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Cetus (constellation); the Whale

1

palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign

1

star system

8

prefix for forming ordinal numbers

3

planet; dark horse

1

sea; ocean; waters

5

morning star; Venus; preeminent person (within their own field); star (of the stage, silver screen, etc.)

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

144

ah; oh; hey!

17

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.)

9

reclaimed land; cleared land; area opened for development

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

1

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

52

to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

1

population; common talk

1

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

49

to increase; to multiply

1

generation; the world; the age

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.

59

to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

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

53

union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)

1

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

10

war for independence

1

outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence

1

weak; frail; fragile

1

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

break in the deadlock

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

2

government; administration

3

privateer; corsair

3

diploma; licence; license

3

publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)

1

thus

1

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

5

official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

1

universe; cosmos; space

5

pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter

8

birth; creation; formation

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

1

end; close

1

after; later

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

1

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

3

still; even now

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

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

2