No. 2,354 in Japanese
アレ
"That" or "that thing" (used when the name is forgotten or unknown).
In a sentence
アレ、見てください。
Look at that.
In this sentence, 'アレ' is used as a demonstrative pronoun referring to something distant from both the speaker and the listener.
アレを使えば問題ありませんよ。
If you use that, there will be no problem.
Here, 'アレ' functions as a demonstrative pronoun indicating a specific thing understood from the context.
彼がアレをしたとは信じられない！
I can't believe he did that!
In this example, 'アレ' is used indirectly to refer to an action that is clear from the context or deliberately left ambiguous.
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