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筆者, ひっしゃ
often in self-reference
writer, author
あなたは筆者が言っていることを理解できますか。
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Particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
3. indicates an area traversed
4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
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外す, はずす
Conjugated: はずして
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo
2. to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel
3. to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away
4. to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season)
Antonym: 当たる・1
5. to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)
彼は眼鏡を外した。
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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
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, 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。
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にし, 螺, 辛螺, , ニシ
Usually in kana
small spiral-shelled snail, spiral shellfish