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When writing a sentence, generally you start with a capital letter and finish with a period (.), an exclamation mark (!), or a question mark (?).
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bun
noun
  1. sentence
  2. composition; text; writings
  3. the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; literature
  4. statement
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.
kaku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
toki
noun
  1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
  1. occasion; case
noun
  1. chance; opportunity; season
  2. the times; the age; the day
  3. tense
niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as AにはAが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
futsuu
no adjective, na adjective
  1. normal; ordinary; regular; usual; common; average
adverb
  1. normally; ordinarily; usually; generally; commonly
noun
  1. local train; train that stops at every station
daimonji
noun
  1. uppercase letter; capital letter
  2. large character; large writing
  3. the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"
  4. huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
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.)
hajimeru

masu stem

hajime
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
  2. to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to establish
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
piriodo
noun
  1. period; dot character
  2. period (era, amount of time)
  3. period
mataha
conjunction
  1. or; either ... or ...
kantanfu
noun
  1. exclamation point; exclamation mark
kantan
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. admiration; wonder; astonishment
fu
noun
  1. charm; talisman; amulet
  2. tally
  3. sign; mark; note
counter
  1. fu; unit used in calculation of a hand's score
gimonfu
noun
  1. question mark
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.)
owaru
godan verb, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish

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