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My contemporaries are, working, shopping, out and about, all the time.
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Vocabulary list

dousedai
noun
  1. same generation; one's generation
dou
prefix
  1. the same; the said
unclassified
  1. likewise
sedai
noun, no adjective
  1. generation; the world; the age
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
hito
noun
  1. man; person
  2. human being; mankind; people
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species
  4. character; personality
  5. man of talent; true man
  6. another person; other people; others
  7. adult
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shigoto
noun, suru verb
  1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
noun
  1. work
toka
particle, conjunction
  1. and the like; such as; among other things; and so on (oft. as ...とか...とか)
expression, particle
  1. or something; something like; a (certain) (used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.)
  2. I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... (at sentence end)
  3. or something; something like; or whatever (used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun)
kaimono
noun
  1. shopping; purchased goods (買いもん is col.)
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.)
rusu
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. absence; being away from home
noun, suru verb
  1. house-sitting; house-sitter
noun
  1. being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting (usu. as お留守になる)
bakari
particle
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. approximately; about
  3. just (finished, etc.) (after the -ta form of a verb)
  4. as if to; (as though) about to (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に))
  5. indicates emphasis (often …とばかり(に))
  6. always; constantly
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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