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A man came up to me and asked for a match.
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Vocabulary list

hitori
noun
  1. one person (esp. 一人, 1人)
  2. being alone; being by oneself
  3. being single; being unmarried (esp. 独り)
adverb
  1. by oneself; alone
  2. just; only; simply (with neg. sentence)
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.)
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
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)
tsukatsuka
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. walking briskly; determinedly
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
chikaduku

te-form

chikaduite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
  2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru

te-form

kite
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)
macchi
noun
  1. match (to light fire with)
macchi
noun
  1. match (contest)
suru verb
  1. to match with; to go well with
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.
kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to lend; to loan
  2. to rent out; to hire out
kudasai
expression
  1. please (give me)
  2. please (do for me) (after te-form of a verb or a noun prefixed with o- or go-)
toitta
conjunction
  1. such ... as; or some such
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)
iu

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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