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Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

12

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

133

disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

52

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

167

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

5

secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

2

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

112

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.)

31

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

15

maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

17

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

74

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

12

to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

3

had better ...; had better not ...

2

be; is

51

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

29

that; those; the

16

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

4

ordinary person

1

then; well; so; be; is

10

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

37

fractal

4

figure; shape; graphic

6

(some) more; even more; longer; further

3

value; worth; merit

4

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

210

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

13

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

at that time; in those days

2

study; research; investigation

30

record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

16

because; as; since

2

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

9

don't you think?; indicates question

7

Kōji era (1142.4.28-1144.2.23)

17

Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people

12

mother

9

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.

156

to obtain; to procure

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

7

father

9

death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out

5

to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

3

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

14

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

4

to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)

1

offender; criminal; culprit

2

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

4