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I'm glad your book was received kindly by the press.
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Vocabulary list

go
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading)
suffix
  1. honorific suffix (after a noun indicating a person)
chosha
noun
  1. author (usu. of a particular book); writer
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
masukomi
noun
  1. mass communication; mass media
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ukegaii
expression, i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. popular (with)
uke
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. popularity; favour; favor; reception
noun
  1. defense; defence; reputation
  2. agreement
  3. receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
  4. submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
ii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
toka
particle, conjunction
  1. and the like; such as; among other things; and so on (oft. as ...とか...とか)
expression, particle
  1. or something; something like; a (certain) (used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.)
  2. I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... (at sentence end)
  3. or something; something like; or whatever (used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun)
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
naniyori
expression, adverb
  1. above anything else; above all; more than anything
expression, no adjective, noun
  1. best; greatest; excellent; wonderful; most important
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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