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all; everyone; everybody

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

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

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Japanese (language)

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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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study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

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right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

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I; me

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Korean (language; esp. as spoken in South Korea)

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a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)

3

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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(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

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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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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

4

be; is

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Korean (TV) drama; K-drama

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

5

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

3

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

4

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

8

how; in what way; how about

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indicates question

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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

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to have an interest (in)

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

3

for example; for instance; e.g.

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Japan

9

animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

2

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

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

game

1

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

1

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

1

Shinto shrine

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temple; monk

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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building

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

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

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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history

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music

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Japanese person

2

friend; companion

2

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

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