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The man went to pieces when the judge said he would have to go to prison for life.
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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 ...
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shuushinkei
noun
  1. life imprisonment; life sentence
shuushin
noun, no adjective
  1. the whole life
kei
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. penalty; sentence; punishment
dearu
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
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
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)
saibankan
noun
  1. judge
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)
hanketsu
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
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.
kudasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

kudashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to make a decision; to draw a conclusion
  2. to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to pass a sentence; to give an order
  3. to let go down; to lower
  4. to do oneself; to do by oneself
  5. to beat; to defeat
  6. to have loose bowels; to have diarrhea
  7. to pass (in stool); to discharge from the body
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do in one go; to do to the end without stopping (after -masu stem of verb)
toki
noun
  1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
  1. occasion; case
noun
  1. chance; opportunity; season
  2. the times; the age; the day
  3. tense
torimidasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

torimidashita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to go to pieces; to be shaken up; to break down; to be flustered; to blow one's cool
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb; to scatter about

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