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かの, 彼の, 彼
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi), Usually in kana
that well-known ..., the one and only ..., those
あのおいしいワインをなぜ飲まないんだい。
あの, 彼の, あん
Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi), See どの, See この・1, See その・1, Usually in kana, someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener
that, those, the
あのおいしいワインをなぜ飲まないんだい。
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汚す, 穢す, よごす, けがす
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to pollute, to contaminate, to soil, to make dirty, to stain
esp. けがす
2. to disgrace, to dishonour, to dishonor, to defile
あんな行動は彼の体面を汚すものだ。
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Suffix, Colloquialism, as in ググる, ミスる, etc.
verb-forming suffix
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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