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Gargling with salt water helps stop coughing.
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seki
noun
  1. cough; coughing; tussis
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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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ensui
noun
  1. salt water; brine
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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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u
auxiliary verb
  1. indicates speculation (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
  2. indicates will
  3. indicates invitation
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u
noun, used as a prefix, noun
  1. eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica) (often used in names of dishes containing eel)
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gai
noun
  1. self-will; obstinacy
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gai
noun
  1. meaning of a picture
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gai
noun
  1. congratulatory feeling
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gai
noun
  1. injury; harm; evil influence; damage
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gai
noun, used as a suffix, prefix
  1. ... street; ... quarter; ... district
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gai
noun
  1. appearance; look; aspect
  2. strong spirit; mettle
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gai
noun
  1. lying down (of body); reclining position; decubitus
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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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kiku
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be effective; to take effect; to be good (for) (usu. 効く)
  2. to work; to function well (usu. 利く for body senses, functions, etc.)
  3. to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to taste (alcohol); to try
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