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This novel isn't as good as his last one.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
  2. last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
  3. you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
shousetsu
noun, no adjective
  1. novel; (short) story
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
zensaku
noun
  1. previous work; preceding work
  2. first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
dekigawarui
expression, i adjective
  1. (having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school)
  2. of poor quality or workmanship
deki
noun
  1. workmanship; craftsmanship; execution; finish
  2. grades; results; score; record
  3. quality (e.g. of a crop)
  4. dealings; transactions
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)
warui
i adjective
  1. bad; poor; undesirable
  2. poor (quality); inferior; insufficient
  3. evil; sinful
  4. ugly; not beautiful
  5. at fault; to blame; in the wrong
  6. bad (at doing something)
  7. unprofitable; unbeneficial
interjection, i adjective
  1. sorry; (my) bad; unforgivable

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