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語
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original word; original language
Examples
日本語のむずかしさが、一握りの外国人を除いてすべての外国人が、原語で日本文学に近づくのを妨げている。
The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.
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mother tongue; native language
Examples
フランス語が彼らの母語です。
French is their mother tongue.
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Linguistics
protolanguage; parent language
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Linguistics
diction; grammar; syntax; usage; wording
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この辞書は特に語法に重点を置いている。
This dictionary puts a special emphasis on usage.
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classification of Japanese words by their origin as Japanese, Chinese or Western
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Linguistics
loanword (in Japanese, esp. those of Western origin); foreign-origin word
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Grammar
object
Examples
実は、「have 目的語 done」は使役じゃない場合が多い。
Actually, there are many cases where 'have [object] done' is not causative.
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Counter
counter for languages
Examples
あなたは何カ国語を話しますか。
How many languages do you speak?
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Grammar
modifier; qualifier
Examples
「修飾語」は、その名前のとおり、文を飾る役目をします。
A "modifier" has, just as it sounds, the role of embellishing sentences.
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Beijing dialect (of Mandarin); Pekingese
Examples
彼は、北京語を話すのがとても進歩した。
He has made great progress in speaking Mandarin.
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English name (for a country, etc.)
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English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
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meaning of a word
Examples
君の辞書で‘ｇｕｙ’の語義を調べなさい。
Look up the definition of 'guy' in your dictionary.
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Linguistics; E.g., じめじめ、ゆったり
phenomime; mimetic word; word that mimics an action, condition, or manner that does not make a sound (e.g. "damp", "calmly")