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Zen's latest mission is to save the Earth from ecological destruction at the hands of a plant-destroying madman.
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Vocabulary list

zen
noun
  1. dhyana (profound meditation)
  2. Zen (Buddhism)
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
saishin
noun, no adjective
  1. latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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
ninmu
noun
  1. duty; function; office; mission; task
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
midori
no adjective, noun
  1. green
noun
  1. greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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
zetsumetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. extinction; extermination
  2. eradication; stamping out; wiping out
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.
hakaru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to plan; to attempt; to devise
  2. to plot; to conspire; to scheme (esp. 謀る)
  3. to aim for; to strive for; to work towards; to seek
  4. to deceive; to trick; to take in
kyoujin
noun, no adjective
  1. lunatic; madman
niyoru
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
seitaikei
noun
  1. ecosystem
seitai
noun, no adjective
  1. mode of life; ecology
  2. (animal) territory
kei
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. system; lineage; group
noun
  1. corollary
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period)
  2. (taxonomical) series
hakai
noun, suru verb
  1. destruction; disruption
  2. (application) crash
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
chikyuu
noun
  1. Earth; the globe
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.
sukuu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to rescue from; to help out of; to save
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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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