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The Clinton camp became desperate to eliminate the white votes Obama had got in both states.
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jinei
noun
  1. camp (supporters of a doctrine, party, etc.); faction (of a party)
  2. military camp; encampment; cantonment (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
ryou
prefix, no adjective
  1. both (hands, parents, sides, etc.)
counter
  1. counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles
noun
  1. ryō; tael; traditional unit of weight (for gold, silver and drugs), 4-5 monme, 15-19 g
  2. ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
  3. ryō; traditional measure of fabric, 2 tan
  4. ryō; tael; unit of weight under the Ritsuryo system, 1/16 kin, 42-43 g
counter
  1. counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
shuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); canton (e.g. Switzerland); oblast (e.g. Russia); department (e.g. ancient China)
  2. continent
suffix
  1. dear (after someone's name)
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.)
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)
toru

Plain Past Indicative Form

totta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  2. to pass; to hand; to give
  3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  6. to take away; to steal; to rob
  7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
  9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  12. to record; to take down
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  14. to order; to have delivered
  15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
hakujin
noun
  1. white person; Caucasian
  2. beginner; amateur
  3. unlicensed prostitute
hyou
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. vote; ballot (sometimes びょう, ぴょう as a suffix)
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. label; ticket; tag; stub
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.
torikuzusu

Plain Presumptive Form

torikuzusou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to demolish; to take away until nothing remains
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)
hisshi
na adjective, no adjective
  1. frantic; frenetic; desperate
noun
  1. inevitable death
  2. brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
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 Past Indicative Form

natta
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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