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I had no sooner sat down than the telephone rang.
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koshiwoorosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

koshiwooroshita
expression, godan verb
  1. to sit down
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koshi
noun
  1. lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
  2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring (usu. コシ)
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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orosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

oroshita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take down; to bring down; to lower (a hand, flag, shutter, etc.); to drop (an anchor, curtain, etc.); to let down (hair); to launch (a boat)
  2. to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to unload (goods, a truck, etc.); to offload; to discharge (esp. 降ろす)
  3. to withdraw (money)
  4. to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
  5. to cut off; to fillet (fish); to grate (e.g. radish); to prune (branches)
  6. to remove (someone from a position); to oust; to drop (esp. 降ろす)
  7. to clear (the table); to remove (offerings from an alter); to pass down (e.g. old clothes); to hand down
  8. to expel from the body (e.g. worms); to abort (a fetus)
  9. to invoke (a spirit); to call down
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Suffix after the past tense of a verb
totanni
adverb
  1. just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that (after past tense of verb)
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totan
noun, adverb
  1. just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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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
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denwa
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. telephone call; phone call
noun, no adjective
  1. telephone (device); phone
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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)
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naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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