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Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)

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public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir

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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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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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

119

knowing; (an) acquaintance

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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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

178

God; god; ace; king; superior person

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practice writing with a brush; study; learning

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

105

improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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harmonious; peaceful; happy; amicable; smooth; free from trouble

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sound health

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

3

honorific/polite/humble prefix

83

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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

34

master; teacher; stable master

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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was

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next; following; subsequent; stage; station

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

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nose

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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

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

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

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direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

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be; is

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

4

outside a castle

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east

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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sandal strap; geta strap

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

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