() (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT]
(つま) (n) (1) (妻, 夫 only) (usu. 妻) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (arch) dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another); (3) (uk) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (uk) embellishment; (P) [EDICT]
(qī, ㄑㄧ) wife [CE-DICT]
(qì, ㄑㄧˋ) to marry off (a daughter) [CE-DICT]
を
() (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
むさぼる
(貪る) (v5r,vt) (uk) to covet; to indulge in; to deeply desire; to lust insatiably for; to devour greedily; (P) [EDICT]
なく
(泣く) (v5k) to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl; (P) [EDICT]
(鳴く) (v5k) (1) to sing (bird); (2) to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal); (P) [EDICT]
(啼く) (v5k) (1) to sing (bird); (2) to bark; to purr; to make sound (animal); (P) [EDICT]
れる
() (aux-v,v, ) (1) (れる for 五段 verbs, られる for 一段. Follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs) (See 未然形,迷惑の受身・めいわくのうけみ) indicates passive voice (inc. the "suffering passive"); (2) (no imperative form. Infrequently used in modern Japanese, e.g. 歩ける is favoured over 歩かれる) (See ら抜き言葉・らぬきことば) indicates the potential form; (3) (no imperative form) indicates spontaneous occurrence; (4) (hon) (no imperative form) used as an honorific for others' actions [EDICT]
