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

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who

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indicates question

1

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

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.

6

first day of the month; the first of the month

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ah; oh; hey!

4

suffix for familiar person

14

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

4

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see

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already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more

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as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

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that; those; the

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model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)

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

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

3

be; is

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

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

2

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

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chuckle; chuckling

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

6

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

3

but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...

6

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

2

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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

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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.)

13

senior high school; high school

2

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

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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

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to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)

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head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top

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top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet

2

from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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toes; tips of the toes; toe of a shoe, sock, etc.

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong

1

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

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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be; is; isn't it?

3