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time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

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

44

seven o'clock

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

5

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

Tokyo

3

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

7

root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

7

interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

2

making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

11

long-distance relay race

2

start

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

60

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

5

be; is

11

history

1

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

41

new; fresh; novel

1

one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

2

page

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.

40

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

1

which; what (way)

1

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

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

4

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

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

1

runner

3

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

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gust of wind

1

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

2

to wear; to be dressed in; to have on

1

route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)

2

to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

1

wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

headwind; head wind

1

beginning; outset; first; onset

2

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

5

major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle

2

town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

2

to come back

1

who

1

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

2

glory

1

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

now; the present time; just now; another; more

5

well; now; then

2