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BC; Before Christ

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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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opening game; (season) opener

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Japan

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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battle; game; bout

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

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March; third month of the lunar calendar

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seventh day of the month; seven days

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afternoon; p.m.

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six o'clock

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

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hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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live broadcast (radio, TV); live coverage

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to do

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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tuberculosis; TB

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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area; region

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

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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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broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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Australia

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too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as

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series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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all; everyone; everybody

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby

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

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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.)

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please (give me); please (do for me)

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

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iron man; strong man

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Kinugasa Sachio (1947.1.18-)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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Samurai Japan (national baseball team)

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official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation

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10; ten

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Nakai Masahiro (1972.8.18-)

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

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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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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