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そういうこと
いっせん
一線
かく
ひつよう
必要
あるんだ
It's important to draw a line under that sort of thing.
Source: 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド村上 春樹
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
such; like that; that sort of; very  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0 3
noun
line
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to draw (a line)  (see also: 画する)
2. to demarcate; to mark; to divide; to map out
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0
1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable  (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
2. necessity; need; requirement
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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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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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Kanji
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
セン   line
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シ   いと thread   
セン   いずみ spring   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
スイ   みず water   
ガ   カク   draw
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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open box
ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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シン   こころ heart   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
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