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Dōsan Saitō (1494-1556; daimyo)

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to win; to gain victory

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

120

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

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be; is; isn't it?

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sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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I; me

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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house; family

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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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.

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there; that way; you

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

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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

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to survive; to live long

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mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part

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again; once more; a second time

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castle

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

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eastern gate

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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confused fight; free-for-all; melee; dogfight; scuffle; rough-and-tumble

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to become; to be

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

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another

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enemy (soldier)

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to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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that; those; the

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several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number

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difference; variation; difference

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to; towards; for

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