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とは /(exp,prt) (1) (See と言うのは・というのは・2) indicates word or phrase being defined/(exp,prt) (2) (indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement) (See と・4) used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)/(exp,prt) (3) (more emphatic than と) (See と・3) with/(exp,prt) (4) (with neg. verb) (not) as much as/(not) so much as/(exp,prt) (5) (indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end) the fact that/to think that/such a thing as/(P)/EntL2028950/