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The berries were ripening almost as fast as we could gather them.
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ichigo
noun
  1. strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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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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tsumamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up (with chopsticks, tweezers, etc.)
  2. to pick up and eat; to snack on
  3. to pick out (the main point); to summarize; to sum up
  4. to bewitch; to possess; to fascinate (usu. as つままれる)
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hashi
noun
  1. beak; bill
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kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
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jukusu

masu stem

jukushi
godan verb, su verb - precursor to the modern suru, intransitive verb
  1. to ripen; to mature
  2. to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
  3. to be in common use; to come to sound natural
  4. to become skilled
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jukusuru

masu stem

jukushi
suru verb (special class), intransitive verb
  1. to ripen; to mature
  2. to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act)
  3. to be in common use; to come to sound natural
  4. to become skilled
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
kakeru

te-form

kakete
suffix, ichidan verb
  1. to be partway doing ...; to begin (but not complete) ...; to be about to ... (after -masu stem of verb)
  2. to address (someone); to direct (something, to someone); to do (something, to someone) (after -masu stem of verb; indicates an action is being directed to someone)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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