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The Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war.
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kyuuba
noun
  1. Cuba
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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misairu
noun
  1. missile
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kiki
noun
  1. crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
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niyotte
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
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niyoru

te-form

niyotte
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
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sekai
noun
  1. the world; society; the universe
  2. sphere; circle; world
no adjective
  1. world-renowned; world-famous
noun
  1. realm governed by one Buddha; space (original meaning)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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kakusensou
noun
  1. nuclear warfare
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kaku
noun
  1. stone (of a fruit); pit; pip
  2. core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart
noun, no adjective
  1. nuclear weapons
noun
  1. nucleus (of an atom)
  2. nucleus (of a cell)
  3. condensation nucleus
  4. (planetary) core
  5. ring (in a cyclic compound)
  6. kernel; core
  7. nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
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sensou
noun, suru verb
  1. war
  2. fighting; fierce competition
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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setogiwa
noun
  1. brink; critical moment
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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tatasu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

tatasareta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to help a person stand; to get someone to their feet; to raise; to rouse
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