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He was at pains to finish his work.
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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
shigoto
noun, suru verb
  1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
noun
  1. work
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.
oeru

Plain Presumptive Form

oeyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to finish
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to graduate
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)
honewooru

Plain Past Indicative Form

honewootta
expression, godan verb
  1. to make efforts; to take pains
  2. to break one's bone
hone
noun
  1. bone
  2. frame
  3. outline; core
  4. backbone; spirit; fortitude
na adjective, noun
  1. laborious; troublesome; difficult
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.
oru

Plain Past Indicative Form

otta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
  2. to fold; to bend
  3. to make (origami)
  4. to interrupt; to end

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