空蝉 utsusemi
utsusemi
Noun
1. one's present existence; this mortal frame; this world; this life; temporal things
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2. cast-off cicada shell; cicada
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utsusemide
て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions
1. With a false body.; Like shedding a cicada's shell.
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utsusemino
Attributive form: modifies a following noun
1. Empty cicada shell; Discarded cicada shell
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utsusemijārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not an empty cicada shell.; I am not an empty cicada shell.
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utsusemijanaidesu
The polite negative form
1. It's not an empty cicada shell.; It's not just a facade.
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utsusemidewārimasen
The polite negative form
1. It is not an empty cicada shell.; I am not an empty cicada shell.
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utsusemijanakatta
The past negative form
1. Wasn't an empty cicada shell.; Wasn't just a husk.
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utsusemijārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. It wasn't an empty cicada shell.; It wasn't just a cicada shell.
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utsusemijanakattadesu
The polite, past negative form
1. Wasn't an empty cicada shell.; Wasn't just a husk.
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utsusemideshō
Expresses probability in a polite manner ("probably…")
1. Probably an empty cicada shell.; Likely a cast-off cicada shell.
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utsusemidewārimasendeshita
The polite, past negative form
1. Was not an empty cicada shell.; Was not a cast-off skin.
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