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A row of old houses is being destroyed to make way for new flats.
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Vocabulary list

ichiretsu
noun, suru verb
  1. (a) row; line
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
retsu
noun
  1. row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
  2. company (of someone); group; ranks
  3. sequence
counter
  1. counter for rows
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
tachinarabu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tachinaranda
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line (建ち並ぶ refers to buildings)
  2. to be equal to; to be on a par with
ie
noun
  1. house; residence; dwelling
  2. family; household
  3. lineage; family name
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)
atarashii
i adjective
  1. new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date; modern
apaato
noun
  1. apartment building; apartment block; apartment house
  2. apartment
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
sekiwoyuzuru
expression, godan verb
  1. to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
seki
noun
  1. seat
  2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
  3. position; post
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.
yuzuru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hand over; to transfer; to turn over; to assign; to convey; to bequeath
  2. to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way
  3. to yield; to concede; to give ground; to surrender
  4. to sell
  5. to postpone; to put off; to defer
tameni
conjunction
  1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. because of; as a result of
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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
torikowasu
torikowasu
torikowasu
torikowasu

Passive Plain masu stem

torikowasare
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
tsutsuaru
suffix, godan verb (irregular)
  1. to be doing; to be in the process of doing (with -masu stem)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
tsutsu
particle
  1. while (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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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