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With a little more care, the driver could have avoided such a tragic accident.
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Vocabulary list

mousukoshi
expression
  1. a bit more; a bit longer
chuuibukai

Conditional Present Indicative Form

chuuibukakattara
i adjective
  1. attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
untensha
noun
  1. driver (of a vehicle)
unten
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run
  2. driving
  3. working (capital, etc.)
sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
higekiteki
na adjective
  1. tragic
higeki
noun
  1. tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play
  2. tragedy; calamity; disaster
teki
suffix, na adjective
  1. -ical; -ive; -al; -ic; -y (used to form adjectives from nouns)
  2. -like; -ish; -sort of; -kind of
  3. (something) like; along the lines of (used similarly to a quoting particle, esp. as 的な or 的なこと)
  4. -wise; in terms of; for; from the viewpoint of; from a ... standpoint; as far as ... is concerned (after a noun or pronoun, esp. adverbially as ~に(は))
suffix
  1. Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (used as a form of address with names, work titles, etc. to denote either light disdain or familiarity)
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
jiko
noun
  1. accident; incident; trouble
  2. circumstances; reasons
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.
sakeru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

sakerareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

sakerareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to avoid (physical contact with)
  2. to avoid (situation)
ichidan verb
  1. to ward off; to avert
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put aside; to move out of the way
noni
particle
  1. although; despite; even though; and yet
  2. whereas; while
  3. if only; I wish
  4. in order to

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