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The committee stayed up late last night trying to work out measures that would please everyone.
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Vocabulary list

iin
noun
  1. committee member
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
minna
noun, pronoun, adverb
  1. everyone; everybody; all
noun, adverb
  1. everything; all
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.
tanoshimaseru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to amuse; to delight; to entertain; to please; to regale; to give someone a good time; to impart delight; to give pleasure to
saku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. plan; policy; means; measure; stratagem; scheme
noun
  1. fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
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.
kangaedasu

Plain Presumptive Form

kangaedasou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
kangaeru

masu stem

kangae
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  6. to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  7. to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
dasu

Plain Presumptive Form

dasou
suffix, godan verb
  1. ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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)
sakuya
noun, adverb
  1. evening
  2. last night; yesterday evening (usu. 昨夜)
osoi

Adverbial Form

osoku
i adjective
  1. slow; time-consuming; sluggish
  2. late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night
  3. later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual
  4. too late; having missed the boat
  5. dull; stupid
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
ganbaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ganbatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
  2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
  3. to remain in a place; to stick to one's post; to refuse to budge

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