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Meaning of "お戯れを"?
Can someone tell me what "お戯れを" means? I came across this in a Japanese drama. I can't quite figure out if this is almost like a formal and polite request to make somebody stop 'kidding around' or if ...
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Grammar of "なかれ"
When I read the story, I found "なかれ"this word occurred several times.
「若い衆、知らない人を信用するでなかれ。」
「お前の持っていたお守りのおかげで命拾いしたのじゃ。望みすぎるなかれ。ここに幸なかれ。」
I looked it up and the sentences my dictionary provide ...