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afterword; postscript

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hello; good day; good afternoon

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creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

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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

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nine; 9

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counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

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be; is

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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four

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volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)

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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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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

3

thank you very much

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

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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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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake

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one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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

5

to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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this time; now

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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

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almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about

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at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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certainly; by all means

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together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to buy

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happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

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

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

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

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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marriage

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cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

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child; children

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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