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こうしゃ
後者
のうりょく
能力
すべて
いでん
遺伝
によって
わたしたち
私達
つた
えられる
つまり
おや
から
つぐ
いでんし
遺伝子
とお
して
わたし
たち
そうした
のうりょく
能力
である
All of these abilities are passed on to us by genetic transmission; we receive them by way of the genes that we inherit from our parents.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
the latter
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1
noun
ability; faculty
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1
1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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0
heredity; inherent
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expression
according to; by (means of); due to; because of  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
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3 1
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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2
noun
1. parent; parents
2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.)  (see also: )
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get
2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
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0
Most common form: 次ぐ
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to rank next to; to come after
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2
noun
1. gene
noun or verb acting prenominally, 'no' adjective
2. genetic
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expression
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
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3
we; us
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0
such  (often written with kana only)
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3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to get; to accept
2. to take; to interpret; to understand
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
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ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うし behind   おくれる be late   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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ノウ    ability   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
イ   ユイ    bequest   
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デン   つたえる to tell, transmit   つたわる to be handed down   つた to go along   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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タツ    arrive   
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シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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ジュ   うける to receive, to accept   うかる to pass (an exam)    
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シ   ス   こ child   
ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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シュ   と to take   
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