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I've been trying to find a way to reach Tom, but I can't.
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nanto
adverb
  1. what; how
  2. what (a) ...!; how ...! (indicates surprise, admiration, etc.)
  3. surprisingly; to my amazement; believe it or not; why, ...!
interjection
  1. oh my; wow
  2. well, ...; so, ... (used when asking for confirmation or approval)
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kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class), suffix
  1. to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
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kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class)
  1. to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
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kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign
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kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class), transitive verb
  1. to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign
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kasu
kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to lend; to loan
  2. to rent out; to hire out
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kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
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kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class)
  1. to wed; to be married
  2. to shift blame to someone else
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kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb
  1. to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
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kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb
  1. to wed; to be married
  2. to shift blame to someone else
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kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to grant; to allow; to forgive
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kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class), transitive verb
  1. to span (e.g. a stream with a bridge)
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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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renrakuwotoru

Plain Presumptive Form

renrakuwotorou
expression, godan verb
  1. to get in touch with
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renraku
noun, suru verb
  1. contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message
  2. connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting
  3. connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link
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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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toru

Plain Presumptive Form

torou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  2. to pass; to hand; to give
  3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  6. to take away; to steal; to rob
  7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
  9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  12. to record; to take down
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  14. to order; to have delivered
  15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
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Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
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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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suru

te-form

shite
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
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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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noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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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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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)
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keredo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
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tsukamaru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

tsukamaranai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be caught; to be arrested (usu. 捕まる)
  2. to hold on to; to grasp (usu. 掴まる)
  3. to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
  4. to be detained by
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