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Rye was called the grain of poverty.
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Vocabulary list

raimugi
raimugi
noun
  1. rye (Secale cereale)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hinkon
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. poverty; penury; need; destitution
  2. shortage; lack; want
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
kokumotsu
noun, no adjective
  1. grain; cereal; corn
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
shousuru

Passive Plain te-form

shousarete
suru verb (special class), transitive verb
  1. to take the name of; to call oneself
  2. to pretend; to feign; to purport
shousu

Passive Plain te-form

shousarete
godan verb, su verb - precursor to the modern suru, transitive verb
  1. to take the name of; to call oneself
  2. to pretend; to feign; to purport
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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