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Tom has the habit of biting his nails.
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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tsumewokamukuse
expression
  1. habit of biting one's nails
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tsume
noun
  1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
  2. plectrum; pick
  3. hook; clasp
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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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kamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bite
  2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
  3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
  4. to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
  5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
  6. to be involved in
  7. to convince; to persuade (used by Edo period prostitutes)
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kuse
noun
  1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
  2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
  3. crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
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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)
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aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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