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My uncle lived a happy life and died a peaceful death.
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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
oji
noun
  1. uncle (伯父 or 叔父 respectively can mean older or younger than one's parent)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shiawase
noun, na adjective
  1. happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
jinsei
noun
  1. (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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.
okuru

masu stem

okuri
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to send (a thing); to dispatch; to despatch; to transmit
  2. to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person)
  3. to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury
  4. to spend (time); to live one's life
  5. to pass (down the line)
  6. to affix okurigana
odayaka
na adjective
  1. calm; quiet; gentle; peaceful; mild
  2. moderate; reasonable; amicable
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
shiwomukaeru

Polite Past Indicative Form

shiwomukaemashita
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to approach (one's) death; to face (one's) death
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. death; decease
  2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
noun
  1. (an) out
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.
mukaeru

Polite Past Indicative Form

mukaemashita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go out to meet
  2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
  3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
  4. to call for; to summon; to invite
  5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

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