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Capitalism is the exploitation of man by man. Communism is the exact opposite.
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Vocabulary list

shihonshugi
noun, no adjective
  1. capitalism
shihon
noun
  1. funds; capital
shugi
noun
  1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
toha
expression, particle
  1. indicates word or phrase being defined
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) (indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement)
  3. with (more emphatic than と)
  4. (not) as much as; (not) so much as (with neg. verb)
  5. the fact that; to think that; such a thing as (indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ningen
noun
  1. human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. character (of a person)
niyoru
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
ningen
noun
  1. human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind
  2. character (of a person)
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
sakushu
noun, suru verb
  1. exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry
  2. milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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
kyousanshugi
noun, no adjective
  1. communism; collectivism
kyousan
noun
  1. communism
  2. Communist Party
shugi
noun
  1. doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
magyaku
na adjective, no adjective
  1. the exact opposite
ma
prefix
  1. just; right; due (east)
  2. pure; genuine; true
noun
  1. truth
gyaku
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. reverse; opposite
na adjective, noun
  1. converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)
noun, used as a prefix
  1. inverse (function)
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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