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, かん, くだ
Noun, used as a suffix
pipe, tube
管から水が吹き出した。
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さし, 差し, 指し, 差, 指, サシ
1. between (e.g. two people), face to face
2. hindrance, impediment
Music term, Usually in kana
3. arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music
hanafuda, Mahjong term
4. playing with only 2 players
Prefix
5. prefix used for stress or emphasis
刺し, さし
See 米刺し, Abbreviation
1. grain thief, sharpened tube for testing rice in bags
See 刺身
2. sashimi (sliced raw fish)
See 刺す・1, See 刺す・2
3. stabbing, piercing, pricking
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砂嘴, さし
spit (geography), sandbank
さし
See 霜降り・2
marble pattern (in beef)
, 差し, 指し, さし
See ものさし
ruler, measure
寸を与えれば尺を望む。
さし, 蠁子, サシ
Usually in kana
blowfly or green bottle fly larva (oft. used as fishing bait)
, さし, びん
See 緡縄・さしなわ
1. slender rope that goes through the hole in a coin
Counter
2. string of coins (usu. 100 mon)
止し, さし
Noun, used as a suffix, May take 'no', after the -masu stem of a verb
stopped in the midst of, half- (i.e. half-read)
狭し, せばし, せまし, せし, さし
'ku' adjective (archaic), Archaism
narrow, confined, small
いい
See 良い・よい・1, also written 良い, 好い and 善い
1. good, excellent, fine, nice, pleasant, agreeable
See 良い・よい・2
2. sufficient, enough, ready, prepared
See 良い・よい・3
3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.), beneficial
See 良い・よい・4, as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise
4. OK, all right, no problem
又来年会えるといいですね。
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易々, 易易, いい
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
easy, simple, plain
どの仕事もやすやすとはできない。
怡々, 怡怡, いい
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Archaism
having fun, rejoicing
, いい
Archaism
cooked rice
とにかくメシ・・・といきたいところだが、その前に用を足すことにした。
委蛇, 逶迤, 逶迱, いい, いだ
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Obsolete term
winding, meandering
依々, 依依, いい
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, Obsolete term
affectionately attached, reluctant to part
いい, 謂
Usually in kana, usu. as 〜のいい
what was said, what it means, origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
唯々, 唯唯, いい
'taru' adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle, See 唯々諾々, formal or literary term
obedient, submissive, tame, slavish
, 出
Noun, used as a suffix
1. coming out, going out, outflow, efflux, rising (of the Sun or the 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
彼は貴族の出である。
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, にて
Particle, indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form
1. at, in, when
indicates means of action
2. by, with
Conjunction
3. and then, so
Only で, See よ・1, at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc., Dialect: Kansai-ben
4. let me tell you, don't you know
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, い
Conjunction, Auxiliary, See ないで・1, Archaism, after a -nai stem
without doing ...
, 為
See 為る・1, Usually in kana, literary form of 為る
to do
1月30日、31日は葬式のため休みます。
, 鬆
Usually in kana
1. cavity (in old root vegetables, tofu, metal casting, etc.), pore, hollow, bubble, blowhole
May take 'no'
2. porous, pithy, spongy
,
Auxiliary, See です, Abbreviation, semi-polite copula
be, is
だれ, 簾, 簀垂れ,
Usually in kana
1. bamboo screen, rattan blind
Only すだれ
2. bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
Particle, at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.
1. hey, you, hold on
Interjection
2. yo
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