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Pronunciation
しかし そうした 埃( ほこり ) まみれ の 古い( ふるい ) 本( ほん ) を 読む( よむ ) の は お よし なさい
しかし (私窩子) (n) (See 淫売婦,私娼) prostitute; harlot [EDICT] (然し) (conj) (uk) however; but; (P) [EDICT] そうした (然うした) (exp,adj-pn) (uk) such [EDICT] 埃 (あい) (n) one ten-billionth [EDICT] (ほこり) (n) dust; (P) [EDICT] (āi, ㄞ ) dirt; dust; angstrom [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] 古い (ふるい) เก่า, เก่าแก่ [LongdoJP] (ふるい) (adj-i) old (not person); aged; ancient; antiquated; stale; threadbare; outmoded; obsolete article; (P) [EDICT] 本 (ほん) (n) (1) (See ご本・ごほん) book; volume; (pref) (2) main; head; this; our; present; real; (ctr) (3) counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; (P) [EDICT] (běn, ㄅㄣˇ ) roots or stems of plants; origin; source; this; the current; root; foundation; basis; (classifier for books, periodicals, files etc) [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] 読む (よむ) (v5m,vt) to read; (P) [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] お () (int) (1) hey!; oi!; (2) (おい only) (ksb [EDICT] () (int) (abbr) (See お早う) Good morning!; Hi! [EDICT] () (n) (1) (abbr) (col) (See 味噌) miso (usu. said by housewives); (2) miso soup [EDICT] () (conj,int,n) oh!; oh?; my!; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (from 拝み) (See 御嶽・うたき) (Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove [EDICT] (緒) (n) cord; strap; thong; (P) [EDICT] (小) (pref) (1) (See 小川) small; narrow; (2) (See 小野) familiar prefix; (3) (See 小暗い) slightly; a bit [EDICT] (尾) (n) (1) tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; (2) slope at the foot of a mountain; (P) [EDICT] よす (寄す) (v5s) (arch) to bring near; to put close; to let come near [EDICT] (止す) (v5s,vt) (See 止める・やめる・1) to cease; to abolish; to resign; to give up; (P) [EDICT] なさる (為さる) (v5aru,vt) (hon) to do; (P) [EDICT]
