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Jane and Mary are always competing for attention.
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Vocabulary list

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)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
itsumo
adverb
  1. always; all the time; at all times
  2. never (with neg. verb)
no adjective, noun
  1. usual; regular; habitual; customary
hito
noun
  1. man; person
  2. human being; mankind; people
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species
  4. character; personality
  5. man of talent; true man
  6. another person; other people; others
  7. adult
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
kiwohiku

Plain Presumptive Form

kiwohikou
expression, godan verb
  1. to attract someone's affection
  2. to sound out somebody
  3. to get one's hooks into
ki
noun
  1. spirit; mind; heart
  2. nature; disposition
  3. motivation; intention (usu. after a verb)
  4. mood; feelings
  5. ambience; atmosphere; mood
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.
hiku

Plain Presumptive Form

hikou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pull; to tug; to lead (e.g. a horse)
  2. to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
  3. to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to pull in
  4. to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
  5. to draw (a line, plan, etc.)
  6. to catch (a cold)
  7. to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
  8. to look up (in a dictionary, phone book, etc.); to consult; to check
  9. to haul; to pull (vehicles) (esp. 牽く)
  10. to subtract; to deduct
  11. to recede; to ebb; to fade
  12. to be descend from; to inherit (a characteristic)
  13. to quote; to cite; to raise (as evidence)
  14. to lay on (electricity, gas, etc.); to install (e.g. a telephone); to supply (e.g. water)
  15. to hold (e.g. a note)
  16. to apply (e.g. lipstick); to oil (e.g. a pan); to wax (e.g. a floor)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to move back; to draw back; to recede
  2. to lessen; to subside; to ebb; to go down (e.g. of swelling)
  3. to resign; to retire; to quit
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)
hariau

te-form

hariatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
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)

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