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The speaker was so well-known as to need no introduction.
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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 ...
kouensha
noun
  1. lecturer; speaker
kouen
noun, suru verb
  1. lecture; address; speech
sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
totemo
adverb
  1. very; awfully; exceedingly (とっても is more emphatic)
  2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot) (before a negative form)
yuu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange
  2. to tie; to bind; to fasten; to make (a fence)
mei
noun
  1. order; command; decree
  2. life
  3. destiny; fate
mei
noun
  1. inscription; epitaph
  2. (manufacturer's) engraved signature
  3. motto; maxim; precept
mei
counter
  1. counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
noun
  1. first name
prefix
  1. famous; great
suffix
  1. name
noun
  1. noun (part of speech tag used in dictionaries)
mei
noun
  1. brightness
  2. discernment; insight; an eye (for)
  3. eyesight; vision
prefix
  1. nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
mei
noun
  1. alliance
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
mei
noun
  1. tea (esp. picked late)
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
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)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
shoukai
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. introduction; presentation; referral; listing
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
fuyou
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. unnecessary; unneeded
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
hodo
noun, adverb
  1. extent; degree; measure
noun
  1. limit; bounds
  2. (span of) time
  3. (a) distance
  4. the state of; the status of; the condition of (as 〜のほど)
particle
  1. about; around; approximately; or so
  2. as much as ...; to the extent of ...; like ...
  3. the more ... the more ... (oft. as 〜ば...ほど)
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
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)

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