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According to some scholars, a major earthquake could occur at any moment now.
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gakusha
noun, no adjective
  1. scholar
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niyoru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

niyoreba
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
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niyoreba
expression
  1. according to (someone)
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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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yoru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

yoreba
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be due to; to be caused by (esp. 依る;拠る)
  2. to depend on; to turn on (esp. 依る)
  3. to be based on; to come from (esp. 因る;由る)
  4. to be based at (a location, an organization); to be headquartered at (esp. 拠る)
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ookina
pre-noun adjectival
  1. big; large; great
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jishin
noun
  1. earthquake
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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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mou
adverb
  1. now; soon; shortly; before long; presently
  2. already; yet; by now; (not) anymore
  3. further; more; again; another; the other
interjection
  1. tsk; dammit; jeez; come on; what the hell (used to strengthen expression of an emotion (often exasperation))
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itsudemo
adverb
  1. (at) any time; always; at all times; whenever
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itsu
pronoun
  1. when; at what time; how soon
  2. normal times; ordinary days
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demo
conjunction
  1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well
particle
  1. even
  2. however; no matter how; even if; even though
  3. ... or something
  4. either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... (as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
  1. pseudo-; quack; in-name-only (before an occupation, etc.)
  2. for lack of anything better to do (before an occupation, etc.)
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okiru

te-form

okite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
  2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
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okashii

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

okashikunai
i adjective
  1. funny; amusing; comical; laughable; ridiculous
  2. strange; odd; funny; peculiar; weird; unusual; eccentric
  3. improper; unsuitable; unbecoming
  4. suspicious
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souda
interjection
  1. that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
expression
  1. people say that; it is said that; I hear that (after plain form of a verb or adjective)
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sou
adverb
  1. in that way; thus; such (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think)
interjection
  1. so (used to express agreement with something said)
  2. so? (used to express doubt with something said)
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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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