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the god of foodstuffs (esp. of rice)

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virus

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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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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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means; is; as for

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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

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

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

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

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

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

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almost; roughly; approximately

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totally automatic

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be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)

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

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

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machine parts; machinery; equipment

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

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

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

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

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update

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easy; simple; light

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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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advantage; point in favor; point in favour

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be; is

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

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good person

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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pathogenic bacteria; germ; pathogen

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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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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

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

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food

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self-support

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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.

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

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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

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

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

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

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double-edged; double-edged blade

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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was; were

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