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Pronunciation
最初 (さいしょ) (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset; (P) [EDICT] (zuì chū, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ ) first; primary; initial [CE-DICT] 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] 言う (いう(P);ゆう(P)) (v5u) (1) to say; (2) to call (i.e. to give a name); (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] 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]
