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They made room for the old lady on the train.
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Vocabulary list

karera
pronoun
  1. they; them (usu. in ref. to males or a mixed-sex group)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
densha
noun
  1. train; electric train
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.)
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
roufujin
noun
  1. old woman
rou
noun, noun, used as a prefix, noun, used as a suffix
  1. old age; age; old people; the old; the aged; senior; elder
pronoun
  1. I; me; my humble self (used by the elderly)
fujin
noun
  1. woman; lady; adult female
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
tameni
conjunction
  1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. because of; as a result of
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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
seki
noun
  1. seat
  2. location (of a gathering, etc.); place
  3. position; post
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.
tsumeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsumeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shorten; to move closer together
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce (spending); to conserve
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be on duty; to be stationed
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
  2. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
  2. to do completely; to do thoroughly
  3. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...

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