Definition of のだし
- (n) dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
- pretext; excuse; pretense (pretence); dupe; front man
- (prt) indicates possessive
- nominalizes verbs and adjectives
- substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
- (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion
- (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
- (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question