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, 公, きみ
Pronoun, Familiar language, sometimes considered male language; referring to someone of equal or lower status
1. you, buddy, pal
orig. meaning
2. monarch, ruler, sovereign, (one's) master
Only 君, Polite, Obsolete term
3. he, she
トニー君はなんと上手にテニスをすることができるのだろう。
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, くん
Suffix, after the name of a male of equal or lower status
1. Mr, master, boy
after the name of a female of lower status; used by males in formal settings
2. Ms, miss
Archaism, still used among members of the Japanese Diet
3. sir, madam
トニー君はなんと上手にテニスをすることができるのだろう。
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, ぎみ
Suffix, Honorific or respectful
suffix appended to someone else's family members
トニー君はなんと上手にテニスをすることができるのだろう。
, きんじ
Pronoun, Archaism, Colloquialism
you
トニー君はなんと上手にテニスをすることができるのだろう。
なら, なら
Auxiliary, hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle
1. if, in case, if it is the case that, if it is true that
Only なら
2. as for, on the topic of
Conjunction, See それなら, Colloquialism, Abbreviation
3. if that's the case, if so, that being the case
Only ならば
4. if possible, if circumstances allow
医者なら6桁の収入は珍しくない。
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奈良, なら
Nara (city, prefecture)
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なら, 楢, 柞, 枹
Usually in kana
oak (esp. Quercus serrata)
やる, 遣る, 行る
Conjugated: やって
Godan verb, Transitive, See する・1, Usually in kana, Colloquialism
1. to do, to undertake, to perform, to play (a game), to study
2. to send, to dispatch, to despatch
3. to put, to move, to turn (one's head, glance, etc.)
4. to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status), to let have, to present, to bestow, to confer
5. to make (a vehicle) go faster
5ドルをやる。
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殺る, やる
Conjugated: やって
Godan verb, Transitive, Colloquialism
to do someone in, to bump someone off
もう一度政治家を殺ってみたかったが出来なかった。
演る, やる
Conjugated: やって
Godan verb, Transitive, See 演じる・1, often used in the popular music industry
to perform, to play, to act
犯る, 姦る, やる
Conjugated: やって
Godan verb, Transitive, Slang, Vulgar expression or word
to rape
くれる, 呉れる
Ichidan verb, Transitive, See あげる・18, Usually in kana, the receiver is the speaker or someone close to the speaker
1. to give, to let (one) have
Auxiliary verb, after the -te form of a verb
2. to do for one, to take the trouble to do
3. to do to someone's disadvantage
友達がはがきをくれるように私に頼んだ。
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暮れる, 眩れる, 暗れる, 昏れる, くれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to get dark, to grow dark
2. to end (of a day, year, season, etc.), to come to an end, to close
3. to be sunk in (e.g. despair), to be lost in (e.g. thought), to be overcome with
冬の日は速く暮れる。
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繰る, くる
Conjugated: くれる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to reel, to wind, to spin (thread)
2. to turn (pages), to flip through (a book), to leaf through (a book), to consult (a dictionary), to refer to (an encyclopedia)
3. to count (e.g. the days)
4. to open one-by-one, to close one-by-one (e.g. shutters)
それがいつだったか日を繰って確かめた。
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えぐる, 抉る, 刳る, 剔る, くる
Conjugated: くれる
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to gouge, to hollow out, to bore, to excavate, to scoop out
Only えぐる
2. to greatly perturb, to cause emotional pain
3. to get to the bottom of things, to relentlessly bring the truth to light
傷を深くえぐってはならない、傷を新たに作ることになるから。
Particle, Conjunction
1. if, when
2. and
3. with
4. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
See と金, Shogi term, Abbreviation
5. promoted pawn
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, 土,
See 土耳古・トルコ・1, Abbreviation, Usually in kana
Turkey
農家の人達は鋤で土を耕す。