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The actress sued the magazine for libel.
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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 ...
joyuu
noun, no adjective
  1. actress
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
zasshi
noun
  1. journal; magazine; periodical
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.
meiyokison
noun, no adjective
  1. libel; defamation; slander; character assassination
meiyo
na adjective, noun
  1. honor; honour; credit; prestige
kison
noun, suru verb
  1. damage; injury; defamation; harm
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.)
uttaeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

uttaeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
  3. to complain
  4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

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