| さ | [sa] (suf) (1) -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition); (prt) (2) (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion; (int) (3) (See さあ) come; come now; (P) #15 [Add to Longdo] |
| こと | [koto] (prt) (1) (particle always used at sentence-end) particle indicating a command; (2) (fem) (often as ことね) particle indicating mild enthusiasm; (3) particle indicating a gentle interrogative; (4) (at sentence end as ことよ) particle used to soften a judgment or conclusion #21 [Add to Longdo] |
| 家 | [んち, nchi] (suf) (See 政治家) -ist (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.); -er #90 [Add to Longdo] |
| 性 | [せい, sei] (n) (1) nature (of a person); (2) sex; (3) gender; (suf) (4) (indicating quality or condition) -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy; (P) #103 [Add to Longdo] |
| 上 | [じょう, jou] (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P) #111 [Add to Longdo] |
| み | [mi] (suf) (1) (also written with the ateji 味) (See 甘み) -ness (nominalizing suffix, esp. of sensory or subjective adjectives); (2) (See 深み) nominalizing suffix indicating location; (3) (See 降りみ降らずみ) (as ...mi ...mi) alternating between ... and ... #210 [Add to Longdo] |
| 等(P);抔 | [など, nado] (n, n-suf, prt) (1) (uk) et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth; (2) (indicating an approximate quote or vague suggestion) or something; (3) (lessening the significance or value of the previous word) the likes of; (P) #221 [Add to Longdo] |
| 事 | [じ, ji] (n) (1) thing; matter; (2) incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; (3) circumstances; situation; state of affairs; (4) work; business; affair; (5) after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; (n-suf) (6) (See 事・ごと・1) nominalizing suffix; (7) (See 事・ごと・2) pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; (P) #353 [Add to Longdo] |
| 彼 | [かれ, kare] (n) (1) (uk) (See 何れ・1, 此れ・1, 其れ・1) that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly); (2) that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors); (3) (arch) over there; (4) (あれ only) (col) down there (i.e. one's genitals); (5) (あれ only) (col) period; menses; (int) (6) hey (expression of surprise or suspicion); eh?; (n) (7) that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time); (P) #451 [Add to Longdo] |
| せる;させる | [seru ; saseru] (aux-v, v1) (1) (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す) auxiliary verb indicating the causative; (2) (hum) (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.) auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something; (3) auxiliary verb used to make verbs more "active"; (4) (hon) (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.) auxiliary verb used as an extreme honorific for others' actions #540 [Add to Longdo] |
