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475
ねん
ローマ
ていこく
帝国
すいたい
衰退
しめ
とし
あって
めつぼう
滅亡
いみ
意味
する
とし
ありません
Although 475AD is the year that shows the 'decline' of the Roman Empire, it is not the year of its 'fall'.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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4
noun
Roman Empire
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0
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to tell; to exemplify; to make apparent
2. to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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0
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
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1
meaning; significance
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a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
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ネン   とし year   
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テイ    sovereign   
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コク   くに country   
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スイ   おとろえる to grow weak, decline   
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退
タイ   しりぞ to retreat, back off   しりぞける to repel   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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メツ   ほろぼす to destroy   ほろびる to be destroyed   
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ボウ   モウ   dead   な to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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イ    idea   
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ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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