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Non-violence is the first article of my faith.
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Vocabulary list

hibouryoku
noun, no adjective
  1. nonviolence; non-violence
hi
noun
  1. fault; error; mistake
  2. going poorly; being disadvantageous; being unfavorable
prefix
  1. un-; non-; an-
bouryoku
noun
  1. violence; mayhem
toiunoha
expression, conjunction
  1. because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  2. as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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
shinkou
noun, suru verb
  1. (religious) faith; belief; creed
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
daiichi
no adjective, noun
  1. first; foremost; number one
  2. most important
  3. best; greatest; most
adverb
  1. above all; besides; in any case; to begin with
dai
prefix
  1. prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
jou
noun, counter
  1. article (in document); provision
  2. stripe; streak; line
suffix
  1. although; though
  2. since; as; because; inasmuch as
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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