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Foreigners complain that it is difficult to get to know Japanese people. To some extent this may be true.
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Vocabulary list

gaikokujin
noun
  1. foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
gaikoku
noun, no adjective
  1. foreign country
jin
suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... (indicates expertise (in a certain field))
  3. man; person; people (usu. in compound words)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nipponjin
noun
  1. Japanese person; Japanese people
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
shiriai
noun
  1. acquaintance
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
naru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
muzukashii
i adjective
  1. difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.)
  2. impossible; unfeasible (euphemistic)
  3. fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased
  4. gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look)
  5. dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable
  6. unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
guchiwokobosu
guchiwokobosu
guchiwokobosu
expression, godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
guchi
noun
  1. idle complaint; grumble
noun, na adjective
  1. moha (ignorance, folly)
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.
kobosu
kobosu
kobosu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to spill; to drop; to shed (tears)
  2. to grumble; to complain
  3. to let one's feelings show
aruteido
expression, no adjective, adverb
  1. to some extent; to a certain extent
koreha
expression
  1. as for this
interjection
  1. hey there; see here; I say (expression of surprise when one encounters something unexpected)
kore
pronoun
  1. this; this one (indicating an item near the speaker, the action of the speaker, or the current topic)
  2. this person (usu. indicating someone in one's in-group)
  3. now; this point (in time) (as これから, これまで, etc.)
  4. here
adverb
  1. used to stress the subject of a sentence
pronoun
  1. I; me
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hontou
noun, no adjective, na adjective
  1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
no adjective, na adjective
  1. proper; right; correct; official
  2. genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
kamoshirenai
expression
  1. may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
kamo
particle
  1. may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
shiru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

shirenai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern

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