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He felt for his matches and found them in his back pocket.
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Vocabulary list

macchi
noun
  1. match (to light fire with)
macchi
noun
  1. match (contest)
suru verb
  1. to match with; to go well with
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
naika
expression
  1. won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't (used to ask a question in the negative)
  2. won't you (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands)
nai
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
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
te
noun
  1. hand; arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
  2. forepaw; foreleg
  3. handle
  4. hand; worker; help
  5. trouble; care; effort
  6. means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  7. hand; handwriting
  8. kind; type; sort
  9. one's hands; one's possession
  10. ability to cope
  11. hand (of cards)
  12. direction
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. move (in go, shogi, etc.)
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
sawaru

te-form

sawatte
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to touch; to feel
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get involved (with); to approach
  2. to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
Suffix after the te form of a verb
miru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

mitara
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
ushi
noun
  1. the Ox (second sign of the Chinese zodiac)
  2. hour of the Ox (around 2am, 1-3am, or 2-4am)
  3. north-northeast
  4. twelfth month of the lunar calendar
ushi
noun
  1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
  2. beef (usu. ぎゅう)
  3. Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ushi
noun
  1. cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
ushi
noun
  1. barb (of a feather)
ro
noun
  1. six (used when counting by twos)
expression
  1. right?; isn't it? (after past tense or past-continuous verb)
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
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
hairu

te-form

haitte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to enter; to go into
  2. to break into
  3. to join; to enroll
  4. to contain; to hold; to accommodate
  5. to have (an income of)
  6. to get turned on; to start functioning; to start working
  7. to get; to obtain; to receive; to score
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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
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
kigatsuku

Plain Past Indicative Form

kigatsuita
expression, godan verb
  1. to notice; to become aware; to perceive; to realize; to realise
  2. to be scrupulous; to be attentive
  3. to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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