ホカ
Meanings
Adjective (の)
Noun
1. other (place, thing, person); the rest; et al.
2. outside; beyond
esp. 外
Adverb
Noun
Usually written in kana
3. nothing except; nothing but; nothing apart from; nothing aside from; no choice (but to)
as 〜ほか〜ない, usu. after より or the dictionary form of a verb
4. besides...; in addition to...
often as ほかに
Pitch accent
Used in vocabulary (14 in total)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
in addition; besides
nothing but; none other than
Examples (160 in total)
I can't think of anybody else.
Can I ask another question?
Everything else is fine.
Is there any other size?
The other children laughed.
Is there another exit?
Please give me a different pillow.
Did you ask the others?
Where are all the others?
Can anybody else answer?
Absolutely do not tell anyone else.
The other boys smiled.
Is there any other way?
Are there any other suggestions?
Don't tell the others, OK?
I need to try something else.
May I recommend another hotel?
Do you want to go somewhere else?
Please show me another camera.
Live and let live.
Is there life on other planets?
Everyone except Tom was present.
Nothing was to be heard except the sound of the waves.
Don't blame another for his faults.
Is there intelligent life on other planets?
Was anybody else there?
The guys are sleeping like dogs.
You shouldn't rely on other people's help.
Do you care what other people think?
In other areas of the city, fighting continued.
He eats nothing else but fruit.
Most of the other students wore trendy clothes.
I'd like to try on shoes other than those.
Have you ever kissed another guy?
The others paid no attention to her warning.
You should not speak ill of others.
My mother had no choice but to part with her diamond ring.
I'd rather give up than have you taken by another woman.
Please have someone else do it.
You'll have to ask someone else.
All the other boys laughed at me.
I met some other people in addition.
No other book is read as widely as the Bible.
Kate is smarter than any other student in our class.
Let's wait here until everybody else goes home.
Tokyo is larger than any other city in Japan.
I was moved by her love for other people.
This isn't my umbrella. It's someone else's.
I'm afraid I can't help you. You must ask someone else.
No nation can exist completely isolated from others.
The skyscraper rose above the other buildings around.
He can swim faster than any other boy in his class.
I want to deal with this letter before I do anything else.
I have to study hard to keep up with the other students.
He comes to school earlier than any other student in the class.
Tokyo has a larger population than any other city in Japan.
I wanted to play golf, but everybody else wanted to go swimming.
She would rather listen to others than talk herself.
The population of London is much greater than that of any other British city.
Unlike his other writings, this book was not for scientists.
Can you speak another language?
Time is more precious than anything else.
He is better than anyone else.
Friendship is more precious than anything else.
I have a headache but no other symptoms.
Was this somebody else's idea?
Good health is more valuable than anything else.
The others will arrive in a few minutes.
I don't know. Please ask someone else.
I'm sorry, I'm doing something else now.
I have other plans today.
Kate's voice is clearly different from the other girls'.
He often helps others.
I love you more than anything.
He is far in advance of the other students.
She likes music better than anything else.
Are your opinions representative of those of the other students?
These flowers bloom earlier than the others do.
Nothing is more valuable than health.
I get angry when my boyfriend talks to other girls.
80% of all English words come from other languages.
Jack is a lot wiser than anybody else.
It is good for us to understand other cultures.
We are all foreigners in other countries.
He is imitative of other artists.
He should be given preference over the others.
I am indifferent to others' opinions.
Mary isn't like other girls her age.
She is popular with other girls.
There were no other elephants in the area.
Why is February shorter than the other months?
Okinawa is different from Japan culturally.
The cancer has begun to spread to other organs.
My head is full of other things right now.
There's a traffic jam ahead. Let's take an alternate route.
In later years, other high-end models were produced.
But other things would need to be taken into account as well.
They say that foxes are more cunning than any other animals.
The same may be said of other people.
We saw another ship far ahead.
Step forward and make room for others.
Some of us went by bus, and the others by bicycle.
John is a far better singer than the others.
Taro is taller than any other boy in his class.
Japan should be kind to other countries.
She was jealous when he talked to another girl.
Some of the students were from Asia and the others were from Europe.
Some passengers were injured, but the others were safe.
We glutted ourselves with lobsters and other seafood.
Japan is ahead of other advanced countries in electronics.
You found me where no one else was looking.
Are there other universes outside our own?
She ran very fast to catch up with the other members.
She calculates faster than any other student.
You have as much right as everyone else.
This letter is personal, and I don't want anyone else to read it.
It is said that the fox is more cunning than any other animal.
I think everybody should learn another language.
He worked as hard as anybody else.
Women had little choice in the past.
Even if everything else is considered, I still don't like this plan.
He is richer than anyone else in this town.
Since we can expect no help from others, let's try to do our best.
The scolding I gave to the other children doesn't apply to you.
She likes Hiroshima better than any other city.
You must share your work with others.
Can I help translate the website into other languages?
American films are more popular than those of any other country.
The Shinano is longer than any other river in Japan.
Americans eat lots of wheat, rye and other grains.
I wish I had gone with the others to the game yesterday.
She differs from the others in that she has a goal.
The other boys teased him when he got his hair cut.
Human beings differ from other animals in that they have reason.
I started last in the race, but I soon caught up with the others.
Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country.
Small children often like books about dragons and other monsters.
Ms. Takada accused the boy of copying another student's homework.
The pain caused by love is much sweeter than any pleasure.
She ran as fast as she could to catch up with the others.
Besides lending books, libraries offer various other services.
Can you share food with others in the face of famine?
Some of the students played tennis, and the others played volleyball.
Man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter.
The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries.
He's got more books than all the others put together.
Nature provides other forms of protection against environmental dangers.
In America elderly people are not given the same degree of respect they receive in many other countries.
English is spoken by more people than any other language.
"Was there any homework for tomorrow again?" "Sorry, I don't know. Ask someone else."
We shouldn't let other people know what we did.
In the beginning, man was almost the same as the other animals.
Blend butter and flour before adding the other ingredients of the cake.
He was so intent on money-making that he had no time to think of anything else.
Some residents took a wait-and-see attitude while others prepared for heavy flooding.
It is fun to know that the beauty of Japanese gardens can't be found in other cultures.
Japan consists of four main islands and many other smaller islands.
Mandarin is spoken by more people than any other language.
He ruled for five years. In the sixth year, another king, who was stronger than he, waged war against him.
The actor really played cowboy roles better than any other actor.