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Two traits of Americans are generosity and energy.
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Vocabulary list

amerikajin
noun
  1. American person
amerika
noun
  1. America
  2. United States of America
jin
suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... (indicates expertise (in a certain field))
  3. man; person; people (usu. in compound words)
kishitsu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character; trait; turn of mind (かたぎ usu. as a suffix)
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
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
tokushitsu
noun
  1. characteristic; feature; special quality
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kandai
na adjective, noun
  1. tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
sa
suffix
  1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
  1. indicates assertion (sentence end, mainly masc.)
interjection
  1. come; come now
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
koudouryoku
noun
  1. ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
koudou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
ryoku
suffix
  1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
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)

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