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I had expected stronger resistance from the enemy but if anything there are less of them as we advance to the centre... Don't you think that's strange?
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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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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motto
adverb
  1. (some) more; even more; longer; further
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teki
noun
  1. opponent; rival; adversary
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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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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teikou
noun, suru verb
  1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
  2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
  3. resistance; drag; friction
  4. electrical resistance
noun
  1. resistor
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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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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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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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fumu

te-form

funde
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to step on; to tread on; to trample on
  2. to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to visit
  3. to experience; to undergo
  4. to follow (rules, principles, etc.); to go through (e.g. formalities); to complete
  5. to estimate; to guess; to judge; to value; to appraise
  6. to rhyme
  7. to succeed to (e.g. the throne)
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tan
noun
  1. phlegm; sputum
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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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kedo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
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mushiro
adverb
  1. rather; better; instead; if anything
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chuusuu
noun, no adjective
  1. centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man
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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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susumu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to advance; to go forward
  2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
  3. to make progress; to improve
  4. to deepen; to heighten
  5. to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  6. to do of one's own free will
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hodo
noun, adverb
  1. extent; degree; measure
noun
  1. limit; bounds
  2. (span of) time
  3. (a) distance
  4. the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)
particle
  1. about; around; approximately; or so
  2. as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
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teki
noun
  1. opponent; rival; adversary
  2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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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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heru

te-form

hette
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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kiteru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be coming (abbr. of 来ている)
  2. to be popular; to be fashionable
  3. to be angry; to have blown one's lid
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

te-form

kite
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
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Contraction of 「～て·いる」 to 「～て·る」
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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okashii
i adjective
  1. funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous
  2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric
  3. improper; unsuitable; unbecoming
  4. suspicious
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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omou

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

omowanai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
  2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. to expect; to look forward to
  6. to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. to recall; to remember
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kashira
particle
  1. I wonder (from ...か知らぬ, usu. fem)
  2. some kind; some stage; somehow; somewhere (indicates imprecision)
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