEnglish database as Waeijirō (和英辞郎).

  7. Wasei-eigo - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 123–139 Many Japanese consider English loanword usage to be more casual and as being used mainly among peers of the same status. [ 9 ] : 49 In addition, many wasei-eigo words are used to camouflage risqué terms and ideas, such as the famous rabuho ( love hotel ), or the many massaaji (massage) and saabisu (service) associated with taboo ...

  8. List of Japanese dictionaries - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of notable print, electronic, and online Japanese dictionaries. This is a sortable table : clicking the arrows in the header cells will cause the table rows to sort based on the selected column, in ascending order first, and subsequently toggling between ascending and descending order.

  9. Category:Japanese vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Japanese vocabulary" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. ... List of English words of Japanese origin; Engrish; G.