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He adopted a war orphan and is bringing her up as a foster daughter.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sensaikoji
noun
  1. war orphan
sensai
noun
  1. war damage
koji
noun, no adjective
  1. orphan
noun
  1. person without friends
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.
hikitoru
hikitoru
hikitoru

te-form

hikitotte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take into one's possession; to receive; to accept; to collect; to claim
  2. to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to adopt
  3. to leave; to go away; to withdraw; to get out
youjo
noun
  1. adopted daughter; foster daughter
toshite
expression
  1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. even (e.g. "not even a single person") (before a negative form)
  4. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
sodatsu

Potential Plain te-form

sodatete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sodateru

te-form

sodatete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to rear; to bring up
  2. to train; to teach; to educate
  3. to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Polite Present Indicative Form

imasu
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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