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Usually kanaFreq #137
1

Pronoun; Indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly

that; that thing

Examples
あれがこの町の大通りだ。
That is the main street of this city.
2

Pronoun; Used to refer to one's equals or inferiors

that person

Examples
あれなら絶対大丈夫!
Yeah, she must be the sure thing!
3

Pronoun

then; that time

Examples
そう言えば、あれから30年以上も経つのね。
Now that you mention it, it's been more than 30 years since then.
4

Pronoun

that place (over there)

5

Colloquial; Euphemistic; Common noun; Oft. written as アレ

down there (i.e. one's genitals)

Examples
アレが痛いんですよ、アレが。んー、何て言うの?コーガン?とにかく、男性の大事なものです。
Down there hurts, down there. Er, what do you call them? Testicles? In any case a male's 'important parts'.
6

Colloquial; Euphemistic; Common noun; Oft. written as アレ

period; menses

Freq #138
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Pronoun

he; him

Examples
のスイングは実に見事だ。
He has a perfect swing.
毎朝朝食をとっている間、の犬は彼をじっと見つめていた。
His dog stared at him every morning while he had his breakfast.
2

Common noun

boyfriend

Examples
私の前のはポルトガル育ちでした。
My ex-boyfriend was brought up in Portugal.
Usually kanaFreq #6107
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

that well-known ...; the one and only ...

2

Formal or literary term; Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)

that; those; the

あんUsually kanaFreq #49
1

Pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi); Someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener

that; those; the

Examples
あのおいしいワインをなぜ飲まないんだい。
Why not try that delicious wine?
のじょFreq #450
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Pronoun

she; her

Examples
「あの音で考え事ができないわ」と、彼女はタイプライターを見つめながら言った。
"I can't think with that noise," she said, staring at the typewriter.
2

Common noun

girlfriend

Examples
僕の彼女はカナダへいってしまった。
My girlfriend has gone to Canada.
いつPronounUsually kanaFreq #545
1

Derogatory; Familiar

he; she; that guy

Examples
あいつには二度と会いたくない。
I never want to see that guy again.
2

Familiar

that; that one; that thing

れらPronounFreq #614
1

Usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group

they; them

Examples
間もなく彼らは結婚します。
It won't be long before they get married.
そこすこしこアソコあしこUsually kanaFreq #882
1

Pronoun; Place physically distant from both speaker and listener

there; over there; that place; yonder; you-know-where

Examples
あそこから人影が見えた。
A form appeared from over there.
2

あそこ/あすこ/アソコ only; Colloquial; Euphemistic; Common noun

genitals; private parts; nether regions

Examples
先生、アソコがかゆいんです。
Doctor, I've got an itch in my crotch.
3

Common noun; Something psychologically distant from both speaker and listener

that far; that much; that point

ちらっちあちPronounUsually kanaFreq #1738
1

Direction distant from both speaker and listener

that way; that direction; over there; yonder

Examples
あちらに着いたら手紙をください。
Please write to me when you get there.
2

Something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener

that (one)

Examples
こちらはあちらに比べれば全く原始的だった。
This was quite primitive compared to that.
3

Someone physically distant from both speaker and listener, or someone not present but known by both speaker and listener. あちら is polite

that person

Examples
あちらが私の待っていた人です。
That's the person I've been waiting for.
4

Place distant from both speaker and listener

there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)

こちちらこちらっちこっちアチコチ方此方Intransitive~する VerbUsually kanaFreq #2213
1

Pronoun; Adverb (fukushi)

here and there; various places; all around; all over; everywhere; throughout

Examples
本が部屋のあちこちに散らばっていた。
There were books lying about the room.
2

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi); Common noun

muddled; confused; in the wrong order; back to front

れしFreq #3311
1

Common noun

boyfriend

Examples
ただの男友達っていう立場から彼氏に昇格させてくれるかい?
How about giving me a promotion from just-a-friend to boyfriend?
2

Familiar; Jocular, humorous term; Pronoun

he; him

これれこれ ()ひし ()アレコレAdverbUsually kanaFreq #4353
1

Pronoun

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

Examples
クラス会に出席して、昔懐かしい学生時代の思い出があれこれとよみがえった。
Our class reunion brought back old memories of when we were students.
2

かれこれ only

around; about; round about; roughly; nearly; almost

Examples
もうかれこれ10時です。
It is almost ten o'clock.
なたPronounUsually kanaFreq #5268
1

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

Examples
船は、水平線の彼方に消えた。
The ship disappeared beyond the horizon.
自身かれじしんPronounFreq #6958
1

himself; he himself

Examples
彼自身がそこへ行った。
He himself went there.
女自身かのじょじしんPronounFreq #8767
1

herself; she herself

女なりかのじょなり~の Adj.ExpressionFreq #18214
1

(in) her way; peculiar to her

なりかれなり~の Adj.ExpressionFreq #20746
1

(in) his way; peculiar to him

やこれやや是やや此れやExpressionUsually kanaFreq #21292
1

this and that; one thing and another

Examples
私たちは座ってあれやこれやの話をした。
We sat talking about this and that.
NounFreq #25221
1

self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

がんNounFreq #26845
1

equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held)

Examples
暑さ寒さも彼岸まで。
No heat or cold lasts beyond the equinox.
2

Abbreviation

Buddhist services during the equinoctial week

3

Buddhism

nirvana

4

Formal or literary term

opposite bank; opposite shore; shore on the other side

の地かの地かのちNounFreq #46216
1

there; that place

女ら女等かのじょらPronounFreq #49770
1

they (females); them

Examples
彼女らの妬みは彼女の美しさに向けられた。
Their envy was directed toward her beauty.
岸花んばなヒガンバナNounFreq #51861
1

red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis

あれしきNoun~の Adj.Usually kanaFreq #63800
1

so trifling; so trivial