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Why do the five yen coin and the fifty yen coin have holes in the center?
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doushite
adverb
  1. how; in what way; by what means
  2. why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for
  3. cannot possibly
interjection
  1. no way (often as どうして、どうして)
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goendama
noun
  1. 5 yen coin
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go
numeric
  1. five (伍 is used in legal documents)
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en
noun, counter
  1. yen (Japanese monetary unit)
  2. circle
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tama
noun
  1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
  2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. ball (in sports) (esp. 球)
  4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. bullet (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
  6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb) (esp. 球)
  7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. bead (of an abacus) (esp. 玉,珠)
  9. ball (i.e. a testicle) (esp. 玉)
  10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
  11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. person (when commenting on their nature); character
  13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. egg
noun, used as a suffix
  1. coin (usu. だま)
  2. precious; beautiful; excellent
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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)
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gojuuendama
noun
  1. 50 yen coin
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gojuu
numeric
  1. fifty; 50
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en
noun, counter
  1. yen (Japanese monetary unit)
  2. circle
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tama
noun
  1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
  2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
  3. ball (in sports) (esp. 球)
  4. pile (of noodles, etc.)
  5. bullet (esp. 弾; also written as 弾丸)
  6. bulb (i.e. a light bulb) (esp. 球)
  7. lens (of glasses, etc.)
  8. bead (of an abacus) (esp. 玉,珠)
  9. ball (i.e. a testicle) (esp. 玉)
  10. gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl (esp. 玉,珠; also written as 璧)
  11. female entertainer (e.g. a geisha)
  12. person (when commenting on their nature); character
  13. item, funds or person used as part of a plot
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. egg
noun, used as a suffix
  1. coin (usu. だま)
  2. precious; beautiful; excellent
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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
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mannaka
noun
  1. middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
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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
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anagaaku

te-form

anagaaite
expression, godan verb
  1. to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
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ana
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. hole; opening; perforation (also read めど for this sense)
noun
  1. pit; hollow; hole (in the ground, etc.)
  2. burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
  3. deficit; shortage; missing person (in a team, meeting, etc.)
  4. vacancy; opening
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. flaw
  2. well-kept secret place
  3. upset victory (with a large payoff)
  4. pit (of a theater)
noun
  1. hiding place; hideout
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. underbelly (of society, etc.)
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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)
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aku

te-form

aite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to open (e.g. doors) (esp. 開く)
  2. to open (e.g. business, etc.) (esp. 開く)
  3. to be empty (esp. 空く)
  4. to be vacant; to be available; to be free (esp. 空く)
  5. to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.) (esp. 明く)
  6. to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
  7. to come to an end (esp. 明く)
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to open (one's eyes, mouth, etc.) (esp. 明く)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to have a hole; to form a gap; to have an interval (between events)
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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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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
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