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Because she takes after her younger sister, I cannot tell one from the other.
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Vocabulary list

kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
imouto
noun
  1. younger sister
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
yoku
adverb
  1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully
  2. frequently; often
  3. I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
  4. (you have) quite the nerve to; I don't know how you can ...
niru

te-form

nite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
futari
noun
  1. two persons; two people; pair; couple
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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
kubetsugatsuku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kubetsugatsukanai
expression, godan verb
  1. to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
kubetsugatsukanai
expression
  1. unable to tell apart
kubetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. distinction; differentiation; classification
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)
tsuku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

tsukanai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
  2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
  3. to bear (fruit, interest, etc.)
  4. to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
  5. to take root
  6. to accompany; to attend; to follow; to study with
  7. to side with; to belong to
  8. to possess; to haunt
  9. to be lit; to be lighted
  10. to be settled; to be resolved; to be decided
  11. to be given (of a name, price, etc.)
  12. to be sensed; to be perceived
  13. to be lucky (from 運がつく)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to become (a state, condition, etc.) (after -masu stems, onomatopoeic and mimetic words)

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