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It is no use trying to solve the riddle.
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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 ...
nazowotoku

Plain Presumptive Form

nazowotokou
expression, godan verb
  1. to solve a mystery
nazo
noun
  1. riddle; puzzle; enigma; mystery
no adjective
  1. enigmatic; mysterious
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.
toku

Plain Presumptive Form

tokou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
  2. to unsew; to unstitch
  3. to solve; to work out; to answer
  4. to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
  5. to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
  6. to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
  7. to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
toshitemo
expression
  1. even if ...; even supposing that ... (used for hypothetical situations)
  2. also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ... (after a noun or pronoun)
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
toshite
expression
  1. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
muda
muda
noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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