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We should not resort to violence.
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Vocabulary list

wareware
pronoun
  1. we
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
bouryokuniuttaeru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to resort to violence
bouryoku
noun
  1. violence; mayhem
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
uttaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
  3. to complain
  4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)
Suffix after the dictionary form of a verb
beki
auxiliary
  1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done (after plain verbs)
deru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

denai
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (from ..て or で plus いる; indicates continuing action or state)

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