らしい
rashii
らしい holds hearsay and "so very spring" in one hand
The picture A smell drifting over from the other side. You didn't make it — that side gave it off.
Where the picture shows up in らしい
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news carried on the air
田中さん、今日は休みらしいですよ。
tanaka-san, kyō wa yasumi rashii desu yo
I hear Tanaka is off today.
そうだ passes on the exact words you heard; らしい reports what drifted in, with some belief of your own attached.
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news with a blurry source
駅前のパン屋、閉店したらしいです。
ekimae no pan-ya, heiten shita rashii desu
The bakery by the station apparently closed down.
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what the situation gives off
どうも私のミスらしいです。
dōmo watashi no misu rashii desu
It seems the mistake was mine.
In an apology, 私のミスらしい sounds like you're talking about someone else. Say 私のミスです.
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what a name gives off
今日は春らしい天気ですね。
kyō wa haru rashii tenki desu ne
Really spring-like weather today.
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when the scent is missing
遅刻するなんて、彼らしくないですね。
chikoku suru nante, kare rashikunai desu ne
Turning up late — that's not like him.