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dokoroka 35

9s ;/'/'/3/Uci;&+j5r%ctlrbb'rz5*, T4E%bBGflrbblo
(Mr. Johnson is not just unable to write kanji; he cannot write even
hiragma.)
Lri+
x:%3/UdiEI*S-h'~lfab1rZF,~, Ei$.%T/J\$i-n'Pcf&("b
bl7Z0
(Mr. Smith is far from being unable to write Japanese; he can even
write a novel in Japanese.)
94-3S~ei$1~&i5'&4c;;k&rz5j~1, @&?l~h4b;k&.
(Mr. Clark is not just able to eat sashimi; he can even eat mttd.)
hoX&m~rrz5-hl, mqkg3-a a~,
(He is far from reading books; he doesn't even read newspapers.)
F[&&-f& rz5*, g*r;~g$,&~,,>o

(My father is far from doing exercises; he doesn't even step out of the
house.)
'tL lffd'7 Bb
++OAR ca!&\r~ s*, %*9 j:,
(This August was far from being hot; it was cold.)
+~oxci$$(a) rzs*, $7: 3 9 T*.
(My father is far from being healthy; he is bedridden.)
L <
k&ci~,&g~zs*, ~D~SW~~V%~&
!
(The meal was far from being a feast; it was like food for pigs.)
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1. In S, dokoroka Sz is used to indicate that s.o.1 s.t. is very far from an
expected state. In Sf appears a situation quite different from the situa-
tion expressed in S1.