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Though the doctor did his best, the patient's recovery was slow.
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Vocabulary list

isha
noun
  1. (medical) doctor; physician (お医者さん is polite)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
saizenwotsukusu

Plain Past Indicative Form

saizenwotsukushita
expression, godan verb
  1. to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
saizen
noun, no adjective
  1. the very best; utmost
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.
tsukusu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsukushita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use up; to exhaust; to run out of
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to serve; to work (for a cause)
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do to exhaustion; to do completely; to do fully (after masu stem of verb)
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)
kanja
noun
  1. patient
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
kaifuku
noun, suru verb
  1. restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; return; replevin; improvement
  2. recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence (esp. 快復)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
omowashii

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

omowashikunakatta
i adjective
  1. suitable; satisfactory; desirable

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