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It was all-or-nothing and we struck out spectacularly.
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Vocabulary list

kenkonitteki
noun
  1. stake all (on something); play for all or nothing; throwing all into a task
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
ooshoubu
noun
  1. do-or-die game; crucial contest
oo
prefix
  1. large; big; great; major; important; serious; heavy; loud
  2. older; senior
  3. final; ultimate
  4. rough; broad; general
shoubu
noun
  1. victory or defeat
noun, suru verb
  1. match; contest; game; bout
nasakenai
i adjective (negative)
  1. miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
kedo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
kore
pronoun
  1. this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. here
adverb
  1. used to stress the subject of a sentence
pronoun
  1. I; me
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)
migoto
na adjective, adverb
  1. splendid; magnificent; excellent; fine; superb; beautiful; admirable
na adjective
  1. utter (esp. defeat); total; complete (usu. 見事に)
noun
  1. something worth seeing; sight; spectacle
karaburi
noun, suru verb
  1. striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
owaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

owatta
godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
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)
naa
interjection
  1. hey; say; look (used to get someone's attention or press one's point)

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