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boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

7

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

8

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

3

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

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

2

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

3

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

8

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

2

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

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

3

to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

1

time; hour; period; class

1

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

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

5

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

10

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

4

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

5

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

he; she; that guy

3

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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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

beginning; inception

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

4

indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

9

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

1

acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning

1

woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

2

leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

9

calm (at sea); lull

7

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

2

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

game fowl; gamecock

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

5

don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

6

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1

only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

5

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

2

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

1

to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

1

tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

2

be; is

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