(とくほん(P);どくほん) (n) (1) (See 入門書) reading-book; reader; guidebook; manual; (2) (original meaning) textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook); (P) [EDICT]
(よみほん) (n) type of popular literature from the late Edo period [EDICT]
という
(と言う) (exp) (uk) said; called thus [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]
() (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]
持つ
(もつ) (v5t) (1) to hold; to carry; (2) to possess; (P) [EDICT]
です
() (exp) (pol) (See か・1) indicates question (sentence end) [EDICT]
た
() (aux-adj) (1) (after the -masu stem of a verb) want to ... do something; would like to ...; (prt) (2) (kyu [EDICT]
() (exp) (abbr of ...ていたの) (See 乃・の・5,わ) (usu. sentence end) indicates emotion, admiration, emphasis, etc. [EDICT]
() (aux-v) (after a noun, usu. as 〜たる者, etc.) (See たり,たるや) (those) who are; (that) which is; often used in relation to qualifications and requirements for a position; in the capacity of [EDICT]
() (suf) (m-sl) (fam) (fem) (See ちゃん) (cute) suffix for familiar person [EDICT]
(他) (n-adv,n,adj-no) other (esp. people and abstract matters); (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs) -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); (2) (used adverbially) doing such things as...; (3) (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb) expresses a command; (aux-v) (4) (たり only) (arch) (from とあり) (See たる) (after a noun) to be; (5) (たり only) (arch) (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb) indicates completion or continuation of an action; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) (1) (fam) marks wh-question (what, where, who); (2) (chn) strengthens one's judgment or conclusion; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) if it's the case; (P) [EDICT]
() (prt) even [EDICT]
() (suf,prt) and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not; (P) [EDICT]
() (exp) (1) (See でしょう) seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope; (2) don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; (P) [EDICT]