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べき, 可き
Auxiliary, Usually in kana, after the dictionary form of a verb
should, must, ought to
あなたにはまず最初に尋ねるべきだったでしょうか。
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冪, 羃, 巾, べき
Mathematics term
exponent, power
で, 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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で
Particle, indicates location of action
1. at, in, when
indicates means of action
2. by, with
quantifies limits of action; e.g. time spanned, instances, number of participants, etc.
3. within
Conjunction
4. and then, so
See よ・1, at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc., Dialect: Kansai-ben
5. let me tell you, don't you know
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で, いで
Conjunction, Auxiliary, See ないで・1, Archaism, after a -nai stem
without doing ...
す, 為
See する・1, Usually in kana, literary form of する
to do
それは、おまえの声をよく聞くためだよ。
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
っす, す
Auxiliary, See です, Abbreviation, semi-polite copula
be, is
すだれ, 簾, 簀垂れ, す
Usually in kana
1. bamboo screen, rattan blind
Only すだれ
2. bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)