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He managed to cure himself of his habit of nibbling his nails.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tsumewokamukuse
expression
  1. habit of biting one's nails
tsume
noun
  1. nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; talon; hoof
  2. plectrum; pick
  3. hook; clasp
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.
kamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bite
  2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
  3. to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to stutter; to stammer
  4. to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
  5. to engage (of cogs, zippers, etc.); to mesh; to fit together
  6. to be involved in
  7. to convince; to persuade (used by Edo period prostitutes)
kuse
noun
  1. habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency
  2. peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; mannerism
  3. crease; wrinkle; curl; kink
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.
yatto
adverb
  1. at last; finally
  2. barely; narrowly; just; by the skin of one's teeth
naosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

naoshita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cure; to heal (usu. 治す)
  2. to fix; to correct; to repair (usu. 直す)
auxiliary verb
  1. to do over again (after -masu base of verb; usu. 直す)
  2. to replace; to put back as it was (usu. 直す)
  3. to convert (into a different state); to transform (usu. 直す)

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