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The box is covered with a large sheet of paper.
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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 ...
hako
noun
  1. box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
  2. car (of a train, etc.)
  3. shamisen case; shamisen
  4. public building; community building (often written as ハコ)
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
  6. receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ichimai
noun
  1. one thin flat object; one sheet
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.)
mai
counter
  1. counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
  2. counter for positions or roles
  3. counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba)
  4. counter for ranking level
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
ookina
pre-noun adjectival
  1. big; large; great
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.)
oou

Passive Plain te-form

oowarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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