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The history of every country begins in the heart of a man or a woman.
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Vocabulary list

kuni
noun
  1. country; state
  2. region
  3. national government; central government
  4. home (i.e. hometown, home country)
  5. province (of Japan)
  6. land; earth
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
rekishi
noun, no adjective
  1. history
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
nari
particle
  1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
  2. ... or ... (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
  3. as soon as; right after (after dictionary form verb)
  4. while still; with previous state still in effect (after past tense verb)
onna
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. female; woman; female sex (can be blunt when used alone)
noun
  1. female lover; girlfriend; mistress; (someone's) woman
nari
particle
  1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
  2. ... or ... (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
  3. as soon as; right after (after dictionary form verb)
  4. while still; with previous state still in effect (after past tense verb)
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
kokorononaka
expression, noun
  1. inside one's heart; in one's mind
kokoro
noun
  1. mind; heart; spirit
  2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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
naka
noun
  1. inside; interior
noun, adverb
  1. among; within
noun
  1. middle; center; centre
noun, adverb
  1. during; while; middle; midst; amid
noun
  1. interval; gap
  2. mean; average
no adjective, noun
  1. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun, no adjective
  1. medium grade; medium quality
noun
  1. red-light district
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
hajimaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to begin; to start; to commence
  2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
  3. to date (from); to originate (in)

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