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The Japanese word

別
is pronounced
betsu | べつ
means
distinction, difference, different, another, particular, separate, extra, exception
Examples:
恋愛と結婚は別だ。
renai to kekkon wa betsu da.
Falling in love is one thing; getting married is another.
別の例を示しなさい。
betsu no rei o shimeshi nasai.
Show me another example.
別の約束があるので。
betsu no yakusoku ga aru node.
I have another engagement.
別の方法を考え出そう。
betsu no hōhō o kangaedaso u.
Let's think out another way.
別の物を見せて下さい。
betsu no mono o mise te kudasai.
Please show me another one. | Please show me another.
別の電話に出ています。
betsu no denwa ni de te i masu.
He is on another phone.
別の例をあげてください。
betsu no rei o age te kudasai.
Give me another example.
別の手だてを講じるだろう。
betsu no tedate o kōjiru daro u.
They will lay another scheme.
別の実例を教えてください。
betsu no jitsurei o oshie te kudasai.
Please show me another example.
話すことと書くことは別物だ。
hanasu koto to kaku koto wa betsumono da.
To speak is one thing and to write is another. | Speaking and writing are different.
別の物と取り替えてください。
betsu no mono to torikae te kudasai.
Could you exchange it with another one?
本当の自信と空威張りは別問題だ。
hontō no jishin to karaibari wa betsu mondai da.
True bravery is quite another thing from bravado.
別の段落で彼はコンマを１つ入れた。
betsu no danraku de kare wa konma o hitotsu ire ta.
In another paragraph, he put in a comma.
別の理由があるね？どう？図星でしょう？
betsu no riyū ga aru ne? dō? zuboshi desho u?
There's another reason, isn't there? Well, how did I do? I bet I hit the mark.
約束するのと実行するのとは別のことだ。
yakusoku suru no to jikkō suru no to wa betsu no koto da.
It is one thing to promise, and another to perform.
別の男性と結婚すればよかったのになあ。
betsu no dansei to kekkon sure ba yokatta noni nā.
I wish I'd married another man.
約束することと実行することは別のことだ。
yakusoku suru koto to jikkō suru koto wa betsu no koto da.
It is one thing to promise, and another to perform.
別の男性と結婚しさえすればよかったのに。
betsu no dansei to kekkon shi sae sure ba yokatta noni.
If only I had married another man.
そうじゃない。性差別やら女性蔑視やら、そういうものとは関係なく、男と女は違うんだ。
sō ja nai. sei sabetsu yara josei besshi yara, sōyū mono to wa kankei naku, otoko to onna wa chigaun da.
That's not what I meant. I'm not being sexist. Men and women are just different. | That's not what I mean. Sex discrimination, female discrimination, whatever, men and women are just different.
Examples sourced from tatoeba.org