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He was with God in the beginning.
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Vocabulary list

konohou
pronoun
  1. this one; this way; this method
kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
  2. last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
  3. you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hajimeni
expression
  1. first; firstly; first of all; to begin with; in the beginning; at the beginning
  2. Introduction; Preface (as section heading of a book, etc.)
hajime
noun, adverb
  1. beginning; start; outset; opening
noun
  1. first (in line, etc.) (esp. 初め)
  2. origin (esp. 始め)
  3. such as ...; not to mention ... (esp. 始め; as 〜を始め, 〜を始めとして, etc.)
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
kami
noun
  1. god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
noun, used as a prefix, na adjective
  1. incredible; fantastic; amazing
noun
  1. Emperor (of Japan)
  2. thunder
totomoni
expression
  1. together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
oru

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

orareta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (animate); to be; to exist
godan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ..ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
  2. to (have the audacity to) do (after -masu base of verb; indicates contempt or disdain for another's actions)

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