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There were some people sitting about on the grass.
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Vocabulary list

hitobito
noun
  1. people; men and women
  2. each person; everybody
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)
shibafu
noun
  1. lawn; grass
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ue
noun, no adjective, adverb, noun, used as a suffix
  1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
noun
  1. top; summit; head (e.g. of a staircase)
  2. surface
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. before; previous
noun, no adjective
  1. superiority; one's superior; one's elder
noun, adverb
  1. on top of that; besides; what's more; not only ... but (following a verb or adjective)
  2. upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after) (following a verb or noun)
  3. matters concerning ...; as concerns ...
  4. since (i.e. "for that reason") (as ~上は)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. honorable; venerable (suffix indicating higher social standing than the speaker)
  2. place of one's superior (e.g. the throne)
  3. emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo
  4. noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman)
no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
achikochi
adverb, pronoun
  1. here and there; all around; everywhere; throughout; all over
suru verb
  1. to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
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
koshiwoorosu

te-form

koshiwooroshite
expression, godan verb
  1. to sit down
koshi
noun
  1. lower back; waist; hips; lumbar region
  2. body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring (usu. コシ)
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.
orosu

te-form

oroshite
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
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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