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It's more economical to go by bus instead of taking a taxi.
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Vocabulary list

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.
hirou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pick up; to find; to gather
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
okonau

Plain Past Indicative Form

okonatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
hou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. information; news; report
noun
  1. reward; retribution
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)
hou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. law; act; principle
  2. method
  3. mood
  4. dharma; law
hou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
hou
noun
  1. feng (male Chinese firebird)
hou
noun
  1. point (of a sword, etc.)
  2. pointed verbal attack
hou
noun
  1. round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
hou
noun
  1. peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish)
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)
keizaiteki
na adjective
  1. economic; economical; financial
keizai
noun
  1. economy; economics
  2. finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
  3. being economical; economy; thrift
teki
suffix, na adjective
  1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
  2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
  4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は))
suffix
  1. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)

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