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Citizens of the United States generally feel a responsibility for the democratic society supported by them.
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gasshuukoku
noun
  1. federal state
  2. United States of America
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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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kokumin
noun
  1. people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
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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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jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
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tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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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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sasaeru

te-form

sasaete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up; to defend
  2. to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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minshushakai
noun
  1. democratic society
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minshu
noun
  1. democracy; popular sovereignty
  2. Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
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shakai
noun
  1. society; public; community; the world
  2. social studies
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nitaishi
expression
  1. towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
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ippanteki
na adjective
  1. general; popular; common; typical
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ippan
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. general; universal
  2. ordinary; average; common; non-celebrity
na adjective, noun
  1. the same; no different; (just) as if
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teki
suffix, na adjective
  1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
  2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
  4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ～に(は))
suffix
  1. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
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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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sekininkan
noun
  1. sense of responsibility
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sekinin
noun
  1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  2. liability; onus
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kan
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. feeling; sensation; emotion; admiration; impression
noun
  1. interjection (part of speech tag used in dictionaries)
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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.
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daku

te-form

daite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
  2. to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
  3. to sit on (eggs); to brood
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
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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