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I lost my grandfather to cancer this year.
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kotoshi
noun, adverb
  1. this year
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sofu
noun, no adjective
  1. grandfather
  2. old man
  3. kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
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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.
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makkigan
noun
  1. terminal cancer
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makki
noun
  1. closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; end-of-life (care, decision making, etc.)
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
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gan
noun
  1. cancer
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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nakusu

Polite Past Indicative Form

nakushimashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
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