- (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P)[edict]
- (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P)[edict]
- (exp) if it's the case; (P)[edict]
- (prt) even[edict]
- (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P)[edict]
- (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P)[edict]
- (n) (col) (abbr) (See 友達) friend[edict]
- (n) undercut (of a machined edge)[edict]
- (pref) (1) (See 駄文・1) poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless; (n-suf,ctr) (2) (See 一駄) load; pack; horse load; (n) (3) packhorse[edict]
- (n) dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching[edict]
- (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle)[edict]
- (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P)[edict]
- (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P)[edict]
- (n) (See スラグ) slag[edict]
- (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P)[edict]
- (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.)[edict]
- (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm)[edict]
- (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica)[edict]
- (aux-v,v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions[edict]
- (v5r,vt) (1) to compete; (2) to bid; (3) to sell at auction; (P)[edict]
- (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) body; physique; posture; (2) shape; form; style; (3) substance; identity; reality; (4) {math} field; (ctr) (5) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.)[edict]
- (n,conj) (1) opposite; opposition; (2) versus; vs; (3) to (i.e. "we won the game five to three"); (4) equal footing; equal terms; (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...; (P)[edict]
- (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (P)[edict]
- (n,n-suf) {ling} (See ボイス) voice[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) party; group; crew; team; body; (2) company (of troops); corps; unit; squad[edict]
- (prt) (1) (usu. ね) (sentence end) indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.; is it so; (int) (2) (usu. ねえ) hey; come on; (P)[edict]
- (exp) (See ねばならない) if not ... (negative conditional)[edict]
- (n) (1) root (of a plant); (2) root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); (3) root root (of all evil, etc.); source; origin; cause; basis; (4) one's true nature; (5) (fishing) reef; (P)[edict]
- (n) first sign of Chinese zodiac (The Rat, 11pm-1am, north, November)[edict]
- あたし(P);あたくし;あたい;あて
- あっし;わっち;わっし
- わい;わて
- わたい
- わたし(P);わたくし(P)
- わらわ
- わし
- (pn,adj-no) (fem) I; me; (P)[edict]
- (pn,adj-no) I (mainly used by working men); myself[edict]
- (pn) (1) (arch) (ksb[edict]
- (n) (arch) (ktb[edict]
- (pn,adj-no) (1) I; me; (n,adj-no) (2) (わたくし only) private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; (3) (わたくし only) selfishness; (P)[edict]
- (pn,adj-no) (arch) (hum) (fem) I; me[edict]
- (pn,adj-no) (uk) I; me (used by elderly males)[edict]
- (aux) (abbr) (arch) (See である) to be[edict]
- (n) (sl) detective[edict]
- (aux) (pol) (See だ・1) polite copula in Japanese; (P)[edict]
- (conj,int) (See それでは) then; well; so; well then; (P)[edict]
- (conj) (1) but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; (prt) (2) even; (3) however; no matter how; even if; even though; (4) ... or something; (5) (as 〜でも〜でも) either ... or ...; neither ... nor ...; (pref) (6) (before an occupation, etc.) pseudo-; quack; in-name-only; (7) (before an occupation, etc.) (See でもしか) for lack of anything better to do; (P)[edict]
- (n,n-suf) (1) coming out; going out; outflow; efflux; rising (of the sun or moon); (2) attending (work); appearing (on stage); one's turn to go on; (3) start; beginning; (4) origins; background; person (or item) originating from ...; graduate of ...; native of ...; member of ... (lineage); (5) architectural member that projects outward; (6) highest point of the stern of a ship; (7) (uk) (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.) amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something; (P)[edict]