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clouds and fog

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Nizaemon

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

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unjust; inhuman

1

thief; robber; burglar; bandit

3

pigeon; dove

1

Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)

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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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Daigorou

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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.

52

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

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

18

3000; three thousand

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

10

money; metal

3

to steal (from a person)

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

7

7000; seven thousand

2

massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person

2

riches; wealth; resources; lottery

2

city

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

4

money

2

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

16

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

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

70

to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

1

even more; still more; further

1

big job; great task

2

to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

4

considerably; fairly; quite

1

large store

1

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

46

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

4

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

23

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

8

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

9

I can tell you; heh

15

wall; fence

11

I; me

21

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

1

six; 6

7

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

4

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

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