application (the use of a thing) / inflection (of a verb, conjugation; of an adjective or noun, declension)

(grammar) an autonomous/independent/free morpheme or word in Japanese, marked by its independence from other words and its distinct pitch accent

(grammar) an inflected 自立語 (jiritsugo, “free word”) in Japanese or Korean grammar

part, portion / copy of a newspaper or book

grammar

the Japanese language

independence, autonomy, self-reliance

live independently, stand on one's own two feet

talk, speak / word, language, term / Short for 物語 (monogatari): story, tale, narrative

to utilize / (grammar) to inflect, to conjugate