方違 い katata gai
katata gai
Noun
1. setting off the night before one normally would have departed, travelling in a different direction, spending the night there, and leaving for one's destination in the morning (done to avoid travelling in an unlucky direction; a common practice during the Heian period)
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, Related to 方塞がり Word Pronunciation
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katachigaide
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1. Differing in method; Different approach
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katachigaijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. Not different.; It's not a matter of difference.
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katachigaidarō
Expresses probability ("probably…")
1. Probably different.; Likely dissimilar.
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katachigaijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not different.; Was not wrong.
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katachigaijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't different.; Wasn't dissimilar.
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katachigaideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably different.; Likely dissimilar.
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katachigaidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not different.; Was not dissimilar.
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katachigaideareba
The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")
1. If it's different; If differing
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