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The small retail outlet is only a front for a much larger entity.
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ano
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; those; the (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
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kouriten
noun
  1. retail store; retail shop
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kouri
noun, suru verb
  1. retail
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ten
noun, used as a suffix
  1. -store; -shop
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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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bakku
noun
  1. back
noun, suru verb
  1. backing; going backwards; reversing
noun
  1. background; backdrop; background colour (color)
  2. backhand
  3. backer; supporter
noun, suru verb
  1. refunding
noun
  1. backstroke (swimming)
  2. doggy style (sexual position)
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niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as ＡにはＡが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
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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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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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motto
adverb
  1. (some) more; even more; longer; further
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ookina
pre-noun adjectival
  1. big; large; great
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kaisha
noun
  1. company; corporation
  2. workplace
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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)
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hikaeru
hikaeru

te-form

hikaete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be temperate in; to refrain; to abstain; to hold back; to restrain oneself from excessive ...
  2. to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
  2. to be soon; to be in the offing
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be in a close relationship (e.g. as a backer, etc.)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Polite Present Indicative Form

imasu
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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