～なし

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なし (無なし in kanji) means "no..." and attaches to a noun or phrase.

E.g. 顔かお無なし "No Face"

なし can be followed by several different particles, depending on context.

The particle で is commonly combined with なし to make ～なしで, which generally means "Without X".

E.g. イクラなしでください。 "Without salmon roe please."

なし can also be combined with の to make ～なしの, which describes something as being without something else.

E.g. 砂糖さとうなしのジンジャーエールを飲のんだ。 "I drank a sugar-free ginger ale."

Summary

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  無なし means "no..." and attaches to a noun or phrase

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  なし can combine with で to mean "without..."

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  なし can combine with の to describe something as being without "X"