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10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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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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disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding

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mysterious disappearance; being spirited away

10

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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

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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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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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

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

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

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

3

how; in what way; how about

2

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.)

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

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having not the slightest idea

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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original form; base form

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

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Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)

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period; Nihon-shoki

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

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

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

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

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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you; dear; honey

5

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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

1

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

1

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

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1000 ri; (a) long distance

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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Kenji

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inside a temple

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

5

yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

3

what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

2

mother; mom; mum; wife

1

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

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from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

1

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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