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外, そと, と
1. outside, exterior
2. the open (air)
Antonym: うち・6
3. other place, somewhere else, outside one's group (family, company, etc.)
それは私の研究外のことです。
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ほか, 他, 外
1. another place, some other place, somewhere else, outside
May take 'no'
2. another (person or thing), different, something else, someone else, the rest, et al.
See 思いのほか, Usually in kana, esp. 外
3. beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.)
with neg. sentence; as ...ほかに...ない, ...するほかない, etc.
4. except, but, other than, apart from
Adverb, as ...のほか（に）, ...するほか（に）etc.
5. besides, in addition to, as well as, on top of
他の人には私のやっていることは出来ないだろう。
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よそ, 余所, 他所, 外
May take 'no', See 他所・たしょ・1, Usually in kana
1. another place, somewhere else, strange parts
Antonym: 内・うち・6
2. outside (one's family or group), someone else, other people
See よそにする, as 〜をよそに, 〜をよそにして, etc.
3. not caring for, being indifferent to, taking little notice of, ignoring, neglecting
ここの人たちはよそから来た人をみな嫌う。
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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
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