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<r_ele>
<reb>からこそ</reb>
</r_ele>
<sense>
<pos>&exp;</pos>
<gloss>precisely because</gloss>
</sense>
<info>
<audit time="2012-03-30 21:25:07" stat="A" unap="true">
<upd_name>Rick Papo</upd_name>
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<upd_detl>To quote the book: "82.2.3 Conjunctional clause -kara koso

Here, koso is used to emphasize a reason 'precisely because'.

Example: 古いからこそ新しい。 They (antiques, for example) are novel precisely because they are old."</upd_detl>
<upd_refs>Japanese: A Comprehensive Grammar, by Stefan Kaiser et al.</upd_refs>
</audit>
<audit time="2012-03-30 23:24:59" stat="A">
<upd_uid>jwb</upd_uid>
<upd_name>Jim Breen</upd_name>
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<upd_detl>Yes, it's から+こそ. Happy to accept it - we have だからこそ, ようこそ, さてこそ, それこそ, etc.</upd_detl>
</audit>
</info>
</entry>