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方
Work of art, literature, music, etc. name
An Account of My Hut (1212 collection of essays in the Buddhist eremitic tradition, by Kamo no Chome); The Ten Foot Square Hut
The へ is pronounced as え in this word
place where one spends the night to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction
unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
Trad. polite in ref. to someone of equal or lower status, now oft. regarded as rude or distant
you
貴方／貴男 only; Familiar; Used by wives addressing their husbands
dear; honey
Direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker
this way; this direction
Place close to the speaker or where the speaker is
here
Something physically close to the speaker
this (one)
I; me; we; us
こちら only; Someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status
this person
Direction distant from the speaker, close to the listener
that way; that direction
Place distant from the speaker, close to the listener
there
Something close to the listener
that (one)
そちら is polite
you; your family; your company
Someone close to the listener
that person
どちら is polite
which way; which direction; where
which one (esp. of two alternatives)
who
Common noun
one (esp. of two); the other; one way; the other way; one direction; the other direction; one side; the other side; one party; the other party
Conjunction
on the one hand; on the other hand
Conjunction
whereas; although; but at the same time; meanwhile; in turn
Common noun; Noun, used as a suffix; Adverb (fukushi); After noun, adjective-stem or plain verb
just keeps; being inclined to ...; tending to be ...; tending to do ...; continuously ...; just keeps on ...ing; only
there's no (other) way
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
Oft. as 〜ても仕方ない
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
As 〜て仕方ない or 〜で仕方ない
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
friend; ally; supporter
Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb
taking sides (with); supporting; standing by; backing up
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
Direction distant from both speaker and listener
that way; that direction; over there; yonder
Something physically distant from both speaker and listener, or something not visible but known by both speaker and listener
that (one)
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
Place distant from both speaker and listener
there; over there; foreign country (esp. a Western nation)
there's no (other) way
cannot be helped; unavoidable; inevitable; (there's) nothing one can do; having no choice
Oft. as 〜ても仕方がない
it's no use (doing); pointless; useless; no good; insufficient; not enough
hopeless (person); annoying; troublesome; awful
As 〜て仕方がない or 〜で仕方がない
cannot stand it; unbearable; cannot help (doing, feeling); dying (to do)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk