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Kyoto (city, prefecture)

2

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

9

Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period

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from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

17

to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

2

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

7

secret society

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

10

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

7

seat

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

91

always; constantly

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

27

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

each; every; all

1

to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

3

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

each; respectively

1

Seven Gods of Fortune; Seven Deities of Good Luck; Seven Lucky Gods

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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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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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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.

48

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

1

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

1

intimidating enough to quieten a crying child

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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natural enemy

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Friday

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club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

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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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they; them

2

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

10

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

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why; how

3

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

2

be; is

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

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year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai

4

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

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saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

1

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

one year; some time ago

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

to manifest itself; to manifest oneself

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