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I found my mother busy ironing out some shirts.
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Vocabulary list

haha
noun
  1. mother (かか was used by children)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
waishatsu
noun
  1. (formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
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
shiwa
noun
  1. wrinkle; crease
  2. ripple
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.
airon
noun
  1. iron (for pressing clothes)
  2. hair iron; hair tong; curling tong
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.)
nobasu
nobasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to grow long (e.g. hair, nails) (esp. 伸ばす)
  2. to lengthen; to extend; to stretch
  3. to reach out; to hold out (esp. 伸ばす)
  4. to straighten; to smooth out
  5. to spread evenly (dough, cream, etc.)
  6. to dilute; to thin out
  7. to postpone (esp. 延ばす)
  8. to prolong
  9. to strengthen; to develop; to expand
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
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
isogashii
isogashii

Plain Past Indicative Form

isogashikatta
i adjective
  1. busy; occupied; hectic
  2. restless; hurried; fidgety

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