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straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road

16

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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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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space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace

18

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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babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant

3

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

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I; me

28

(public) duty

3

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

be; is

8

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

2

three; 3

2

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

29

confrontation; showdown

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

5

however; but

4

evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil

1

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

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

22

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

2

one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace

2

also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

1

to rush on; to attack; to swoop down on

1

canal

7

honorific/polite/humble prefix

23

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

8

adds force or indicates command

15

lady; nobleman's wife

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

24

bell (often globular)

6

hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek

1

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

4

still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

3

very young; little; childish; immature

1

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

14

young master; son of a high-ranking person

2

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

6

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

18

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

5

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

5

affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

1

reason; cause; circumstances

5

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

2

Edoyashiki

3

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

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