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Matsue (city in Shimane)

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

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

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morning; forenoon; just before noon

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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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rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

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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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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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founder; originator; pioneer

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be; is

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evening; dusk

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on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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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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mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on

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to become; to amount to

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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area; region

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

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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by means of; due to; because of; according to

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition

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daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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

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sisters

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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was; were

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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older brother; elder brother

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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father

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

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family a woman has married into

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fate; destiny; lot

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to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)

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never again

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

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