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Pronunciation
今世紀( こんせいき ) の 最初( さいしょ ) の １０年間 ( nián jiān ) 。 ( )
今世紀 (こんせいき) (n) this century [EDICT] の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] 最初 (さいしょ) (adj-no,n-adv,n-t) beginning; outset; first; onset; (P) [EDICT] (zuì chū, ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ ) first; primary; initial [CE-DICT] 年 (ねん) (n) (1) year (e.g. AD); (ctr) (2) counter for years [EDICT] (とし) (n-adv,n) (1) (年 only) year; (n) (2) many years; (suf,n) (3) age; (n-adv,n) (4) past one's prime; old age; (P) [EDICT] (とせ) (ctr) (arch) counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system) [EDICT] (nián, ㄋㄧㄢˊ ) year [CE-DICT] 間 (あいだ(P);あわい(ok)) (n-adv,n) (1) space (between); gap; interval; distance; (n-adv,n-t) (2) time (between); pause; break; (n-adv,n,n-t) (3) span (temporal or spatial); stretch; period (while); (n-adv,n) (4) relationship (between, among); (5) members (within, among); (conj) (6) (あいだ only) (arch) due to; because of; (P) [EDICT] (かん) (n,suf) (1) interval; period of time; (2) among; between; inter- [EDICT] (けん) (n) (1) 1.818 m (6 shaku); (ctr) (2) counter used to number the gaps between pillars [EDICT] (ま) (n) space; room; time; pause; (P) [EDICT] (jiān, ㄐㄧㄢ ) between; among; space; classifier for time intervals [CE-DICT] (jiàn, ㄐㄧㄢˋ ) interstice; separate [CE-DICT]
