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こう
Meanings
Adverb
Usually written in kana
1. in this way; like this; so; thus
used for something or someone close to the speaker, including the speaker himself, or for the opinions of the speaker
But, I never had anyone I could talk to like this.
2. this (much); so
Interjection
Usually written in kana
3. uh; er; mm; well
interjection used as a verbal pause
Alt. forms
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斯こう
Pitch accent
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Used in: 6911
Used in vocabulary (6 in total)
such
this and that; one thing or another
so and so; such and such
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Examples (104 in total)
I wonder why this happened.
Is it always like this?
To put it simply, it is like this.
The course of the trial is as follows.
The master explains as follows.
Terry's claim is this.
Why does this always happen to me?
Don't write like that. Write like this.
Is it always this way?
If you're told that, you have no choice but to agree.
I thought it over in many ways, and this is my conclusion.
She said this in English.
Now that it has come to this, it is a matter of stubbornness.
Now that it has come to this, it is literally a gamble.
At the end of the report, it said this.
If it comes to this, it's a direct showdown!
The scenario I came up with is this.
After thinking it over, I replied like this.
The easiest way to check is to do it like this.
It's too hot to go for a walk.
This is how we cook rice.
The great Einstein once said this.
Let's keep walking like this forever.
But, I never had anyone I could talk to like this.
I may look like this, but I'm actually quite strong.
At this point, there's no other way but to do it myself.
It is always like this when we have a serious talk.
Let's think of it this way: if we win, there's no problem at all!
This is how I usually cook fish.
The remaining nine would probably answer like this.
Why are boys so stupid?
Why are those guys always so early to get up?
Life is despair, that's what I think.
Anyway, we managed to return safely like this.
Looking at it this way, their facial features are similar too.
I wonder why opinions are so divided.
And then he went on to say this.
Finally, grandma said this to me.
Once it comes to this, compatibility doesn't matter one bit.
Despite appearances, I am sensitive.
When I put all your requests together, this is what came out.
I may look like this, but I am an actor.
Article 2 says the following.
Once it gets to this point, you can't tidy up, can you?
I had anticipated that it would turn out this way from the beginning.
I may look like this, but I'm tough.
An ordinary store wouldn't be able to do this.
She may look like this, but she is a genius scientist.
But if the weather is this bad, we can't move at all.
I hope we can gradually open up to each other like this.
If you connect these two, you get this.
After talking it over, this is the plan we decided on.
Why are men so stupid?
That's right, let's just endure this patiently.
This is how I made the machine.
Now, I am properly attending school like this.
When money is involved, this person is always like this.
Why do old memories come back to me like this?
So I had no choice but to make this judgment.
This is how the great empire came into existence.
In the past, I often gave training like this.
But it's been a long time since the five of us got together like this, hasn't it?
You just dissolve it in water like this.
One man says this, another that.
Even looking at them like this, I keenly feel how much the two resemble each other.
So it was all but inevitable that things would turn out this way.
Currently, I am being rocked like this on the ship.
I should have done this sooner.
If we stay close like this, even the cold will ease.
Is it really possible for it to become this quiet just because there are no people?
I may look like this, but I am also a father of one.
Well, since it has come to this, I have no choice but to live up to expectations.
By doing this, the color is firmly fixed.
It was fun at first, but when it's like this the whole time, I do start to get tired after all.
Thus he succeeded in winning her heart.
She is said to have described her tedious life at that time as follows.
The members of both groups are here together like this now.
This is how people get rid of things they no longer need.
However, the child tilted their head in puzzlement and said this.
It's really nice when we end up alone like this.
Just as I was thinking that, the young girl next to me said this.
I married the first woman I ever loved, and here we are, nestled close together.
And then he said this, in a voice so bright and clear it was frightening.
There, there, you were scared, weren't you? Let's stay like this until you calm down.
Thanks to everyone, I am somehow managing to get by like this.
The question is this: who called her on the phone?
Thus, the greatest crisis of Meiji Japan passed.
I checked in advance because I didn't want it to end up like this.
The difference is this: he works harder than you.
In this way, the two acquire the techniques and strength of battle.
We always serve drinks as a complimentary service like this.
We had set aside time like this to share that information.
Ever since we ran into each other downtown that time, I'd more or less expected things to turn out like this.
It's embarrassing, but showing it like this should be the clearest way.
I hate to say it, but he's pretty much a boss in name only.
The sign hanging above the entrance of the gate read as follows.
Because if one is a merchant, one should have anticipated that this would happen.
Haru's always been like that; he's very kind at heart.
I always make it a rule to wait like this until the storm subsides.
Thanks to everyone's support, we were able to publish the second volume like this.
Is it really possible that just putting my hair up and changing my clothes makes such a difference!
I hate to say it, bro, but you're not cut out for this business.
And so, without our being able to turn the situation around, election day finally arrived.
"Jesus said—" "I don't care."