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(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

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mother

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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older sister

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

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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

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

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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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 end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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pool (in river)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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

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

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in good health; alive and well; going strong

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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the last moment; the very end

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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 fight to the bitter end

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opinion; intention; thought

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

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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by all means; by all costs

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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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to kill; to choke the life out of

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

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city

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winter campaign of the siege of Osaka (1614 CE)

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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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one month

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apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

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again; once more; a second time

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

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music

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

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inside the capital

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from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course

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imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress

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

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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