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A pick is a long handled tool used for breaking up hard ground surfaces.
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Vocabulary list

pikku
noun
  1. pick; plectrum
  2. ice pick
  3. pickaxe
  4. pick (of an ice axe)
  5. pick (tool for picking a lock); lock pick
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
katai
i adjective
  1. hard; solid; tough (esp. 固い and 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
  2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
  3. strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved)
  4. safe; steady; honest; steadfast
  5. obstinate; stubborn
  6. bookish; formal; stuffy
chihyou
noun, no adjective
  1. surface of the earth; ground surface
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.
kudaku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to smash
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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
mochiiru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

mochiirareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

mochiirareru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
nagai
i adjective
  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
totte
noun
  1. handle; grip; knob
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
dougu
noun
  1. tool; implement; instrument; utensil; apparatus; device
  2. means
  3. furniture
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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