(telephony) a common Japanese telephone greeting: hello; used when answering the telephone / used to confirm that the person being addressed is listening, or to confirm if anyone is listening

(humble, formal) to say / (humble, formal) to be called / (humble) to ask, request, or give thanks (to a kami or buddha) / (humble) to make a wish

(rare, obsolete) Same as もうす (mōsu) above

to be late, to be tardy / to become late, to fall behind

indicates that something undesirable was done or happened

to close / to finish, do something completely / to put away, to put an end to / is, or was (with conjugation), done completely / happens, or happened, unexpectedly / is done with difficulty

traditional folk song of Amami / (more broadly) traditional folk song of Okinawa

To do something completely (unintentionally); cannot help doing

used in response to a failure or mistake: dang, shoot, darn it

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