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さいきん
最近
けんきゅう
研究
では
にんげん
人間
いぬ
ひつよう
必要
としたのではなく
いぬ
ほう
から
にんげん
人間
もと
めて
ってきた
かんが
えられている

Recent research suggests that it was not humans who needed dogs, but rather dogs who sought out humans.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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0
study; research; investigation
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1
conjunction, interjection (kandoushi)
then; well; so; well then  (see also: それでは)
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0
noun
1. human being; person; man; mankind; humankind
2. character (of a person)
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2
noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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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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like; considered as; regarded as; taken as
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1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
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4 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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Kanji
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サイ   もっと most   
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キン   ちか close   
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ケン   と to sharpen, to whet   
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キュウ   きわめる to investigate thoroughly   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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キ   よ to draw near   よせる to bring near   
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テン   そ to accompany   そえる to add (to), to append   
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コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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