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Pronunciation
犬( いぬ ) の 代わり( かわり ) に 猫( ねこ ) を 飼い( かい ) たい 。
犬 (いぬ) สุนัข [LongdoJP] (いぬ) (n) (1) dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); (2) snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.); (n-pref) (3) counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful; (P) [EDICT] (quǎn, ㄑㄩㄢˇ ) dog [CE-DICT] 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] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 代わり (かわり) (n,adj-no) (1) substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing; (2) stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor; (3) (usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.) (See 代わりに) compensation; exchange; return; (4) (usu. as お代わり) (See お代わり・おかわり・1) second helping; another cup; seconds; (5) (abbr) (esp. 替わり, 替り) (See 替わり狂言) upcoming program; upcoming programme; (P) [EDICT] (がわり) (suf) substitute for ... [EDICT] に (二) สอง [LongdoJP] () (prt) indicates location of action (formal literary form of "de"); at; in; (P) [EDICT] () (prt) (See に,は) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] () (exp) also; too; not ... either; as well; even [EDICT] () (exp) (1) (also にゃあ) (See ねば) if not ... (negative conditional); (2) (See には) for (in regard to); in order to [EDICT] (荷) (n) (1) load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods; (2) burden; responsibility; (P) [EDICT] (似) (suf) takes after (his mother) [EDICT] (丹) (n) red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion; (P) [EDICT] (土) (n) (arch) soil (esp. reddish soil) [EDICT] (尼) (n,n-suf) (abbr) (See 比丘尼) bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun) [EDICT] (弐) (num) two (used in legal documents) [EDICT] 猫 (ねこ) แมว [LongdoJP] (ねこ) (n) (1) cat; (2) shamisen; (3) geisha; (4) (abbr) (See 猫車) wheelbarrow; (5) (abbr) (See 猫火鉢) clay bed-warmer; (6) (uk) (col) (ant [EDICT] (māo, ㄇㄠ ) cat [CE-DICT] を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT] 飼う (かう) (v5u,vt) to keep (a pet or other animal); to raise; to have; to own; to feed; (P) [EDICT] たい (他意) (n) ill will; malice; another intention; secret purpose; ulterior motive; fickleness; double-mindedness [EDICT] (体) (n,n-suf) (1) body; physique; posture; (2) shape; form; style; (3) substance; identity; reality; (4) {math} field; (ctr) (5) counter for humanoid forms (e.g. dolls, statues, corpses, etc.) [EDICT] (対) (n,conj) (1) opposite; opposition; (2) versus; vs; (3) to (i.e. "we won the game five to three"); (4) equal footing; equal terms; (5) against ...; anti-; toward ...; to ...; (P) [EDICT] (帯) (n-suf) band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.); (P) [EDICT] (態) (n,n-suf) {ling} (See ボイス) voice [EDICT] (隊) (n,n-suf) (1) party; group; crew; team; body; (2) company (of troops); corps; unit; squad [EDICT]
