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He drank plenty of black coffee so as not to fall asleep.
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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
neru

te-form

nete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sleep (lying down)
  2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
  3. to lie down
  4. to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse)
  5. to lie flat (e.g. of hair)
  6. to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
  7. to ferment (of soy sauce, miso, etc.)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
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)
ikeru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

ikenai
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be good (at); to go well (from 行ける)
  2. to look (taste, etc.) good
  3. to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
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.
burakku
noun
  1. black
  2. black (coffee); without cream or milk
noun, used as a prefix, na adjective
  1. exploitative (of one's employees); immoral; corrupt
noun
  1. boldface; blackface; heavy-faced type
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.)
nani
pronoun
  1. what
  2. you-know-what; that thing
  3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
adverb
  1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest (with neg. sentence)
interjection
  1. what?; huh? (indicates surprise)
  2. hey! (indicates anger or irritability)
  3. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not) (used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
hai
noun
  1. sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
counter
  1. counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.
  2. counter for boats
  3. counter for octopuses and squid
noun, used as a suffix
  1. cup (in sports); championship
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
nomu

Plain Past Indicative Form

nonda
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine) (呑む often means swallowing whole, gulping, etc.)
  2. to smoke (tobacco) (also written 喫む)
  3. to engulf; to overwhelm
  4. to keep down; to suppress
  5. to accept (e.g. demand, condition)
  6. to make light of; to conceal

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