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Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star

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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

101

family; relatives; dependents; household

5

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

66

for generations; hereditary; generation after generation

2

royal family

3

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

7

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

oracle

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

to choose; to select

1

person

5

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.

75

god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

2

agent; proxy

1

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...

5

to revere; to respect; to worship

1

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

2

to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

8

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

4

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

2

proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment

1

to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

1

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

4

all things in nature; the whole creation

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

35

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

3

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

22

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

51

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

9

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

25

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

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

6

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

8

royalty

2

gravesite; tomb

1

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

8

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

9

to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam

1

traces; evidence

1

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

7

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

9

vampire; bloodsucker

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

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

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

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