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It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.
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Vocabulary list

saishin
noun, no adjective
  1. latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
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
baiogijutsu
noun
  1. biotechnology
baio
prefix
  1. bio-
noun
  1. biotechnology
noun, prefix
  1. VAIO (Sony brand-name)
gijutsu
noun
  1. technology; engineering
  2. technique; skill
  3. art; craft
niyotte
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
niyoru

te-form

niyotte
expression, godan verb
  1. by means of; due to; because of; according to
imo
noun
  1. tuber; taro; potato; yam
  2. yokel; bumpkin
  3. dud; worthless thing
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
kusami
noun
  1. bad smell
  2. affectation; fulsomeness
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.
saishougen
no adjective, noun
  1. minimum; lowest; minimal; least
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
osaeru

masu stem

osae
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to curb; to hold in check
  2. to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb; to contain; to quell; to subdue; to suppress; to repress
hijouni
adverb
  1. very; extremely; exceedingly
hijou
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. emergency
na adjective, no adjective
  1. extraordinary; unusual
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
nomiyasui
i adjective
  1. easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable
nomu

masu stem

nomi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) (呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
  2. to smoke (tobacco) (also written 喫む)
  3. to engulf; to overwhelm
  4. to keep down; to suppress
  5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
  6. to make light of; to conceal
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
yasui
suffix, i adjective
  1. likely to ...; have a tendency to ... (after -masu stem of verb)
  2. easy to ... (after -masu stem of verb)
imojouchuu
noun
  1. sweet potato shōchū
imo
noun
  1. tuber; taro; potato; yam
  2. yokel; bumpkin
  3. dud; worthless thing
shouchuu
noun
  1. shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
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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