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He hung an old, wooden oar on his wall as a decoration.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
furui
i adjective
  1. old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn (of things, not people)
  2. long; since long ago; time-honored
  3. of the distant past; long-ago
  4. stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
  5. old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
mokusei
noun, no adjective
  1. wooden; made of wood
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
ooru
noun
  1. oar
  2. all
noun, suru verb
  1. (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
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.
kabe
noun
  1. wall; partition
  2. barrier; obstacle (figuratively)
  3. Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
nikakete
expression
  1. till; to; over (a period); through (e.g. Monday through Thursday); about (approx. time or place); on
  2. concerning (an area of expertise)
  3. swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
kazaru

te-form

kazatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to decorate; to ornament; to adorn
  2. to display; to exhibit; to put on show; to arrange
  3. to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page); to grace (e.g. the cover)
  4. to affect (a manner); to keep up (appearances); to embellish; to dress up; to be showy; to be pretentious
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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