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I have to lose weight, so I'm on a diet.
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Vocabulary list

taijuu
noun
  1. (body) weight
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.
herasu

Negative te-form

herasanakute
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
iku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

ikenai
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
ikeru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

ikenai
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be good (at); to go well (from 行ける)
  2. to look (taste, etc.) good
  3. to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
daietto
noun, suru verb
  1. diet
  2. losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
chuu
noun, prefix, suffix
  1. medium; average; middle
noun
  1. moderation
  2. middle school
  3. China
  4. volume two (of three)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while
  2. in; out of; of the
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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)

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