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I used to read novels at random.
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motoha
expression
  1. originally
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moto
no adjective, noun, used as a prefix
  1. former; ex-; past; one-time
noun, no adjective
  1. earlier times; the past; previous state
noun, adverb
  1. formerly; previously; originally; before
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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teate
noun, suru verb
  1. salary; pay; compensation; allowance (e.g. housing allowance); benefit; bonus (esp. 手当)
  2. medical care; treatment (esp. 手当て)
  3. advance preparation (esp. 手当て)
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tari
particle
  1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going") (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
  2. doing such things as... (used adverbially)
  3. expresses a command (as …たり…たり at sentence-end, after the ren'youkei forms of a repeated verb)
auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb
  1. to be (from とあり, after a noun)
  2. indicates completion or continuation of an action (from 〜てあり, after the ren'youkei form of a verb)
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shidaini
adverb
  1. gradually (progress into a state)
  2. in sequence; in order; in turn
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shousetsu
noun, no adjective
  1. novel; (short) story
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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.
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yomu

Plain Past Indicative Form

yonda
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to read
  2. to count (now mostly used in idioms)
  3. to guess; to predict; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine
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mono
noun
  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. quality
  5. reason; the way of things
  6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  2. cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix
  1. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  2. really; truly
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da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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