► 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:
- 御宅の御嬢様はどうしてらっしゃいます？ ⇨ How is your daughter doing?
- 彼は手柄を立てて王様に気に入られた ⇨ He did a remarkable thing and became the king’s favorite
- 様式美 ⇨
- その薬の効能には様々な議論が有る ⇨ There are many discussions about the efficacy of the drug
- 御陰様で大会は成功裏に終了いたしました ⇨ Thanks to you all, the event has ended as success
- この様子だと経営陣の首が飛ぶだろう ⇨ At this rate the heads of the management will fly, they will be axed
- 彼には自分のしたことを反省する様子が全く無い ⇨ He shows no sign of being remorseful of what he did
- 貴方様のことをずっと御慕い申し上げておりました ⇨ I’ve been admiring, loving, you all along
- 彼は橋から真っ逆様に落ちた ⇨ He fell from the bridge head first
- 空は荒れ模様だ ⇨ The sky looks rough. It looks like a storm is coming
- テレビで事故現場の模様が放送された ⇨ The scene of the accident was broadcast on TV
- お客様には役員並びに社員一同、心から御礼申し上げます ⇨ The management and employees all sincerely thank our customers
- 御父様はお元気ですか？ ⇨ Is your father doing well?
- 何だと、貴様 ⇨ What did you just say, you son of a bitch?
- こちら様はどちら様で？ ⇨ Who is this gentleman/lady?