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There used to be a post office on the corner.
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Vocabulary list

mukashi
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. olden days; former
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
kaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. angle
  2. square; cube
  3. bishop
  4. third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  5. Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  6. jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
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
yuubinkyoku
noun
  1. post office
yuubin
noun
  1. mail service; postal service; mail; post
  2. mail; postal matter; postal items
kyoku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. bureau; department
  2. office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); channel; exchange
  3. affair; situation
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. game (of go, shogi, etc.)
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)
aru

Plain Past Indicative Form

atta
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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