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If the tip was a dime in one glass, the waitress, in her haste to get the table ready for the next customer, would pick up the glass, the water would spill out, and that would be the end of it.
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Vocabulary list

chippu
noun
  1. tip; gratuity
  2. chip; microchip
  3. poker chip
  4. chip (shot)
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)
gurasu
noun
  1. glass (drinking vessel)
  2. glass (material)
  3. glasses (eyewear)
hitotsu
numeric
  1. one
noun
  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
noun, adverb
  1. just (e.g. "just try it")
no adjective
  1. some kind of; one type of
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
naka
noun
  1. inside; interior
noun, adverb
  1. among; within
noun
  1. middle; center; centre
noun, adverb
  1. during; while; middle; midst; amid
noun
  1. interval; gap
  2. mean; average
no adjective, noun
  1. second (of three, e.g. sons, volumes); middle
noun, no adjective
  1. medium grade; medium quality
noun
  1. red-light district
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
juu
too
numeric
  1. ten (拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
  1. ten years of age
sento
noun
  1. cent (monetary unit)
dearu

Provisional Present Indicative Form

deareba
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
deareba
expression, conjunction
  1. if it is the case that ...
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.)
aru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

areba
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
ueitoresu
noun
  1. waitress
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tsugi
noun, no adjective
  1. next; following; subsequent
  2. stage; station
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
kyaku
noun
  1. guest; visitor
  2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
counter
  1. counter for containers used to entertain guests
nisonaete
expression
  1. in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
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
sonaeru

te-form

sonaete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to furnish with; to equip with; to provide; to install
  2. to prepare for; to make preparations for; to make provision for
  3. to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with; to be equipped with
  4. to be born with; to have since birth
isogu

te-form

isoide
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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.
katadukeru

Plain Presumptive Form

katadukeyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to tidy up; to put in order; to straighten up; to put away
  2. to settle (problem); to clear (dispute)
  3. to finish; to bring something to an end
  4. to marry off (e.g. a daughter) (sometimes 嫁ける)
  5. to do away with someone; to bump someone off
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
toshite
expression
  1. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
gurasu
noun
  1. glass (drinking vessel)
  2. glass (material)
  3. glasses (eyewear)
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.
mochiageru

masu stem

mochiage
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to elevate; to raise; to lift up
  2. to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
mizu
noun
  1. water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water) (み is generally used in compounds)
  2. fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
  3. flood; floodwaters
  4. water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
  5. break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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)
koboreru

masu stem

kobore
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to spill; to fall out of; to overflow
  2. to peek through; to become visible (although normally not)
  3. to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
dasu

masu stem

dashi
suffix, godan verb
  1. ... out (e.g. to jump out, to carry out) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. to begin ...; to start to ...; to burst into ... (after the -masu stem of a 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)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
oshimai
noun
  1. the end; closing; being done for
interjection
  1. that's it; that's enough; that's all
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
kotoninaru

Plain Presumptive Form

kotoninarou
expression, godan verb
  1. to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that (usu. sentence ending)
  2. to be the result (of); to be the outcome
  3. to be the reason (for)
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)
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
naru

Plain Presumptive Form

narou
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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