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Pronunciation
アパート の 私( わたし ) の 売春( ばいしゅん ) 宿( やど ) よ
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]
私 (あたし(P);あたくし;あたい;あて) (pn,adj-no) (fem) I; me; (P) [EDICT] (あっし;わっち;わっし) (pn,adj-no) I (mainly used by working men); myself [EDICT] (わい;わて) (pn) (1) (arch) (ksb [EDICT] (わたい) (n) (arch) (ktb [EDICT] (わたし(P);わたくし(P)) (pn,adj-no) (1) I; me; (n,adj-no) (2) (わたくし only) private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; (3) (わたくし only) selfishness; (P) [EDICT] (わらわ) (pn,adj-no) (arch) (hum) (fem) I; me [EDICT] (わし) (pn,adj-no) (uk) I; me (used by elderly males) [EDICT] (sī, ㄙ ) personal; private; selfish [CE-DICT]
売春 (ばいしゅん) (n,vs,adj-no) prostitution; (P) [EDICT]
宿 (しゅく) (n,adj-no) (See 畿内,賤民) outcasts (those from Kamakura period to the Edo period, common around the Kyoto region) [EDICT] (しゅく) (n,ctr) (1) lodging; (n) (2) (See 宿場) relay station; post town; (3) (See 二十八宿) constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy) [EDICT] (やど) (n) (1) lodging; inn; hotel; (2) house; home; dwelling; (3) home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (sù, ㄙㄨˋ ) lodge for the night; old; former; surname Su [CE-DICT] (xiǔ, ㄒㄧㄡˇ ) (a) night [CE-DICT] (xiù, ㄒㄧㄡˋ ) constellation [CE-DICT]
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]