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Pronunciation
東西( とうざい ) の 鉄( てつ ) の カーテン を 消し( けし ) て から 聞け( きけ ) よ
東西 (とうざい) (n,adj-no) (1) east and west; (2) Orient and Occident; East and West; (exp) (3) (abbr) (See 東西東西) Ladies and Gentlemen!; Your attention, please!; roll-up, roll-up; (P) [EDICT] (dōng xī, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ ) east and west [CE-DICT] (dōng xi, ㄉㄨㄥ ㄒㄧ˙ ) thing; stuff; person [CE-DICT] の () (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] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 鉄 (てつ) เหล็ก [LongdoJP] (くろがね) (n) iron [EDICT] (てつ) (n) iron; (P) [EDICT] (tiě, ㄊㄧㄝˇ ) Japanese variant of 鐵|铁 [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] 消す (けす) (v5s,vt) (1) to erase; to delete; to cross out; (2) to turn off power; (3) to extinguish; to put out; (4) (sl) to bump off; (P) [EDICT] て () (conj) (col) (See と言うか) or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean [EDICT] () (prt) a sort of thing like; used after a phrase to modify the following noun [EDICT] () (prt) (1) (also でも, っても) even if; even though; (int) (2) (abbr) (See さても) wow [EDICT] (手) (n) (1) (occ. pronounced た when a prefix) (See お手・おて・1) hand; arm; (2) (col) (See お手・おて・3) forepaw; foreleg; (3) handle; (4) hand; worker; help; (5) trouble; care; effort; (6) means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship; (7) hand; handwriting; (8) kind; type; sort; (9) (See 手に入る) one's hands; one's possession; (10) (See 手に余る) ability to cope; (11) hand (of cards); (12) (See 山の手・1) direction; (P) [EDICT] から (殻) เปลือก [LongdoJP] () (adv-to,adv) (1) (on-mim) clatter (noise made by hard objects coming in contact, e.g. a door flinging open); (2) (on-mim) bright and clear (e.g. sky); (3) (on-mim) nicely dry (e.g. laundry); crisp (e.g. tempura); (4) (on-mim) cheerful and open-hearted; (5) (on-mim) changing suddenly and completely; (6) (on-mim) completely forgetting something; (P) [EDICT] (殻) (n) shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff; (P) [EDICT] (骸) (n) shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff; (P) [EDICT] (掛絡) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT] (掛落) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT] (掛羅) (n) (1) (arch) (See 袈裟) Zen monk's waistcoat (a short, informal kasaya); (2) ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; (3) (See 根付け) netsuke; item attached to a netsuke [EDICT] (幹) (n) (1) (arch) trunk; stem; stalk; (2) shaft (of an arrow); (3) handle [EDICT] (柄) (n) (1) (arch) trunk; stem; stalk; (2) shaft (of an arrow); (3) handle [EDICT] (空) (n,adj-no) emptiness; vacuum; blank; (P) [EDICT] (唐) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT] (韓) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT] (漢) (n,n-pref) (arch) China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries) [EDICT] 聞く (きく) (v5k,vt) (1) to hear; (2) (usu. 聴く) to listen (e.g. to music); (3) (formal 聴く) to ask; to enquire; to query; (P) [EDICT] よ () (aux-v) (1) (non-五段 verbs, e.g. 食べよう) indicates speculation; (2) indicates will; (3) indicates invitation [EDICT] () (exp,prt) (compound particle used at sentence-end) ...isn't that right? [EDICT] () (adv,prt) (1) from; out of; since; at; (2) than; (3) other than; except; but; (4) more; (P) [EDICT] (世) (n) world; society; age; generation; (P) [EDICT] (節) (n) (arch) space between two nodes (on bamboo, etc.) [EDICT] (余) (n,suf) (1) (余 only) (also written as 餘) (See 以上・1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (arch) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I [EDICT] (予) (n,suf) (1) (余 only) (also written as 餘) (See 以上・1) over; more than; (pn,adj-no) (2) (arch) formal or oratory first person pronoun; I [EDICT]
