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No matter how we try, it is impossible to distinguish good people from bad people by outward appearances.
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gaiken
noun
  1. outward appearance
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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zennin
noun
  1. good person; virtuous person
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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akunin
noun, no adjective
  1. bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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kubetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. distinction; differentiation; classification
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saseru

Plain Presumptive Form

saseyou
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. auxiliary verb indicating the causative (せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す)
  2. auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something (usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc.)
  3. auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions (as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc.)
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toshitemo
expression
  1. even if ...; even supposing that ... (used for hypothetical situations)
  2. also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ... (after a noun or pronoun)
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Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
toshite
expression
  1. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
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mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as ＡもＢも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
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muda
noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
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dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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