[, sorega] (exp) (1) (subject of sentence) that; it; (2) (id) (in response to a question) well yes, actually, now that you mention it; well, in fact [Add to Longdo]
[, monoka ; monka] (prt) (male) used to create a form of question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something, e.g. "Like hell I will!" [Add to Longdo]
[, monodesuka ; mondesuka] (exp) (fem) (See ものか) used to create a rhetorical question indicating that the speaker actually believes the opposite is true; emphasizes a determination not to do something by means of a rhetorical question [Add to Longdo]
[suo3, 所] actually; place; classifier for houses, small buildings, institutions etc; that which; particle introducing a relative clause or passive [Add to Longdo]
[げんざい, genzai] current (a-no), present time, now, present tense, actually[Add to Longdo]
Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Actually \Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv.
1. Actively. [Obs.] "Neither actually . . . nor passively."
--Fuller.
[1913 Webster]
2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
actually
adv 1: in actual fact; "to be nominally but not actually
independent"; "no one actually saw the shark"; "large
meteorites actually come from the asteroid belt" [syn:
{actually}, {really}]
2: used to imply that one would expect the fact to be the
opposite of that stated; surprisingly; "you may actually be
doing the right thing by walking out"; "she actually spoke
Latin"; "they thought they made the rules but in reality they
were only puppets"; "people who seem stand-offish are in
reality often simply nervous" [syn: {actually}, {in reality}]
3: at the present moment; "the transmission screen shows the
picture that is actually on the air"
4: as a sentence modifier to add slight emphasis; "actually, we
all help clear up after a meal"; "actually, I haven't seen
the film"; "I'm not all that surprised actually"; "she hasn't
proved to be too satisfactory, actually"