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however; but

3

here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

7

at; in; at; when; by; with; and then

23

Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)

2

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

44

to occur; to happen

1

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

5

ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

1

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

68

sagacity; wisdom; intelligence

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

4

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

5

history of Japan; Japanese history

2

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

88

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

2

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

10

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

6

indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

8

to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

5

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

3

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.

29

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

1

face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour

3

brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

1

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

50

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

4

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

1

ah; oh; hey!

23

to answer; to reply

1

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

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

1

someone; somebody

1

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

1

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

16

Japan

1

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

1

incident; affair; happening; event

2

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

1

I; me

8