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Pronunciation
同席( どうせき ) の 要請( ようせい ) が 何故 ( hé gù ) ?
同席 (どうせき) (n,vs,adj-no) presence; sitting with; being with; (P) [EDICT]
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]
要請 (ようせい) ความต้องการ [LongdoJP] (ようせい) (n,vs) (1) appeal; call for something; request; claim; demand; (n) (2) axiom; (P) [EDICT]
が () (prt) (positive sentence end) I dare say; (negative sentence end) though, honestly [EDICT] () (suf,v5r) (1) to feel (on adj-stem to represent a third party's apparent emotion); (2) to behave as if one were [EDICT] () (n) scree [EDICT] () (adv-to) (1) (on-mim) thump; thud (dull sound representing something being hit); (2) severe; difficult; hard [EDICT] (我) (n) (1) {Buddh} obstinacy; (2) atman; the self; the ego [EDICT] (画) (n) picture; drawing; painting; sketch [EDICT] (蛾) (n) moth [EDICT] (賀) (n) (See 賀の祝) congratulation [EDICT] (雅) (n,adj-na) (1) (ant [EDICT]
何 (なに(P);なん(P)) (int,pn,adj-no) (1) what; (pref) (2) (なん only) (See 何か月) how many (some counter); (n) (3) (col) euph. for genitals or sex; (P) [EDICT] (Hé, ㄏㄜˊ ) surname He [CE-DICT] (hé, ㄏㄜˊ ) what; how; why; which; carry [CE-DICT]
故 (もと) (n,adj-no,n-adv,n-pref) former; ex- [EDICT] (ふる) (n) (1) (See 御古) used item; secondhand item; (n-pref) (2) old; used; previous [EDICT] (こ) (pref) the late (deceased) [EDICT] (ゆえ) (n-adv,n) reason; cause; circumstances [EDICT] (gù, ㄍㄨˋ ) happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old [CE-DICT]