ติดโพย (PopThai)

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Pronunciation

たとえどんなに粗末(そまつ)であろうと、我が家(わがや)ほどよいところはない。

Vocabulary List

たとえ (例え) (n) (1) (esp. 例え) example; (2) (esp. 譬え, 喩え) simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable; (P) [EDICT] (譬え) (n) (1) (esp. 例え) example; (2) (esp. 譬え, 喩え) simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable; (P) [EDICT] (喩え) (n) (1) (esp. 例え) example; (2) (esp. 譬え, 喩え) simile; metaphor; allegory; fable; parable; (P) [EDICT] 粗末 (そまつ) (adj-na,n) crude; rough; plain; humble; (P) [EDICT] だ () (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT] () (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) even [EDICT] () (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT] () (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (col) (abbr) (See 友達) friend [EDICT] () (n) undercut (of a machined edge) [EDICT] (駄) (pref) (1) (See 駄文・1) poor; low-grade; trivial; insignificant; worthless; (n-suf,ctr) (2) (See 一駄) load; pack; horse load; (n) (3) packhorse [EDICT] (兌) (n) dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching [EDICT] ある (或) (adj-pn) (uk) a certain ...; some ...; (P) [EDICT] (或る) (adj-pn) (uk) a certain ...; some ...; (P) [EDICT] (在る) (v5r-i,vi) (1) (uk) (See 居る・いる・1) to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live; (2) to have; (3) to be located; (4) to be equipped with; (5) to happen; to come about; (P) [EDICT] う () (int) (arch) (See うん) yea; uh huh [EDICT] () (int) (1) yeah; uh huh; (n-pref) (2) (also ん) some (at the start of a number in place of a digit); (P) [EDICT] () (aux-v) (1) (arch) (See んとする) will probably be; (2) intending to; will; (3) should [EDICT] (宇) (ctr) counter for buildings, etc. [EDICT] (羽) (n) (See 五音) fifth degree (of the Japanese & Chinese pentatonic scale) [EDICT] (鵜) (n) cormorant [EDICT] (得) (v2a-s,vt) (1) (See 得る・うる) to get; to acquire; to obtain; to procure; to earn; to win; to gain; to secure; to attain; (2) (as 〜することを得, etc.) to be possible [EDICT] (有) (n) {Buddh} bhava (becoming, existence) [EDICT] と () (prt,conj) among other things; such things as; or something like that; (P) [EDICT] () (n) regular (stops at every station) Jouetsu-line Shinkansen [EDICT] () (prt) (1) even; (2) even if; even though; (3) because of; on the grounds that [EDICT] () (prt) indicates word or phrase being defined; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (sl) last (in a contest) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) certainly; of course; to be sure; surely; (2) even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); though; although; (3) (with neg. verb) without even; without so much as; (4) (after an adverb) (See 遅くとも) at the (least, earliest, etc.); (5) (sometimes esp. an emphatic form of the particle と) (See と・1,と・2,と・3,と・4) emphatic particle; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r) (equiv. of -ている indicating continuing action as a verb ending; poss. contraction of -て ending + おる auxiliary verb) is being [EDICT] () (n) fatty, more expensive tuna meat; (P) [EDICT] () (adv-to,adv) (on-mim) tap; knock; bonk [EDICT] (戸) (n) (1) (戸 only) (See 扉) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) (arch) entrance (to a home); (3) (arch) narrows; (P) [EDICT] (門) (n) (1) (戸 only) (See 扉) door (esp. Japanese-style); (2) (arch) entrance (to a home); (3) (arch) narrows; (P) [EDICT] (人) (suf) person [EDICT] (徒) (n) party; set; gang [EDICT] (斗) (n) (1) (obs) to (measure of volume, approx. 18 litres); (2) (See 枡形) square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (3) (See 二十八宿) Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (P) [EDICT] (途) (n) way; (P) [EDICT] (都) (n,adj-no) metropolitan; municipal [EDICT] 我が家 (わがや(P);わがいえ) (n) one's house; one's home; one's family; (P) [EDICT] ほど (程) (n-adv,n) (1) degree; extent; bounds; limit; (prt) (2) (uk) indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit; (P) [EDICT] (歩度) (n) one's walking pace [EDICT] よい (宵) (n-adv,n-t) evening; early night hours; (P) [EDICT] (酔い) (n) drunkenness; intoxication; (P) [EDICT] (余意) (n) implied meaning [EDICT] は (葉) ใบไม้ [LongdoJP] () (int) (1) (pol) yes; (2) OK (used to get attention prior to an utterance); okay; (3) giddy-up; giddap; (P) [EDICT] () (v5r,aux-v,suf) (hon) (ksb [EDICT] () (suf) (ksb [EDICT] (歯) (n) tooth; (P) [EDICT] (刃) (n) edge (of a knife or sword); (P) [EDICT] (派) (n,n-suf) clique; faction; school; (P) [EDICT] (破) (n) (See 序破急) (in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song [EDICT] (葉) (n) leaf; (P) [EDICT] ない () (exp) (1) (See ませんか) (used to ask a question in the negative) won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); (2) (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands) won't you [EDICT] () (conj,aux) (1) (See ない) without doing ...; (aux) (2) used in sentence-final position as an indirect prohibition [EDICT] (内) (suf) inside; within [EDICT] (亡い) (adj-i) (See 無い) dead [EDICT] (無い) (adj-i) (1) (uk) (See 亡い) nonexistent; not being (there); (2) unpossessed; unowned; not had; (3) (See またとない) unique; (4) (as ...ことがない, etc.) indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility; (aux-adj) (5) (See ない) (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective) not ...; (6) (after the -te form of a verb) to not be...; to have not ...; (P) [EDICT]