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A democrat is a free citizen who yields to the will of the majority.
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Vocabulary list

minshushugisha
noun
  1. democrat
minshushugi
noun, no adjective
  1. democracy
minshu
noun
  1. democracy; popular sovereignty
  2. Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
shugisha
noun
  1. advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; ideologue
noun, used as a suffix
  1. -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system)
noun
  1. socialist; communist; anarchist
shugi
noun
  1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
toiunoha
expression, conjunction
  1. because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  2. as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tasuuha
noun
  1. majority group (party, faction)
tasuu
noun, no adjective
  1. large number (of); many
noun
  1. majority
ha
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. clique; group; coterie
  2. (political) faction; wing; party; camp
  3. school
  4. sect; denomination
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
ishi
noun
  1. intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
jiyuu
noun, na adjective
  1. freedom; liberty
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
shimin
noun
  1. citizen; citizenry; public
  2. city inhabitant; townspeople
  3. bourgeoisie; middle class
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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