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132 k6 shita / koso
a)HTGk&2 rl E4;Sl;kGkl.L 5 T.f,
(Is that so? We do not seem to hear about problems like
that very often in this country.)
[3] [After watching a news report on a massive layoff by an Amer-
ican company on TV, A talks to B]

It should be noted that in [3] kd shita is acceptable if A talks to B while
watching the report.

the very -; It is - that -; only
word, phrase, or clause (when, after, because, etc.);
in particular; precisely; defi-
nitely; [an italicized or under-
lined word]
+Key Sentences

I (This is the very thing that we've been looking for.) I