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は

Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese

1. topic marker particle

2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)

3. adds emphasis

お, 御, おん

Prefix, See 御・ご・1, Honorific or respectful, Polite, Humble, Usually in kana, usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal

honorific/polite/humble prefix

あいつはのらりくらりの仕事にお忙しい事だ。

お

Interjection

oh! (expression of slight surprise)

お、タエ、このチーズいけるよ。

前に, まえに

Adverb

ahead, before, ago

え、出かける前に、しっかりかぎをかけたんですね。

ねこ, 猫, ネコ

1. cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)

2. shamisen

3. geisha

See 猫車, Abbreviation

4. wheelbarrow

See 猫火鉢

5. clay bed-warmer

あなたのサイトは、猫に興味のある人達にとって魅力的です。

を

Particle

1. indicates direct object of action

2. indicates subject of causative expression

3. indicates an area traversed

4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place

5. indicates point of departure or separation of action