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奥さん, おくさん
Honorific or respectful
wife, your wife, his wife, married lady, madam
彼は奥さんが怖かった。
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速さ, 早さ, はやさ
esp. 速さ
1. speed, velocity, quickness, rapidity
esp. 早さ
2. earliness
エイズウイルスの拡散は恐るべき速さで進んでいる。
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早い, 速い, 疾い, 捷い, はやい
Conjugated: はやさ
esp. 速い
1. fast, quick, rapid, swift, speedy, brisk, prompt
Only 早い
2. early, soon, earlier than usual
3. premature, too soon, too early
esp. 早い
4. easy, simple
as ...するが早いか or ...するより早く
5. as soon as ..., the moment ..., the instant ...
子供は成長が早い。
強いる, しい
Conjugated: しい
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to force, to compel, to coerce, to press, to impose
彼らは我々に服従を強いた。
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恣意, 肆意, しい
arbitrariness, self-will, whim
しい, 椎, シイ
Usually in kana
any beech tree of genus Castanopsis, chinquapin, chinkapin
私意, しい
1. personal opinion
2. selfishness
しい
Interjection, See しっ・1
1. shh! (used to silence someone), sh!
See しっ・2
2. shoo! (used to drive off an approaching animal, etc.)
Suffix, after a noun, the -nai stem of a verb, or repetitive syllables
3. -ish, -like, -looking
四位, しい
fourth court rank
詩意, しい
poetic sentiment, meaning of a poem
四維, しい, しゆい
See 四隅・2
1. four ordinal directions
Only しい, from Guanzi
2. four cardinal principles of the state (propriety, justice, integrity, sense of shame)
四夷, しい
See 東夷・あずまえびす・2, See 西戎・せいじゅう, Derogatory
Four Barbarians, derogative name for various ancient non-Chinese peoples bordering ancient China
旨意, しい
Rare
intent, purpose, aim
尸位, しい
See 尸位素餐, Rare
neglecting the duties of an office while taking pay
施為, しい
Rare
deed, act, conduct
誣いる, しい
Conjugated: しい
Ichidan verb, Transitive
to slander, to accuse falsely
思惟, しい, しゆい
Takes suru, Transitive, Intransitive, esp. しい
1. thought, thinking, contemplation, consideration
Buddhist term, esp. しゆい
2. using wisdom to get to the bottom of things, focusing one's mind, deep contemplation, concentrated thought, deliberating, pondering, reflecting
四囲, しい
Takes suru
surroundings, circumference
緇衣, しえ, しい
Buddhist term
1. priest's black robe
See 僧侶
2. priest
示威, じい, しい
Takes suru, Transitive
demonstration, show of force
紫衣, しえ, しい
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household), high-ranking priest's purple robe
尿, にょう, ゆばり, いばり, ゆまり, ばり, しい, しし, しと
しい,しし, and しと were primarily children's words
urine
いつもより尿の回数が多いです。
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どころではない, 所ではない, 処ではない
Conjugated: どころではなく
Expression, Suffix, See 所じゃない・どころじゃない, Usually in kana, used to strongly dismiss something as being far removed from what is true or appropriate
not the time for, not the place for, far from, anything but, ... is out of the question, ... isn't the word for it
その祭りはつまらないどころではありませんでした。