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He was an amiable fellow, but had a certain reserve that he would not let you casually trespass upon.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
aisonoii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
aiso
noun
  1. amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability
  2. fondness (of someone); affection; liking
  3. compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery
  4. hospitality; special treatment; entertainment
  5. bill (at a restaurant); check
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
ii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
yakko
noun
  1. servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
  2. chivalrous man (Edo period)
  3. cubed tofu (often served cold)
  4. kite shaped like an Edo-period footman
  5. Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
  6. enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime)
pronoun
  1. he; she; him; her
da
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)
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)
kigaruni
adverb
  1. freely; readily; cheerfully; without any sense of hesitation; without reserve; without treating it as a big deal; casually
kigaru
na adjective
  1. carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; sprightly
noun
  1. ease
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
fumikomu

Causative Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

fumikomasenai
godan verb
  1. to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid
  2. to come to grips with; to get to the core of
issen
noun
  1. line
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.
motsu

te-form

motte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
  2. to possess; to have; to own
  3. to maintain; to keep
  4. to last; to be durable; to keep; to survive
  5. to take charge of; to be in charge of
  6. to hold (meeting, etc.); to have (opportunity, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
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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