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(NOW that I have begun to study Japanese, I will hang in there until 1
can speak and understand what I hear, and read and write well.)

education.)
(d) & 6 9 f:LXkli, haf:&k$$$ k, ~o&r.f,
(Now that you have given this to me, it is mine, no matter what you
say.)
(el %%L <~%~LT~~zLJL~&, X?$O~*&ZLG~~~ ~ b l ~
(So long as you are very active, your body seems to stay strong.)

(f) X~%%L~:LX_~C~, +;k~?1;alf;k~mr;abl~
(Once you have made a promise to someone, you have to keep it.)

1. The construction S, ijo (wa), S2 can be used when one feels strongly that
there should be a close, necessary connection between S1 and S2. The
structure cannot be used to express an objective causal relation. Exam-
ples follow:
Sh L *h hh
(1) *ZB+Be$6%blfAXt, 2 T &%;k-Cbl&,

2. S, of this construction always ends in a verb or dearu; it never ends in
an adjective.