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, おく
1. inner part, interior, back (of a drawer, one's throat, etc.), depths (e.g. of a forest), recesses (e.g. of a cave), heart, end (of a road, garden, etc.)
2. living quarters (at the back of a house), inner room
3. recesses (of one's mind), bottom (of one's heart), behind (someone's words), mysteries (of an art)
彼は建物の奥に行ってみました。
See more > common   N3
Particle
1. at (place, time), in, on, during
2. to (direction, state), toward, into
3. for (purpose)
4. because of (reason), for, with
5. by, from
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ある, 有る, 在る
Godan verb, Intransitive, See 居る・いる・1, usu. of inanimate objects
1. to be, to exist, to live
2. to have
3. to be located
4. to be equipped with
5. to happen, to come about
悪いけどほかに用事があるの。
See more > common   N5
ある, 或る, 或
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
a certain ..., some ...
ある学生に会うところです。
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, 乃
Particle, orig. written 乃 or 之
1. indicates possessive
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
See が・1
3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
at sentence-end; falling tone
4. indicates a confident conclusion
Female term or language, at sentence-end
5. 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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