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The office was closed for 10 days for the New Year's holiday.
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Vocabulary list

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)
shougatsu
noun
  1. New Year (esp. first three days)
  2. first month of the year; January
yasumi
noun
  1. rest; recess; respite
  2. vacation; holiday; absence; suspension
  3. dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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.)
juu
too
numeric
  1. ten (拾 is used in legal documents)
noun
  1. ten years of age
hiai
noun
  1. number of days; period of days
  2. daily interest rate
shimaru

te-form

shimatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be shut; to close; to be closed (esp. 閉まる)
  2. to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit
  3. to be locked
  4. to tighten; to be tightened
  5. to become sober; to become tense
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Polite Past Indicative Form

imashita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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