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Yoshio persisted in believing that in spite of the evidence.
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Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hanshou
noun, suru verb
  1. proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
aruni
conjunction
  1. and yet; even so; however
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
nimokakawarazu
expression, conjunction
  1. in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
nimo
expression
  1. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
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
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
kakawaru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

kakawarazu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be affected; to be influenced
  2. to be concerned with; to have to do with
  3. to stick to (opinions)
sou
adverb
  1. in that way; thus; such (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think)
interjection
  1. so (used to express agreement with something said)
  2. so? (used to express doubt with something said)
shinjiru

masu stem

shinji
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
shinzuru

masu stem

shinji
ichidan verb (zuru), transitive verb
  1. to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
tsuduku

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

tsuduketa
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to continue; to last; to go on
  2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
  3. to occur again and again
  4. to lead to; to connect to; to adjoin
  5. to come after; to follow; to succeed; to rank next to
  6. to hold out; to keep; to last

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