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Mr White read out some letters of thanks to his students.
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Vocabulary list

howaito
na adjective, noun
  1. white
noun
  1. correction fluid; white-out
sensei
noun
  1. teacher; instructor; master
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
noun
  1. intimate or teasing form of address
  2. one's elder (orig. meaning)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kanshajou
noun
  1. thank-you letter
kansha
noun, suru verb
  1. thanks; gratitude
jou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. form; shape; appearance
  2. state; condition; circumstances
  3. letter; correspondence
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.
nan
pronoun
  1. what
prefix
  1. how many (followed by a counter)
  2. many; a lot of (followed by (optional number), counter and も)
  3. several; a few; some (followed by a counter and か)
tsuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix, na adjective
  1. authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
counter
  1. counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na adjective
  1. understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
noun
  1. supernatural powers; magical powers
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
seito
noun
  1. pupil; student; schoolchild
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
yomu

te-form

yonde
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
kikasu

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

kikaseta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
  2. to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
  3. to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
kikaseru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kikaseta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to inform (of)
  2. to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to drum into (someone)
  3. to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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