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無理, むり, ムリ

NA-adjective

1. unreasonable, unnatural, unjustifiable

2. impossible

oft. adverbially as 〜に

3. forcible, forced, compulsory

4. excessive (work, etc.), immoderate

Takes suru, Intransitive

5. to work too hard, to try too hard

それは無理な注文だ。

か

Particle, at sentence end

1. indicates a question

after each alternative

2. or, whether or not

See 何か・1, after an interrogative

3. some- (e.g. something, someone)

indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles

4. hmm, huh

Prefix, See か弱い, emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective

5. very

か, 箇, 個, 个, カ

Counter, Usually in kana, precedes the thing being counted; e.g. ３か月, ５か所; also written as ヶ or ケ

counter used with Sino-Japanese words

な, なあ, なー, なぁ

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