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Solomon Islands; Solomon

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

3

lieutenant general; vice-admiral

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under the command (of); under the banner (of); influenced (by)

1

universe; cosmos; space

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attacking force

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

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destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

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Japanese pronunciation of a kanji (based on adopted Chinese pronunciations)

2

dukedom; duchy; principality

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

1

even

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

1

be; is

4

public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

2

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

2

at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

8

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

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Diet members' caucus; caucus of the Diet

2

to answer; to reply

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

3

anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

1

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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while; even though; despite

2

too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

12

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

1

like; as if; the same as

1

to sit in a row; to be arrayed

1

high official

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)

1

empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness

1

last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)

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line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

2

commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union

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