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Upon finding the news true, she couldn't help but cry for joy.
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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 ...
shirase
noun
  1. news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information
  2. omen
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)
hontou
noun, no adjective, na adjective
  1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
no adjective, na adjective
  1. proper; right; correct; official
  2. genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
da
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)
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)
shiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shitta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern
totan
noun
  1. misery; distress
totan
noun, adverb
  1. just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ureshii

Nominalized Objective Form

ureshisa
i adjective
  1. happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  2. joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
noamari
expression
  1. so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
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
amari
noun, no adjective
  1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
adverb
  1. (not) very; (not) much (with neg. sentence)
  2. too much; excessively; overly (esp. as あまりに(も))
na adjective, no adjective
  1. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
noun, used as a suffix
  1. more than; over
naku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

nakanai
godan verb
  1. to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
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.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
irareru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

irarenakatta
expression, ichidan verb
  1. can be; can exist; can stay
  2. cannot help but ... (after a verb in negative form as 〜ずにはいられない、〜ないではいられない, etc.)

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