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Mother always cries when she listens to sad songs.
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Vocabulary list

okaasan
noun
  1. mother; mom; mum; ma
  2. wife
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)
kanashii
i adjective
  1. sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful (of a person)
  2. sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous (of a thing, incident, etc.)
kyoku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. composition; piece of music; song; track (on a record)
noun
  1. tune; melody; air
  2. enjoyment; fun; interest; pleasure
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.
kiku
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)
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)
itsumo
adverb
  1. always; all the time; at all times
  2. never (with neg. verb)
no adjective, noun
  1. usual; regular; habitual; customary
naku

te-form

naite
godan verb
  1. to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Polite Present Indicative Form

shimaimasu
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)

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