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あれ, 彼, 彼れ
Pronoun, See これ・1, See それ・1, See どれ・1, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly
1. that, that thing
used to refer to one's equals or inferiors
2. that person
3. then, that time
4. that place (over there)
Colloquialism, euphemistic, oft. written as アレ
5. down there (i.e. one's genitals)
あれがこの町の大通りだ。
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あれ, あれっ, あれえ, あれー, あり
Interjection, indicates surprise, suspicion, etc.
1. huh?, eh?, what?, oh, hey!, look!, listen!
Only あれえ, あれー, Female term or language
2. help!
あれ、そんなに近いとは知りませんでした。
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荒れる, あれる
Conjugated: あれ
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to become stormy, to become rough (of the sea)
2. to fall into ruin, to become neglected, to become dilapidated
3. to become rough (of skin), to get chapped
4. to become unruly, to become violent, to go wild, to get out of control
5. to become unsettled (e.g. of one's life), to become disordered
唇が荒れています。
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あれ, 有れ, 在れ
Expression, dated term, imperative form of ある
1. let there be ..., may it be ...
Auxiliary, See お試しあれ, after a verb stem or verbal noun prefixed with the honorific 御
2. please do ...
我, 吾, われ, わ, あれ, あ, わぬ, わろ
Pronoun, occ. 和 for わ
1. I, me
Only われ, わ
2. oneself
Archaism
3. you
Prefix, occ. 和
4. prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
彼も人なり我も人なり。
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は
Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
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なんです, なのです
Auxiliary, See のです, Polite
it is assuredly that ..., can say with confidence that ...
私が会いたいのは彼女なんです。
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か
Particle, at sentence end
1. indicates a question
after each alternative
2. or, whether or not
See 何か・1, after an interrogative
3. some- (e.g. something, someone)
indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles
4. hmm, huh
Prefix, See か弱い, emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective
5. very
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か, 箇, 個, 个, カ
Counter, precedes the thing being counted; e.g. ３か月, ５か所; also written as ヶ or ケ
counter used with Sino-Japanese words
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