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さもなければ
いっとうしょう
一等賞
とれなかっただろう
Otherwise he would not have won the first prize.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1-1
Most common form: さもなければ
expression
otherwise; if not; or else  (often written with kana only)
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3
noun
first place prize; blue ribbon
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2
Most common form: 取れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1. to come off; to be removed
2. (of pain, a fever, etc.) to disappear
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
トウ   ひとしい equal, similar   
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bamboo
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ショウ    prize   
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イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
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