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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

35

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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really; truly; indeed; good grief

8

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

1

to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

1

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

5

life form; life-form

2

once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

2

around the world; throughout the world

1

spacious; vast; wide

2

inhabiting; living

2

present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

1

to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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rapid (e.g. progress)

1

number; amount

2

decrease; reduction; decline

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

15

nothing but; except; no more than

9

phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

11

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

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

18

to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

8

international; diplomatic intercourse

1

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

10

which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

2

the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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Japan

4

engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

5

possession; retention; maintenance; holding; keeping

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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isn't that right?

33

is that so?; I see; right; oh

9

to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

89

low dining table; tea table

1

chopsticks

2

to stab (into); to thrust (violently); to plant (in the ground, snow, etc.); to set; to stick (upright)

1

pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix

2

to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

11

death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

1

to grieve over; to mourn; to lament

1

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

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

4

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

8

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

1

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

3

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

30

brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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