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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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subtitles; captioning

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

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teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

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manufacture; production

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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testing; experiment; test; examination; exam; trial

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to look after (often medically); to take care of

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

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)

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must not; may not

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at; in; on

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commerce; trade; business

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use; service; purpose

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han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand

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hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

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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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(finger) ring

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

1

scientific

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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empress; queen

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snow; snowfall

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school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester

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frequent; densely packed; thick

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action of making something; -ification

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

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that; those; the

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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

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to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)

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

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

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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was; were

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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as far as the eye can see

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rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse

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sea; ocean; waters

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

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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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