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They closed down the ferry service since it was no longer economical.
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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
saisan
noun
  1. profit
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)
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to come off; to be removed
  2. to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.)
  3. to be caught; to be harvested
  4. to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
  5. to be attained (of balance, etc.)
  6. to be obtainable (potential form of 取る)
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to be photographed
  2. to be able to photograph
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to be recorded (sound, etc.)
  2. to be able to record
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be mined
  2. to be able to collect; to be able to mine
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to be caught; to be captured
  2. to be able to catch; to be able to capture
toreru
toreru

Adverbial Negative Form

torenaku
ichidan verb
  1. to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded
  2. to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
unkou
noun, suru verb
  1. operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)
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.
haishi
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. abolition; repeal
suru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shita
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)

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