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god of food (esp. of rice)

4

virus

3

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

82

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

2

means; is; as for

1

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

6

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

1

at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

46

to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

5

that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

work; operation; task

1

process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

1

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

59

almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

1

totally automatic

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

3

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

3

machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery

2

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

3

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

11

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

1

update

1

easy; simple; light

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

51

advantage; point in favor; point in favour

1

be; is

13

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

good person; good guy; character with a round white head on which the character "good" is written (common in Edo-period prints)

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

1

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

14

flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

1

food

1

self-supply; self-sufficiency; producing for oneself; providing for oneself

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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast

1

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); wall (of stones)

1

indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

14

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

6

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

1

double-edged sword

1

was; were

6

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2