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It is without justification that money has been called one of the greatest inventions of man.
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Vocabulary list

kahei
noun, no adjective
  1. money; currency; coinage
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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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jinrui
noun
  1. mankind; humanity
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saidai
noun, no adjective
  1. biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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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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hatsumeihin
noun
  1. invention
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hatsumei
noun, suru verb
  1. invention
na adjective
  1. intelligent; clever; smart
noun, suru verb
  1. making sense (of something); understanding
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hin
noun
  1. elegance; grace; refinement; class; dignity
suffix
  1. article; item
suffix, counter
  1. counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant) (sometimes pronounced ぴん)
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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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hitotsu
hitotsu
hitotsu
numeric
  1. one
noun
  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
noun, adverb
  1. just (e.g. "just try it")
no adjective
  1. some kind of; one type of
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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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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)
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koremade
expression, no adjective
  1. so far; up to now; hitherto
expression
  1. that's enough (for today); it ends here
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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
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made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
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yobu

Passive Plain te-form

yobarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
  2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  3. to invite
  4. to designate; to name; to brand
  5. to garner (support, etc.); to gather
  6. to take as one's wife
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yobareru

te-form

yobarete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be called (a name); to be referred to (as) (passive of 呼ぶ)
  2. to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kita
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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nimo
expression
  1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
  2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
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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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mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as ＡもＢも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
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juubun
na adjective
  1. enough; sufficient; plenty; adequate; satisfactory
adverb
  1. sufficiently; fully; thoroughly; well; perfectly
noun, suru verb
  1. division into ten
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na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
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riyuu
noun
  1. reason; pretext; motive
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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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aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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