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作者, さくしゃ
creator (of a work), author, writer, artist, composer, playwright, dramatist
その小説の作者は誰でしょうか。
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天津, 天つ, あまつ
Noun or verb acting prenominally, Archaism
heavenly, imperial
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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, 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
, 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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Particle, indicates location of action
1. at, in
indicates time of action
2. at, when
indicates means of action
3. by, with
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, い
Conjunction, Auxiliary, See ないで・1, Archaism, after a -nai stem
without doing ...
, 為
See する・1, literary form of する
to do
それは、おまえの声をよく聞くためだよ。
, 鬆
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,
1. bamboo screen, rattan blind
Only すだれ
2. bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)