► 助動詞
様 [(1)よう] [ようだ] meaning: so that rank: 1
☆ 一日も早く御回復されるよう御祈り申し上げます ⇨ I pray that you will recover as soon as possible (☛ に is omitted from ように, which is 連用形 of ようだ)
☆ 彼は私に仕事が見つかるよう手助けしてくれた ⇨ He helped me so that I can find a job (☛ に is omitted from ように, which is 連用形 of ようだ)
► 名詞
様 [(1)よう] [liter] meaning: command rank: 1
☆ 手を触れないよう ⇨ Do not touch (☛ An abbreviation of ～ようにする)
様 [(1)よう] [あの様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ あの様な行動は許されない ⇨ Behavior like that won’t be tolerated
様 [(1)よう] [どの様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ どの様な手段を取るかは未だ決まっていない ⇨ It is not yet decided what kind of measure will be taken
様 [(1)よう] [其の様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ その様な話は聞いたことがない ⇨ I’ve never heard of anything like that before
様 [(1)よう] [此の様] meaning: kind rank: 1
☆ この様な機会はそう何度もない ⇨ There won’t be many opportunities like this one
☆ 最近この様な事件が相次いでいる ⇨ Recently incidents like this are happening one after another
様 [(1)よう] meaning: way rank: 1
☆ あなたはどの様に考えますか？ ⇨ What do you think? What is your opinion?
☆ あの様になるとは思ってもいなかった ⇨ I never thought it would turn out that way
☆ この様にやって下さい ⇨ Please do it like this
☆ それは考えようによっては私達に有利になる ⇨ That will be to our advantage depending on the way we think about it
☆ どうにもしようがない ⇨ There is no way to handle it. There is nothing you can do
☆ どのようにすれば良いのですか？ ⇨ What way, how, should I do it?
☆ 交渉は決着しましたか？そのようです ⇨ Has the negotiation concluded? It seems that way
☆ 好きなようにすればいい ⇨ You can do whatever the way you like
☆ 彼女は見ようによっては相当な美人だ ⇨ She is quite pretty depending on how you look at her
► 接尾辞
様 [さま] [respect] meaning: addressing rank: 1
☆ お客様、こちらへどうぞ ⇨ Mr/Ms customer, please come this way
☆ 何名様がお越しになりますか？ ⇨ How many of you will visit us?
☆ 山本様はいらっしゃいますか？ ⇨ Is Mr/Mrs/Ms Yamamoto here?
More examples:
- 事態は収まる様子が全くない ⇨ The situation doesn’t seem to be settling, calming, down at all
- お宅の旦那様 ⇨ Your husband
- 製薬会社はワクチンで大儲けしてコロナ様様だろう ⇨ The pharma companies have made a huge amount of money with the vaccines and must be thanking COVID
- 貴様、嵌めやがったな！ ⇨ You framed me, you son of a bitch!
- 彼女は花の模様を刺繍した ⇨ She embroidered floral patterns
- お疲れ様でした！ ⇨ You must be tired (after work), good work, goodbye, rest well
- 彼女は見様によっては美人だ ⇨ She is pretty depending on how you look
- 王様になったみたいな気分だ ⇨ I feel like I have become a king
- お乗りのお客様に申し上げます ⇨ An announcement for the onboard customers
- 彼は何かを隠している様子だ ⇨ It looks like he is hiding something
- お疲れ様です！ ⇨ You must be tired (after work), good work, goodbye, rest well
- カルトの集会は異様な雰囲気に包まれていた ⇨ The cult meeting was in an indescribable weird atmosphere
- 上様！ ⇨ Your highness!
- てめえ何様だよ ⇨ Who the fuck are you?
- 失礼ですがどちら様でしょうか？ ⇨ Sorry for being rude, but who are you?