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The police officer on duty sensed an elderly man coming up behind him.
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kinmuchuu
noun, adverb
  1. on duty; at work; while working
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kinmu
noun, suru verb
  1. service; duty; work
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chuu
noun, prefix, suffix
  1. medium; average; middle
noun
  1. moderation
  2. middle school
  3. China
  4. volume two (of three)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while
  2. in; out of; of the
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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
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keikan
noun
  1. police officer; policeman; constable
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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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hitori
noun
  1. one person (esp. 一人, １人)
  2. being alone; being by oneself
  3. being single; being unmarried (esp. 独り)
adverb
  1. by oneself; alone
  2. just; only; simply (with neg. sentence)
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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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
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o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
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toshiyori
noun, no adjective
  1. old person; elderly person; senior citizen
noun
  1. trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay
  2. senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate)
  3. important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
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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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jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
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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
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haigo
noun, no adjective
  1. back; rear
  2. background; behind the scenes
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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
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chikaduku

te-form

chikaduite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
  2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
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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
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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.
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kanjiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kanjita
ichidan verb
  1. to feel; to sense; to experience
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kanzuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kanjita
ichidan verb (zuru), intransitive verb
  1. to feel; to sense
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