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Longfin Batfish, or Platax Teira, have recently been seen near Hawaii.
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tsubameuo
noun
  1. longfin batfish (Platax teira, species of Indo-West Pacific spadefish); Tiera batfish
  2. flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
tsubame
noun
  1. swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin
  2. barn swallow (Hirundo rustica)
  3. younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
tsumari
adverb
  1. that is to say; that is; in other words; I mean; that (this, it) means
  2. in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run; when all is said and done; what it all comes down to; when you get right down to it; basically
noun
  1. clogging; obstruction; stuffing; (degree of) blockage
  2. shrinkage
  3. end; conclusion
  4. dead end; corner
  5. distress; being at the end of one's rope
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
saikin
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
no adjective
  1. nearest; closest
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
chikaku
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
adverb
  1. shortly; soon
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
mirareru

Polite Past Indicative Form

miraremashita
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be seen; to be in sight
  2. to be able to see
  3. to see
  4. to be worth watching; to be worth seeing

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