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