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Mr Koizumi succeeded Mr Mori as prime minister.
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Vocabulary list

shi
suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
noun, suffix
  1. clan
pronoun
  1. he; him
counter
  1. counter for people
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)
souridaijin
noun
  1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
souri
noun
  1. prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
noun, suru verb
  1. leading; overseeing; leader; overseer; president (orig. meaning)
daijin
noun
  1. cabinet minister
toshite
expression
  1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. even (e.g. "not even a single person") (before a negative form)
  4. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
mori
noun
  1. forest
  2. shrine grove (esp. 杜)
shi
suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
noun, suffix
  1. clan
pronoun
  1. he; him
counter
  1. counter for people
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
ato
noun, no adjective
  1. behind; rear
  2. after; later
  3. remainder; the rest
noun, adverb
  1. more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  2. also; in addition
noun, no adjective
  1. descendant; successor; heir
  2. after one's death
  3. past; previous
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.
osou

Plain Past Indicative Form

osotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
  2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
  3. to make a sudden visit

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