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, かれ
Pronoun, See 彼女・1
1. he, him
See 彼氏・1
2. boyfriend
あれがこの町の大通りだ。
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かの, ,
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。
あれ, ,
Pronoun, See これ・1, See それ・1, See どれ・1, Usually in kana, indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly
1. that, that thing
used to refer to one's equals or inferiors
2. that person
3. then, that time
4. that place (over there)
Colloquialism, euphemistic, oft. written as アレ
5. down there (i.e. one's genitals)
あれがこの町の大通りだ。
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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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, し
1. death
Baseball term
2. (an) out
See 五刑・2, historical term
3. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
人は生まれるやいなや、死に向かう。
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, , ,
Only な, Particle, prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb
1. don't
imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb
2. do
Interjection, used to get someone's attention or press one's point
3. hey, listen, look, say
when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end
4. now, ..., well, ..., I tell you!, you know
used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end
5. wow, ooh
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