(垂れ) (n) (1) hanging; something hanging (i.e. a flap, lappet, etc.); (2) (uk) (also タレ) sauce for dipping, etc. made from soy sauce, mirin, vinegar and dashi; (3) (in kendo) loin guard; (4) kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; (n-suf) (5) (derog) (also ったれ) -ass (used after a noun or na-adjective indicating someone's nature); -head; (P) [EDICT]
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() (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]