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現実, げんじつ

See 理想

reality, actuality, hard fact

いい加減に現実をみつめろ。

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

ら, 等

Suffix, Usually in kana

1. pluralizing suffix

See あちら, See いくら・1

2. or so, rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.

See 清ら, after the stem of an adjective

3. nominalizing suffix

２、４、６などは偶数です。

にし, 螺, 辛螺, ら, ニシ

Usually in kana

small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish

の

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