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He even referred to the origin of life.
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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
seimeinokigen
expression, noun
  1. origin of life
seimei
noun
  1. life; existence
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. (one's) working life; career
noun
  1. life force; lifeblood; soul; essence
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
kigen
noun
  1. origin; beginning; source; rise
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
made
particle
  1. until (a time); till; to; up to
  2. to (a place); as far as
  3. to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
  4. only; merely
tokioyobu
tokioyobu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tokioyonda
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to mention; to refer to; to touch upon
toku

masu stem

toki
godan verb
  1. to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
oyobu

Plain Past Indicative Form

oyonda
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to reach; to amount to; to befall; to happen to; to extend; to go on (for, until)
  2. to be up to the task; to come up to
  3. to compare with; to be a match (for)
  4. to commit (a crime)
  5. to require (to do) (usu. used in the negative)

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