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We must sow the seeds of mutual understanding.
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wareware
pronoun
  1. we
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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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sougorikai
noun, suru verb
  1. mutual understanding
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sougo
noun, no adjective
  1. mutual; reciprocal
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rikai
noun, suru verb
  1. understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
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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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tanewomaku

Negative stem

tanewomaka
expression, godan verb
  1. to sow seeds
  2. to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict) (as ...の種をまく)
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tane
noun
  1. seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; kind; variety; quality; tone
  2. material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); subject; theme; (news) copy
  3. ingredient; leaven (bread); main ingredient of a sushi
  4. cause; source
  5. trick; secret; magician's trick; inside story
  6. paternal blood; lineage
  7. breed (of a stock); sperm; semen
  8. 10-point card (in hanafuda); tane; animal card (oft. as タネ)
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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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maku

Negative stem

maka
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to sow; to plant; to seed
  2. to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict)
  3. to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
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Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
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naru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

naranai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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