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別れる, わかれる
Conjugated: 別れなければ
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to part (usu. of people), to part from, to part with, to be apart from
2. to separate (of a couple), to break up, to divorce
3. to lose (e.g. one's mother), to be bereaved
あなたが彼女と別れるのは賢明である。
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ならない
Expression, as ...てならない
1. cannot help (feeling), unbearably, awfully, irresistibly
as ...てはならない
2. must not ..., should not ..., have to ..., ought to ..., unable to
ここで煙草を吸ってはなりません。
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なる, 成る, 為る
Conjugated: ならない
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
1. to become, to get, to grow, to turn, to reach, to attain
2. to result in, to turn out, to end up, to prove (to be)
as ...からなる or ...よりなる
3. to consist of, to be composed of, to be made up of
4. to be completed, to be realized, to succeed, to be attained, to be accomplished
5. to change (into), to turn (into), to transform
あなたがいなくなるととても寂しくなります。
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鳴る, なる
Conjugated: ならない
Godan verb, Intransitive
to sound, to ring, to resound, to echo, to roar, to rumble
電話は繰り返し鳴っていた。
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なる, 生る
Conjugated: ならない
Godan verb, Intransitive, Usually in kana
to bear fruit
この木には実がならないんだ。
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Particle, See 乃, occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
often ん
4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language
5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
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Particle, pronounced わ in modern Japanese
1. indicates sentence topic
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
3. adds emphasis
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なんと, 何と
Adverb
1. what, how
Usually in kana, indicates surprise, admiration, etc.
2. what (a) ...!
3. surprisingly, to my amazement, believe it or not, why, ...!
Interjection
4. oh my, wow
used when asking for confirmation or approval
5. well, ..., so, ...
英語でこの昆虫を何といいますか。
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南斗, なんと
See 斗宿, Rare
Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
南都, なんと
See 北都, historical term, Poetical term
1. Nara
See 北嶺・2
2. Kōfuku-ji (Buddhist temple in Nara)