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せかい
世界
かく
せんそう
戦争
すんぜん
寸前
ならないよう
ねが
いましょ

Let us hope the world will never be on the brink of a nuclear war.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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1
Most common form: かく
1. pit (of a fruit); stone
2. core
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0
war
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0
noun, suffix
on the verge; on the brink; just in front of; just before
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0
expression
1. cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; cannot bear not to  (usu. ...てならない or ...でならない)
2. must not ...; should not ...  (usu. ...てはならない or ...ではならない)
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: )
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire; to wish; to hope
2. to beg; to request; to implore; to pray
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Kanji
セ   セイ   よ the world   
カイ    world   
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カイ    mediate   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
stick   
デン   た rice field   
カク    core, nucleus   
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sign of the hog; hog   い sign of the hog   いのしし hog   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
lid
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セン   いくさ battle, war   たたか to do battle   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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small
tasseled spear
ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
スン   inch
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
ガン   ねが to request, to petition   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ゲン   はら meadow   
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cliff
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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