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That year's buzzword was digital: digital clocks, digital microwave ovens, even digital pens.
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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 ...
toshi
noun, adverb
  1. year
noun
  1. age; years
  2. past one's prime; old age
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
ryuukougo
noun
  1. buzzword; vogue word; popular phrase
ryuukou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. fashion; trend; vogue; craze; fad; popularity
noun, suru verb
  1. prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
go
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. language
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. word
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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.)
tatoeba
adverb
  1. for example; for instance; e.g.
dejitarudokei
noun
  1. digital watch; digital clock
tokei
noun
  1. clock; watch; timepiece
toka
particle, conjunction
  1. and the like; such as; among other things; and so on (oft. as ...とか...とか)
expression, particle
  1. or something; something like; a (certain) (used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.)
  2. I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... (at sentence end)
  3. or something; something like; or whatever (used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun)
dejitarupen
noun
  1. digital pen
dearu

Plain Past Indicative Form

deatta
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
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

Plain Past Indicative Form

atta
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

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