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外, そと, と
1. outside, exterior
2. the open (air)
Antonym: うち・6
3. other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
うちはうち、そとはそと。
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ほか, 他, 外
1. another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside
May take 'no'
2. another (person or thing), other, different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.
See 思いのほか, esp. 外
3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.), outside
with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
4. except, but, other than, apart from
Adverb, as ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.
5. besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
他の人には私のやっていることは出来ないだろう。
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よそ, 余所, 他所, 外
May take 'no', See 他所・たしょ・1
1. another place, somewhere else, strange parts
Antonym: 内・うち・6
2. outside (one's family or group), someone else, other people
See よそにする, as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.
3. not caring for, being indifferent to, taking little notice of, ignoring, neglecting
ここの人たちはよそから来た人をみな嫌う。
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以外, いがい
Noun, used as a suffix
1. excluding, except (for), apart from, other than, besides, in addition to
2. outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
その仕事以外ならなんでもやる。
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外国人, がいこくじん
See 内国人
foreigner, foreign citizen, foreign national, alien, non-Japanese
「居住外国人」とは、どういう意味ですか。
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外出, がいしゅつ, そとで
Takes suru, Intransitive
going out, outing, leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
ヒーターをつけたまま外出した。
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内外, ないがい, うちそと
May take 'no'
1. inside and outside, interior and exterior
Only ないがい
2. inside and outside the country, home and abroad, domestic and foreign
Noun, used as a suffix
3. around, about, approximately
あの政治家は内外の事情に精通している。
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郊外, こうがい
suburb, residential area on the outskirt of a city, commuter belt
私は東京の郊外に住んでいる。
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意外, いがい
NA-adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particle
unexpected, surprising
意外な結果が発表された。
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外す, はずす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
2. to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
3. to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
4. to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
Antonym: 当たる・1
5. to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
彼は眼鏡を外した。
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外付け, 外付, そとづけ
May take 'no', Takes suru, Computer terminology
external (hard drive, disk drive, etc.)
外付けのハードディスクに保存しといて。
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外部, がいぶ
May take 'no'
1. outside (e.g. of a building), exterior
2. outside (of a group, company, etc.), outside world
秘密が外部に漏れた。
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外貨, がいか
1. foreign currency, foreign money, foreign exchange
2. foreign goods, imported goods
どこで外貨の交換をすることができますか。
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外れる, はずれる
Ichidan verb, Intransitive
1. to be disconnected, to get out of place, to be off, to be out (e.g. of gear)
2. to miss the mark, to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation), to draw a blank (e.g. lottery)
3. to be removed, to be excluded
4. to be contrary to, to go against
彼の説明は要点を外れています。
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その他, その外, 其の他, 其の外, そのほか, そのた
Expression, May take 'no', そのた is the more common reading when written
1. the rest, the others
Adverb
2. in addition (to that), besides that, other than that, and other ...
3. and so forth, and the like, and what have you, et cetera
私はその他の計画を思い付かない。
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外食, がいしょく
Takes suru, Intransitive
eating out, dining out, to eat out
食事は家庭で食べますか、外食ですか。
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除外, じょがい
Takes suru, Transitive
exception, exclusion, to exclude
このデータは除外した方がいい。正確というには程とおいものだ。
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外科, げか
See 内科・1
1. surgery (branch of medicine)
2. department of surgery
これらの患者には外科的な処置だけでは十分とは言い難い。
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予想外, よそうがい
May take 'no', NA-adjective
unexpected, unforeseen, strange
彼は予想外の結果にまごついた。
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