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(a) 20'g%&IW7?2~6~, k%7Ff ~%6htf~cG-b1,
(Even if you took this medicine, it would not be the case that your cold
would be cured right away.)
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(b) ZO%%%A~?~ Z6T, €l$O@j%~~@tk&~bG-b17.6
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(Even if you read this book, you wouldn't understand the entire econ-
omy of Japan.)
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(c) -%b9~:-b~bb~%~~7:kZ5~, 9%ktkG-ba~Ldr jo
(Even if you exercise once a week, it won't be very effective.)
(d) !f/v7'hC:%&= 7: k Z 6T, 2O&!dTtk@fl&k~ZI t$.q;t)%b1,
(No matter how much I worked, it would be impossible to get an A in
this course.)
(e) &+G:%&~F&< ~-97:k Z~T, PZ~-&~~I~ZI&T& tc~1~
(Even if the weather gets better on the holiday, there is no particular
place to go.)
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(f) E&~SW~:~ZST, B*-&<?$&~L.~T, ?&:~a1;G-~a,
(Even if I were able to speak Japanese, it wouldn't amount to anything,
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because I cannot afford to go to Japan.)
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(g) L~LH~&L&Q~~Z~T, $$$<~&TLL~,
(Even if we discussed it more, it would probably be futile.)
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(h) B07Efl&t 97:k 26T, $$b:t$.%%bkM~\bG-ba,
(Even if a problem arises, it will not cause you any trouble.)

1. The conjunction tokoro de is used with Vinf.past. The past form is used
here not as the past tense marker but as the counterfactual marker. So in
every case what is expressed in the tokoro de clause has not taken place
yet. What the conjunction really means is: 'even if one supposes an
action or a state in the clause has already taken place.'
2. The main clause usually takes an explicit negative marker nai, but there