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The screw, the lever, the wedge, the pulley, etc. are called simple machines.
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Vocabulary list

neji
noun
  1. screw
  2. key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
teko
noun
  1. lever
  2. agent (causing something to happen); instrument; force
  3. assistant; helper
kusabi
noun
  1. wedge; chock; linchpin; lynchpin
  2. tie; bond
kassha
noun, no adjective
  1. pulley; block; tackle
nado
particle
  1. et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
  2. or something (after an approximate quote or vague suggestion)
  3. the likes of (lessening the significance or value of the previous word)
  4. for example; for instance; for one
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tanitsukikai
noun
  1. simple machine
tanitsu
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
kikai
noun
  1. machine; mechanism
  2. instrument; appliance; apparatus (often 器械)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
yobu

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

yobareru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
  2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
  3. to invite
  4. to designate; to name; to brand
  5. to garner (support, etc.); to gather
  6. to take as one's wife
yobareru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be called (a name); to be referred to (as) (passive of 呼ぶ)
  2. to be treated to something (e.g. a meal); to be invited to

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