Meanings
Readings
Common Words
Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun
ordinary; common; usual
Word usually written using kana alone; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun; Only 只
free of charge
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'; Common noun; Usu. as ただでは...
unaffected; as is; safe
Adverb (fukushi)
only; merely; just; simply
Conjunction; Esp. 但
but; however; nevertheless
Abbreviation; Interjection
I'm home!; I'm back!; it's me!
Adverb (fukushi); Common noun
now; at present; at the moment
Adverb (fukushi)
just now; a moment ago
Adverb (fukushi)
at once; right away; in a minute; shortly; soon
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
Emphatic form of ただ
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
Noun or verb acting prenominally
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious; alarming
Usu. as 〜ではない, 〜じゃない, etc.
ordinary person
Usu. with neg. sentence, e.g. as 〜ではない
trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary
right in the midst of; right at the height of
Memory Mnemonics
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Constituents
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Mnemonic Stories
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