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The moon looks so perfectly round. It's actually the base of a cone, you know.
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Vocabulary list

manmaru
na adjective, noun
  1. perfect circle (also まん円)
  2. cute (esp. by women and children)
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
mieru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be seen; to be in sight
  2. to look; to seem; to appear
  3. to come
ano
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; those; the (someone or something distant from both speaker and listener, or situation unfamiliar to both speaker and listener)
otsukisama
noun
  1. the Moon
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
sama
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms. (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions) (usu. after a noun or na-adjective prefixed with お- or ご-)
noun
  1. state; situation; appearance; manner
haneru

masu stem

hane
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into
  2. to reject; to deny; to refuse
  3. to eliminate; to exclude; to leave out
  4. to flip; to splash; to splatter
  5. to decapitate; to behead (esp. 刎ねる)
  6. to jump up
  7. to point or curl up (e.g. ends of hair)
jitsuha
expression, adverb
  1. as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
ensui
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. cone
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
teimen
noun
  1. bottom; underside; base
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)
nda
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)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
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)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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