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"Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?" "No, I don't," I answered the detective. While looking through the open door, the detective shouted, "Hey, do you know what kind of tree he just broke?" "Um, looks like it's a yew plum pine," said the voice of a young woman. After straightening himself in his seat, the detective asked me one more time: "Do you know what kind of tree you just broke?"
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Vocabulary list

omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
  2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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)
oru

Plain Past Indicative Form

otta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
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
shurui
noun
  1. variety; kind; type; category
counter
  1. counter for kinds, species, etc.
wakaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
interjection
  1. I know!; I think so too!
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
iya
interjection
  1. no; nay
  2. well; er; why
  3. you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
iya
interjection
  1. why; oh (exclamation of surprise)
  2. no!; quit it!; stop!
shiru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

shiranai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern
keiji
noun
  1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. criminal matter
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
ore
pronoun
  1. I; me (rough or arrogant)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kotaeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kotaeta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to answer; to reply
keiji
noun
  1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. criminal matter
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hiraku

Plain Past Indicative Form

hiraita
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to open; to undo; to unseal; to unpack
  2. to bloom; to unfold; to spread out
  3. to open (for business, e.g. in the morning)
  4. to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold (meeting, party, etc.); to give; to open
  2. to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.); to open (a new business); to set up; to establish; to start
  3. to open (ports, borders, etc.)
  4. to open (an account)
  5. to open up (new land, path, etc.); to clear; to develop
  6. to open (a file, etc.)
  7. to extract (root); to reduce (equation)
  8. to cut open (fish) (as 魚を開く)
  9. to change (kanji into hiragana)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to flare (e.g. skirt)
  2. to slacken (into a poor posture) (as 体が開く, 肩が開く, etc.)
doa
noun
  1. door (Western-style, car, etc.)
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
hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
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.
miru

masu stem

mi
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
  2. to examine; to look over; to assess; to check; to judge
  3. to look after; to attend to; to take care of; to keep an eye on
  4. to experience; to meet with (misfortune, success, etc.)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to see (that) ...; to find (that) ... (as 〜てみると, 〜てみたら, 〜てみれば, etc.)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
oi
interjection
  1. hey!; oi!; ahoy!
pronoun
  1. I; me
koitsu
pronoun
  1. he; she; this fellow; this guy; this person
  2. this; this one; this thing
interjection
  1. Hey, you!; You bastard!; Damn you!
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
oru

Plain Past Indicative Form

otta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
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
shurui
noun
  1. variety; kind; type; category
counter
  1. counter for kinds, species, etc.
wakaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
interjection
  1. I know!; I think so too!
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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)
koewoageru

Plain Past Indicative Form

koewoageta
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell
  2. to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
koe
noun
  1. voice
  2. singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. sound
  5. sense (of something's arrival); feeling (usu. as ~の声を聞く)
  6. voice; voiced sound
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.
ageru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ageta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to elevate
  2. to do up (one's hair)
  3. to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to surface (a submarine, etc.)
  4. to land (a boat)
  5. to deep-fry
  6. to show someone (into a room)
  7. to give
  8. to send someone (away)
  9. to enrol (one's child in school); to enroll
  10. to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to develop (talent, skill); to improve
  11. to make (a loud sound); to raise (one's voice)
  12. to earn (something desirable)
  13. to praise
  14. to give (an example, etc.); to cite (usu. 挙げる)
  15. to summon up (all of one's energy, etc.) (usu. 挙げる)
  16. to arrest
  17. to nominate
  18. to summon (for geishas, etc.)
  19. to offer up (incense, a prayer, etc.) to the gods (or Buddha, etc.)
  20. to bear (a child)
  21. to conduct (a ceremony, esp. a wedding) (usu. 挙げる)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. (of the tide) to come in
ichidan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to vomit
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do for (the sake of someone else) (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to complete ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. to humbly do ... (after the -masu stem of a humble verb to increase the level of humility)
e
interjection
  1. huh?; what's up?
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)
maki
noun
  1. yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
rashii
auxiliary adjective
  1. seeming ...; appearing ... (expresses judgement based on evidence, reason or trustworthy hearsay)
suffix, i adjective
  1. -ish; like a ...; typical of ...; appropriate for ...; becoming of ...; worthy of the name ... (after a noun, adverb or adj. stem)
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)
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)
wakai
i adjective
  1. young; youthful
  2. immature; green
  3. low (number); small
josei
noun, no adjective
  1. woman; female
  2. feminine gender
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
koe
noun
  1. voice
  2. singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. sound
  5. sense (of something's arrival); feeling (usu. as ~の声を聞く)
  6. voice; voiced sound
keiji
noun
  1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. criminal matter
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
izumaiwotadasu
expression, godan verb
  1. to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
izumai
noun
  1. (one's) seated posture
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.
tadasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to correct; to rectify; to reform; to amend; to redress
  2. to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
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)
omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
  2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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)
oru

Plain Past Indicative Form

otta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
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
shurui
noun
  1. variety; kind; type; category
counter
  1. counter for kinds, species, etc.
wakaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow
  2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out
interjection
  1. I know!; I think so too!
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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)
mouichido
expression
  1. once more; again
kiku

Plain Past Indicative Form

kiita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hear
  2. to listen (e.g. to music) (esp. 聴く)
  3. to ask; to enquire; to query (聴く is used in legal and official contexts)
  4. to hear about; to hear of; to learn of
  5. to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with
  6. to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to
  7. to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance)
  8. to taste (alcohol); to try (also 利く)

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