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The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.
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Vocabulary list

sensou
noun, suru verb
  1. war
  2. fighting; fierce competition
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
fusegu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to defend against; to protect against
  2. to prevent; to avert; to avoid
mottomo
adverb
  1. most; extremely
tashika
na adjective, noun
  1. sure; certain; positive; definite
  2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
adverb
  1. If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly; If I remember rightly
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)
houhou
noun
  1. method; process; manner; way; means; technique
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sensou
noun, suru verb
  1. war
  2. fighting; fierce competition
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
osoru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

osorenai
Nidan verb (upper class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), yondan verb (archaic), Nidan verb (lower class) with 'ru' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
  1. to fear; to be afraid
osoreru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

osorenai
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to fear; to be afraid of
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
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

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