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The obsolete regime is about to collapse.
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Vocabulary list

jidaiokure
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
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
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 ...
seiken
noun
  1. (political) administration; political power
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
houkaisunzen
noun
  1. on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
houkai
noun, suru verb
  1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in
  2. (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sunzen
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. just before; on the verge of; on the brink of
  2. just in front of; just ahead of
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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