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This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
げんご
言語
にとってび
美
とはなにか #146 - Language is like breathing.
by よしもとたかあき
吉本隆明
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Words
pronoun
1. this (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic) (see also: 何れ, 其れ, 彼:あれ; often written with kana only)2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group) (humble)
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noun
current status; condition; situation; circumstances; state(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
expression
1. called; named; that says; that (often written with kana only)2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)2. -able (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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