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The child wouldn't say 'yes'.
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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 ...
kodomo
noun
  1. child
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
doushitemo
expression, adverb
  1. by all means; at any cost; no matter what; at any rate; surely
  2. whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; willy-nilly
  3. on no account; by no means (with. neg. verb)
  4. in the end; in the long run; after all; eventually
hai
interjection
  1. yes; that is correct
  2. understood; I see; OK; okay
  3. present; here (as a response to a roll call)
  4. pardon?; what's that?; come again? (with rising intonation)
  5. now; here; here you go (used when calling for someone's attention or when handing something to someone)
  6. giddy-up; giddap
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)
iu

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

iwanakatta
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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