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あなた, 貴方, 貴女, 貴男
Pronoun, Usually in kana, trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant
1. you
Only 貴方, Only 貴男, Familiar language, used by wives addressing their husbands
2. dear, honey
ねえあなたたち行かないで。
かなた, 彼方, あなた
Pronoun, Usually in kana
beyond, across, the other side, the distance
あちらに着いたら手紙をください。
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Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
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いらっしゃる
Godan verb, Intransitive, Honorific or respectful, sometimes erroneously written 居らっしゃる
1. to come, to go, to be (somewhere)
Auxiliary verb, after a -te form, or the particle "de"
2. to be (doing)
お母さんはいらっしゃいますか。
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Particle
1. indicates the subject of a sentence
literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names
2. indicates possession
Conjunction
3. but, however, (and) yet, though, although, while
4. and
5. used after an introductory remark or explanation
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