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じかん
時間
しば
られた
しゃかい
社会
とき
せん
ようにつまり
かこ
過去
から
げんざい
現在
とお
って
みらい
未来
かって
びる
いっぽん
1本
ちょくせん
直線
られている

In a time-bound society time is seen as linear- in other words as a straight line extending from the past, through the present, to the future.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to tie; to bind
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1
noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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2
Most common form: とき
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
2. occasion; case  (this meaning is restricted to form 時)
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Most common form: せん
noun, noun (suffix)
1. line; stripe; stria
2. line (e.g. telephone line); wire
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean  (often written with kana only)
2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically  (often written with kana only)
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the past; bygone days; the previous
2. a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
now; current; present; present time; as of
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go by; to go past; to go along; to travel along; to pass through; to use (a road); to take (a route); to go via; to go by way of
2. to run (between); to operate (between); to connect  (of public transport)
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1
1. the future (usually distant)
2. future tense
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0
Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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0
Most common form: 伸びる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stretch; to extend; to lengthen; to spread
2. to make progress; to grow (beard, body height)
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Most common form: 一本
noun
1. one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one goal, home run, etc.; one telephone call  (see also: )
2. one version
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0
straight line
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1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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Kanji
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ジ   とき time, occasion   
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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バク   しば to bind   
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シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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セン   line
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カ   あやま mistake   あやま to slip up   すぎる to overdo, be more than   すごす to pass, spend   
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キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ゲン    present   あらわれる to appear   あらわ to show   
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ザイ   あ to exist   
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ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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ミ    not yet   
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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エン   のばす to prolong, lengthen   のびる to be delayed, postponed   のべる to postpone   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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