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Bees communicate the location of food by carrying odor samples back to the hive.
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Vocabulary list

mitsubachi
noun
  1. honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nioi
nioi
nioi
noun
  1. odour; odor; scent; smell; stench (臭い usu. has a negative connotation)
  2. aura; whiff; smacks of ...; sense; flavour; flavor
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
sanpuru
noun
  1. sample; example; specimen
  2. display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
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.
su
noun
  1. nest; rookery; breeding place; hive
  2. den
  3. haunt
  4. (spider's) web
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
mochikaeru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bring back; to carry home; to take out (e.g. food)
kotoniyotte
expression
  1. via; through; by doing; by means of; using
kotoniyoru

te-form

kotoniyotte
expression, noun or verb acting prenominally, godan verb
  1. depending on the circumstances
expression, godan verb
  1. due to (with modifying verb)
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
niyotte
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
niyoru

te-form

niyotte
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
shokuryou
noun
  1. food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
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
ari
no adjective, noun
  1. existing (at the present moment)
na adjective, noun
  1. alright; acceptable; passable
irregular ru verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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.
tsutaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

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