► 助動詞
けり [けり] [arch] meaning: past tense rank: 3
☆ 争う七つの国ありけり ⇨ I heard there were seven warring nations (☛ Past tense for second-hand information)
☆ 昭和は遠くになりにけり ⇨ Showa era has become a long time ago (☛ Past tense with the speaker’s emotion infused)
► 名詞
けり [(2)けり] [けりが付く] [coll] meaning: settle rank: 2
☆ 議論のケリがいつまでたっても付かない ⇨ The argument has had no conclusion (☛ けり is the archaic verb of completion. “put the verb in the past tense = settle, resolve, the issue”)
けり [(2)けり] [けりを付ける] [coll] meaning: settle rank: 2
☆ 今ここでケリをつけよう ⇨ Let’s settle the score right here right now (☛ けり is the archaic verb of completion. “put the verb in the past tense = settle, resolve, the issue”)
蹴り [(2)けり] [蹴りを入れる] [coll] meaning: kick rank: 3
☆ 彼は相手の顔面に蹴りを入れた ⇨ He kicked him right in the face (☛ Kick someone mercilessly)
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