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Cats are like girls. If they talk to you it's great, but if you try to talk to them, it doesn't go so well.
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Vocabulary list

neko
noun
  1. cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. shamisen
  3. geisha
  4. wheelbarrow
  5. clay bed-warmer
  6. bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
onnanoko
expression, noun
  1. girl; daughter; baby girl
  2. young woman
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
niru

te-form

nite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
mukou
noun
  1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
  2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
  3. the other party; the other person
  4. future (starting now)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
hanashikakeru

te-form

hanashikakete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
  2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
Suffix after the te form of a verb
kuru
kuru verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to come back; to do ... and come back (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to come to be; to become; to get; to grow; to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
toki
noun
  1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
  1. occasion; case
noun
  1. chance; opportunity; season
  2. the times; the age; the day
  3. tense
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yoi
i adjective
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses))
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
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)
kochira
pronoun
  1. this way; this direction (direction close to the speaker or towards the speaker)
  2. here (place close to the speaker or where the speaker is)
  3. this (one) (something physically close to the speaker)
  4. I; me; we; us
  5. this person (someone physically close to the speaker and of equal or higher status)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
hanashikakeru

Plain Presumptive Form

hanashikakeyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone)
  2. to begin to talk; to start a conversation
tosuruto
conjunction
  1. if we make ...; if we take ...; if we assume ...
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
tosuru
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
suru
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
amari
noun, no adjective
  1. remainder; remnant; rest; balance; surplus; remains (of a meal); leftovers
adverb
  1. (not) very; (not) much (with neg. sentence)
  2. too much; excessively; overly (esp. as あまりに(も))
na adjective, no adjective
  1. extreme; great; severe; tremendous; terrible
noun, used as a suffix
  1. more than; over
umakuiku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

umakuikanai
expression, godan verb (iku/yuku)
  1. to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
umai

Adverbial Form

umaku
i adjective
  1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful (esp. 上手い,巧い)
  2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty (esp. 旨い,美味い,甘い)
  3. fortunate; splendid; promising (esp. 旨い)
iku

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

ikanai
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach
  2. to proceed; to take place (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
  3. to pass through; to come and go
  4. to walk
  5. to die; to pass away
  6. to do (in a specific way)
  7. to stream; to flow
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  2. to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination

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