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またはmataha

conjunction / expression:

  • or; otherwise

紅茶kouchaまたはmatahaコーヒーKOOHIIhaいかがikaga Would you like some tea or some coffee?

あるいはaruihairr.

conjunction:

  • or; either ... or

adverb:

  • maybe; perhaps; possibly
  • sometimes; some
それともsoretomo

conjunction:

  • or; or else

あなたanatahaリンゴRINGOga好きsukiですかdesukaそれともsoretomoオレンジORENJIga好きsukiですかdesuka Do you like apples or oranges?

もしくはmoshikuha

conjunction / expression:

  • or; otherwise

ちがうchigauちがうchigau僕らbokuraha求めてるmotometeru笑顔egaohaあんなannaじゃないjanai」 それsoreha嗤い嗤iもしくはmoshikuha嘲笑choushou』。 "No, no! That isn't the smiling face we are looking for." It was a 'smirk' either that or a 'sneer'.

はたhata

adverb:

  • or; otherwise
  • furthermore; also
  • perhaps; by some chance; possibly - archaism
  • that being said; be that as it may - archaism
  • however; but - archaism
  • not to mention; needless to say - archaism
  • as expected; sure enough - archaism
  • really; at all - used to express emphatic denial, suspicion, or emotion - archaism
オアOA

conjunction:

  • or

noun:

  • OR - IT term
はたまたhatamata

conjunction:

  • or
だのdano

suffix / particle:

  • and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
オペレーションズリサーチOPEREESHONZURISAACHIオペレーションズ・リサーチOPEREESHONZU/RISAACHI

noun:

  • operations research; OR
いつにitsuni

adverb:

  • solely; entirely; only; or
ka

particle:

  • yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? - used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical)
  • or; whether or not - after each alternative
  • some- (e.g. something, someone) - after an interrogative 何か
  • hmm; huh - indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles とか

prefix:

  • very - emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective か弱い

suffix:

  • -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y - suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word 定か

adverb:

  • in that way - archaism
ないしnaishi

conjunction:

  • from ... to; between ... and
  • or

kitaアメリカAMERIKAdeha1つhitotsunoieni1つhitotsuないしnaishi2つfutatsuno車庫shakogaあるarunohaよくあるyokuaruことkotoda It is quite common in North America for homes to have a one or two-car garage.

バドミントンBADOMINTONbuhaまともなmatomona部員buinga極端にkyokutanni少ないsukunaiためtameほとんどhotondo廃部haibuないしnaishi休部kyuubu状態joutaiだったdatta There were so few proper members in the badminton club that it was half-way between dead and 'on break'.

あるはaruha

adverb:

conjunction:

このkono Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

こんなkonna Inflection

pre-noun adjectival:

  • such (about something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or about ideas expressed by the speaker); like this あんなそんなどんな
あれareaobs.

noun:

  • that (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) 何れ此れ其れ
  • that person (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors)
  • over there - archaism
  • down there (i.e. one's genitals) あれ - colloquialism
  • period; menses あれ - colloquialism

interjection:

  • hey (expression of surprise, suspicion, etc.); huh?; eh?

noun:

  • that (something mentioned before which is distant psychologically or in terms of time)

あれaregaこのkonomachino大通りoodoorida That is the main street of this city.

あれareならnara絶対zettai大丈夫daijoubu Yeah, she must be the sure thing!

あれarenaniだろdaroパフォーマンスPAFUOOMANSUでもdemoやってるyatterunoka Hello, what's that? Somebody doing street theatre or something?

ぶちょうbuchou

noun:

  • head (chief, director) of a section or department
  • head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team 倶楽部

ABソフトウエアSOFUTOUEAno海外kaigai営業eigyou部長buchouwogo紹介shoukaiいただけませんitadakemasenka Would you please put me in touch with the General Manager of Overseas Sales of AB Software Ltd?

あなたanataha充分juubun可愛いkawaii女の子onnanokono範疇hanchuuni入るhairuto思いますomoimasu部長buchounoおめがねomeganeにはniha余裕yoyuudeかなってkanatteしまうshimauでしょうdeshou I think you fall well within 'cute girl'. You'd easily go and pass in his judgement.

にゅうがくnyuugaku Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

私のwatashino息子musukoha高校koukouni入学nyuugakuしたshita My son entered high school.

わけwake

noun:

  • conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

そういうsouiuわけwakedewatashihaこんなにkonnani早くhayaku帰って来たkaettekitaのですnodesu That's why I came back so soon.

はずhazu

noun:

  • expectation that something took place, will take place or was in some state; it should be so; bound to be; expected to be; must be
  • nock (of a bow)
  • nock (of an arrow)
  • nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger) - Sumo term はず押し【はずおし】
  • wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

そのsono飛行機hikoukiha今ごろimagoroha関西kansai空港kuukouni当然touzen着いているtsuiteiruはずhazuda The plane should have arrived at Kansai Airport by now.

hanashiwo聞いたkiitanodaからkara興味kyoumigaあるaruhazuda He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.

たしょうtashou

adverb / ~の noun:

  • more or less; somewhat; a little; a few; some

noun:

  • amount; quantity

若いwakai棋士kishiga多少tashou尊大なsondaina感じkanjiになるninarunohaよくあるyokuaruことkotodeそういうsouiuことkotoha将棋shougikaini限ったkagittahanashiではないdehanaiでしょうdeshou It often happens that young shogi players become a little self-important, but I don't think that's something limited to the shogi world.

かかえるkakaeru Inflection

ichidan verb / transitive:

  • to hold or carry under or in the arms
  • to have (esp. problems, debts, etc.)
  • to employ; to engage; to hire

彼女kanojohaそのsono丸太marutawo半ばnakaba引きずるhikizuruようにyouni半ばnakaba抱えるkakaeruようにしてyounishite運んだhakonda She half dragged, half carried the log.

彼らkarerahaおそらくosoraku結果kekkaとしてtoshite多くookuno心理的shinriteki問題mondaiwo抱えるkakaeruことkotoになりninariそれsoreha長い目で見ればnagaimedemirebaもっとmotto悪いwaruiことになるkotoninaruだろうdarou They will probably have many psychological problems as a result, and that would be worse in the long run.

みまいmimai Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

noun:

あなたanataga病気byoukidato知っていたらshitteitara病院byouinhe見舞いmimaini行ったittaだろうdarou If I had known about your illness, I would have visited you in the hospital.

しょうぶshoubu Inflection

noun:

  • victory or defeat

noun / ~する noun:

  • match; contest; game; bout

ゆっくりyukkuriでもdemo着実にchakujitsuniやってゆけばyatteyukeba勝負shoubuにはniha勝つkatsu Slow and steady wins the race.

ボブBOBUhaスケートSUKEETOdehaきみkimitoいいii勝負shoubuda Bob is a good match for you in skating.

うむumuゆうむyuumuobs.

noun:

  • existence or nonexistence; presence or absence
  • consent or refusal; yes or no

排卵hairanno有無umuwo調べるshiraberu方法houhouhaありますarimasuka Is there some way to check for ovulation?

Kanji

センSENかわkawa

stream; river; river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)

BU~べ be

section; bureau; dept; class; copy; part; portion; counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine


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