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ひとり, 一人, 1人, 独り, いちにん
esp. 一人, 1人
1. one person
Only ひとり, See 一人で
2. being alone, being by oneself
esp. 独り
3. being single, being unmarried
Adverb, Usually in kana, with neg. sentence
4. just, only, simply
私は一人の弟がいます。
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よう,
Noun, used as a suffix, See 様だ・1, Usually in kana, usu. after the -masu stem of a verb
1. appearing ..., looking ...
2. way to ..., method of ...ing
usu. after a noun
3. form, style, design
See 様だ・2
4. like, similar to
5. thing (thought or spoken)
このざまはどうしたんだ。
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, 方, 状, さま
Suffix, Honorific or respectful, after a person's name (or position, etc.)
1. Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.
See お粗末さまでした, Polite, usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-
2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions)
3. state, situation, appearance, manner
このざまはどうしたんだ。
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ちゃま,
Suffix, Honorific or respectful, Familiar language, Children's language, Usually in kana, after a person's name (or position, etc.)
Mr., Mrs., Ms.
このざまはどうしたんだ。
ざま, , 態
Derogatory, Usually in kana
1. mess, sorry state, plight, sad sight
Suffix, indicates direction
2. -ways, -wards
after the -masu stem of a verb
3. in the act of ..., just as one is ...
See 様・さま・3
4. manner of ..., way of ...
このざまはどうしたんだ。
, , 例し, ためし
precedent, example
春ごとに恋は例のいたずらを始める。
一点, 1点, いってん
speck, dot, point, only a little, particle, only one
このテーブルは一点をのぞけば申し分ないそれは私の部屋に入らないのです。
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限り, かぎり
1. limit, limits, bounds
2. degree, extent, scope
Noun, used as a suffix
3. the end, the last
Adverb, after an adjective, verb, or noun
4. as long as ..., as far as ..., as much as ..., to the limits of ..., all of ...
after neg. verb
5. unless ...
彼の好奇心には限りがなかった。
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きり, 切り, 限り, 切, 限
Usually in kana
1. end, finish, place to stop
See 切りがない・1
2. bound, limit
Only 限り, Only 限, Finance term
3. delivery date (of a futures contract)
4. finale (of a noh song), end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki), final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
5. trump card
彼は38歳なのに両親に頼りきりです。
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限る, かぎる
Conjugated: 限り
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to restrict, to limit, to confine
Intransitive
2. to be restricted to, to be limited to, to be confined to
as ...は...に限る
3. to be best (for), to be the best plan, to be the only way (to)
暑い日は冷たいビールに限る。
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となる
Conjugated: となっています
Expression, Godan verb, formal or literary term
to become, to be
すべては燃えて灰となった。
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隣る, となる
Conjugated: となっています
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 隣・1, Archaism
to neighbor (neighbour), to be adjacent to, to be next to, to border