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The old man was not as mean as he looked.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
roujin
noun
  1. old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mikake
noun
  1. outward appearance
no adjective
  1. apparent
hodo
noun, adverb
  1. extent; degree; measure
noun
  1. limit; bounds
  2. (span of) time
  3. (a) distance
  4. the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)
particle
  1. about; around; approximately; or so
  2. as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
ijiwarui

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

ijiwarukunakatta
i adjective
  1. ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
iji
noun, no adjective
  1. stubbornness; obstinacy; willpower; pride
noun
  1. disposition; nature
noun, no adjective
  1. appetite; desire; greed
warui

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

warukunakatta
i adjective
  1. bad; poor; undesirable
  2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  3. evil; sinful
  4. ugly; not beautiful
  5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  6. bad (at doing something)
  7. unprofitable; unbeneficial
interjection, i adjective
  1. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable

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