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After her husband's death, she brought up the four children by herself.
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Vocabulary list

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
shigo
noun, adverb
  1. after death
kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yonin
yottari
yotari
noun
  1. four people
shi
numeric
  1. four (肆 is used in legal documents)
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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
kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
kodomo
noun
  1. child
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
hitoride
expression
  1. alone; by oneself; on one's own
hitori
noun
  1. one person (esp. 一人, 1人)
  2. being alone; being by oneself
  3. being single; being unmarried (esp. 独り)
adverb
  1. by oneself; alone
  2. just; only; simply (with neg. sentence)
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
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.)
sodatsu

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

sodateta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sodateru

Plain Past Indicative Form

sodateta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to rear; to bring up
  2. to train; to teach; to educate
  3. to promote the growth of; to nurture; to foster; to develop

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