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An An, アン,. v.i. To be. There is.

An, アン,. adj. and adv. One. One of a pair. Quite. Entirely. Contracted from ara.

An, アン,. part. Sometimes used as a superlative or intensifying particle. As:—Aneongami an-eyaiirage, “to respect and thank profundly.”

An, アン,. part. Used before some verbs an, like a, has a past and passive signification. As:—An-raige, “he was killed.”

An, アン,. adv. Quite. As:—An-rai, “quite dead.”

An, アン,. n Night. Syn: chikara.

An-ai, アンアイ,. adv. Changeless. The same.

An-aige, アンアイゲ,. ph. In the act of. About to be. As:—Tane ariki an an-aige, “As they are just now coming.”

An-aine, アンアイ子,. ph. Hardly. With difficulty. Whilst. Without provocation or cause. As:—An-aine uwepakita, “hardly and by degrees.” An-aine en kik, “he struck me without provocation.” Ikushta ek an an-aine hotuyekara, “he called to him whilst he was coming yonder.”

Anaishiri, アナイシリ,. n. A departed spirit. The manes of the dead.

Anak, アンアク, and Anakne, アナク子. part. Anak serves to isolate or emphasize a word or subject, and may in a sense be regarded as a sign of the nominative case. When followed by ne it renders the whole sentence to which it is applied a substantive clause. Often it is not translated but in some instances it must be, the content alone determining by what phrase or word it should be represented. The words “as for;” “in reference to;” “as regards,” are among the most apt English equivalents. It very nearly represents the Japanese wa,

Anak-ka, アナッカ,. As same as an yakka, “although there is.”

Anak-ki-koroka, アナッキコロカ,. ph. Even though it is. Nevertheless.

Anak-ne, アナク子,. See anak.

Anakoroka, アナコロカ,. ph. Although there is.

An-an, アンアン,. au v. There was. There is.

An-anchikara, アンアンチカラ,. adv. One evening.

An.......an-gesh shiriki, アン...アンゲシシリキ,. ph. Nearly. As:—An otke an-gesh shiriki, “it was nearly speared.” Syn: a followed by a passive.

Anakoro, アンアンコロ,.