Japanese edit

For pronunciation and definitions of アレ – see the following entry.
あれ
[pronoun] distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon
[pronoun] (deictically) that one over there (far from the speaker and the addressee)
[pronoun] (anaphorically) that one we both know (both the speaker and the addressee know)
[pronoun] (chiefly derogatory) third-person personal pronoun: he, she, that person
[pronoun] you-know-what; a thing whose name the speaker does not want to mention
[pronoun] sex
[pronoun] cockroach
[pronoun] (archaic) second-person pronoun: you
Alternative spellings
, 彼れ
あれ
[adjective] あれ, アレ: (informal, euphemistic) "you know what I mean"
あれ
[interjection] huh? (expression of surprise and confusion when talking to yourself)
[pronoun] (obsolete) first-person personal pronoun: I, me
[verb] (Classical Japanese, literary) imperative of あり (ari, to exist); (modern language) imperative of ある (aru, to exist)
Alternative spellings
, 彼れ, , , 有れ, 在れ
(This term, アレ, is the katakana spelling of the above term.)