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They were biting like crazy yesterday.
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Vocabulary list

kinou
noun, adverb
  1. yesterday
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
iregui
noun
  1. (fish) biting at every cast
ireru

masu stem

ire
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put in; to let in; to take in; to bring in; to insert; to install (e.g. software); to set (a jewel, etc.); to ink in (e.g. tattoo)
  2. to admit; to accept; to employ; to hire
  3. to accept; to comply; to grant; to adopt (a policy, etc.); to take (advice, etc.); to listen to; to pay attention to (esp. 容れる)
  4. to include
  5. to pay (one's rent, etc.)
  6. to cast (a vote)
  7. to make (tea, coffee, etc.)
  8. to turn on (a switch, etc.)
  9. to send (a fax); to call
kuide
noun
  1. substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity (oft. 食いでがある)
kuu

masu stem

kui
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat
  2. to live; to make a living; to survive
  3. to bite; to sting (as insects do)
  4. to tease; to torment; to taunt; to make light of; to make fun of
  5. to encroach on; to eat into; to consume
  6. to defeat a superior; to threaten a position
  7. to consume time and-or resources
  8. to receive something (usu. an unfavourable event)
  9. to have sexual relations with a woman, esp. for the first time
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
de
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. amount (comprising something); amount of time or effort required to do something (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb as 〜出がある or 〜出がない, etc.)
nee
particle
  1. right?; don't you think (at sentence end; indicates emphasis, agreement, request for confirmation, etc.)
interjection
  1. hey; come on; listen

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