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It´s all very well in theory, but will it work in practice?
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Vocabulary list

riron
noun
  1. theory
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kekka
noun, suru verb
  1. result; consequence; outcome; effect
  2. coming to fruition; bearing fruit
noun, adverb
  1. as a result; consequently; therefore
da
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)
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)
jissaini
adverb
  1. actually; really; truly; indeed
  2. in practice; practically
jissai
noun, no adjective
  1. reality; actuality; truth; fact; actual conditions
noun
  1. practice (as opposed to theory)
adverb
  1. truly; really; indeed; actually
noun
  1. bhutakoti (limit of reality)
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
umakuiku
expression, godan verb (iku/yuku)
  1. to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
umai

Adverbial Form

umaku
i adjective
  1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful (esp. 上手い,巧い)
  2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty (esp. 旨い,美味い,甘い)
  3. fortunate; splendid; promising (esp. 旨い)
iku
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach
  2. to proceed; to take place (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
  3. to pass through; to come and go
  4. to walk
  5. to die; to pass away
  6. to do (in a specific way)
  7. to stream; to flow
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  2. to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
darouka
expression
  1. don't you think?; indicates question
da

Plain Presumptive Form

darou
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)
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

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