- (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P)[edict]
- (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P)[edict]
- (exp) if it's the case; (P)[edict]
- (prt) even[edict]
- (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P)[edict]
- (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P)[edict]
- (n) (col) (abbr) (See 友達) friend[edict]
- (n) undercut (of a machined edge)[edict]
- (pref) (1) (See 駄文・1) poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless; (n-suf,ctr) (2) (See 一駄) load; pack; horse load; (n) (3) packhorse[edict]
- (n) dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching[edict]
- (aux-adj) (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something; would like to ...; (prt) (2) (kyu[edict]
- (exp) (abbr of ...ていたの) (See 乃・の・5,わ) (usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc.[edict]
- (aux-v) (after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc.) (See たり,たるや) (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of[edict]
- (suf) (m-sl) (fam) (fem) (See ちゃん) (cute) suffix for familiar person[edict]
- (n-adv,n,adj-no) other (esp. people and abstract matters); (P)[edict]
- (n,pref) multi-; (P)[edict]
- (n) rice field; (P)[edict]