► 名詞果て  [(2)はて]  [liter]    
meaning:  end  rank: 2☆ 
宇宙の果てには
何が
有るのだろう? ⇨ What is there at the end, edge, of the universe?
► 感嘆詞はて  [(1)はて]  [coll]    
meaning:  confuse  rank: 3☆ はて、
一体何のことやら? ⇨ What? I have no idea what it is about  
(☛ Sounds a little old-fashioned, and thus humorous)