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It is strange that a cameraman heading for a war-zone should not know about the danger of unexploded shells. The newspaper company is being negligent in its training.
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Vocabulary list

senjou
noun
  1. battlefield; battleground
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
omomuku
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to
  2. to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)
  3. to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey
kameraman
noun
  1. photographer
  2. cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
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)
fuhatsudan
noun
  1. unexploded ordnance; unexploded shell; unexploded bomb; UXO
fuhatsu
noun
  1. misfire
dan
counter
  1. counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.) (esp. as 第〜弾, e.g. 第2弾)
  2. counter for bullets
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
kikensei
noun
  1. riskiness; (level of) danger
kiken
noun, na adjective
  1. danger; peril; hazard
  2. risk
sei
noun
  1. nature (of a person)
  2. sex
  3. gender
suffix
  1. -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy (indicating quality or condition)
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.
shiru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

shiranai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
fushigi
na adjective, noun
  1. wonderful; marvelous; strange; incredible; amazing; curious; miraculous; mysterious
adverb taking the to particle
  1. strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason; curiously
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)
shinbunsha
noun
  1. newspaper company
shinbun
noun
  1. newspaper
sha
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. company; association; society
  2. regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour)
counter, suffix
  1. counter for companies, shrines, etc.
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kyouiku
noun, suru verb
  1. education; schooling; training; instruction; teaching; upbringing
  2. culture; cultivation; education
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.
okotaru

te-form

okotatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
Contraction of 「~て·いる」 to 「~て·る」
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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