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A massive earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit the Japanese islands today.
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honjitsu
noun, adverb
  1. today; this day
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magunichuudo
noun
  1. magnitude
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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
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kyodaijishin
noun
  1. massive earthquake; megaquake
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kyodai
na adjective, noun
  1. huge; gigantic; enormous
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jishin
noun
  1. earthquake
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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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nipponrettou
noun
  1. the Japanese islands
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nippon
noun
  1. Japan
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rettou
noun
  1. archipelago; chain of islands
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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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osou

Polite Past Indicative Form

osoimashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
  2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
  3. to make a sudden visit
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