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Not a drop of rain fell for a month, so they had to dig a well.
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ikkagetsu
noun
  1. one month
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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kagetsu
counter
  1. months (period of)
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kan
noun, suffix
  1. interval; period of time
noun, suffix, adverb
  1. among; between; inter-
noun
  1. good opportunity; chance
  2. estrangement; discord; alienation
  3. spy; secret agent
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mattaku
adverb, no adjective
  1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
  2. indeed
interjection
  1. good grief (expression of exasperation)
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ame
noun
  1. rain
  2. rainy day; rainy weather
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda)
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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)
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furu

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

furanakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down
  2. to form (of frost)
  3. to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in
  4. to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.); to come; to arrive
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node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
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karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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ido
noun
  1. water well
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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.
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horu

Negative stem

hora
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to dig; to excavate; to hollow
  2. to delve into
  3. to dig up (e.g. vegetables)
  4. (for two men) to have anal sex
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Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
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naru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

naranakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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