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Tom is a language genius who speaks 10 languages fluently, but he's really bad at maths and can't even solve a simple first-order equation.
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Vocabulary list

ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kakokugo
counter
  1. counter for languages
kakoku
counter
  1. counter for countries
go
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. language
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. word
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)
perapera
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, na adjective
  1. fluently (speaking a foreign language)
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. incessantly (speaking); glibly; garrulously; volubly
  2. one after the other (flipping through pages)
no adjective, na adjective, adverb, suru verb
  1. thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy; weak
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
gogaku
noun
  1. study of foreign languages
  2. linguistics
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
tensai
noun
  1. genius; prodigy; natural gift
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)
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)
suugaku
noun
  1. mathematics; arithmetic
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
dainonigate
expression
  1. dread; horror; hatred
daino
pre-noun adjectival
  1. large; big
  2. grown (man, etc.)
  3. great (friend, etc.); huge (football fan, etc.)
dai
prefix, na adjective, noun
  1. large; big; great; huge; vast; major; important; serious; severe
prefix
  1. great; prominent; eminent; distinguished
suffix
  1. -sized; as big as; the size of
suffix, prefix
  1. university
noun
  1. large (e.g. serving size); large option
  2. long month (i.e. having 31 days)
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
nigate
na adjective, noun
  1. poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at)
  2. not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
kantan
na adjective, noun
  1. simple; easy; uncomplicated
  2. brief; quick; light
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)
ji
prefix
  1. next
  2. hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence)
counter
  1. order; sequence; time; times
houteishiki
noun
  1. equation; formula
  2. method for solving a problem; set way of achieving a particular result
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
toku

Potential Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

tokenai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to untie; to unfasten; to unwrap; to undo; to unbind; to unpack
  2. to unsew; to unstitch
  3. to solve; to work out; to answer
  4. to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.); to clear up; to remove (suspicion); to appease
  5. to dissolve (a contract); to cancel; to remove (a prohibition); to lift (a ban); to raise (a siege)
  6. to release (from duty); to relieve; to dismiss
  7. to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)

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