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The lion ripped the flesh from the dead giraffe.
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raion
noun
  1. lion (Panthera leo)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shinu

Plain Past Indicative Form

shinda
godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
  1. to die; to pass away
  2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
  3. to cease; to stop
kirin
noun
  1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
  2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)
  3. Kirin (brand of beer)
  4. horse that can ride 1000 ri in a day
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
niku
noun
  1. flesh
  2. meat
  3. the physical body (as opposed to the spirit)
  4. thickness
  5. ink pad
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.
kuichigiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kuichigitta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bite off
kuu

masu stem

kui
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat
  2. to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  5. to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  6. to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  7. to consume time and-or resources
  8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
  9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
chigiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

chigitta
suffix, godan verb
  1. to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily; to do ... vigorously (after the -masu stem of a verb)

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