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Needless to say, dealing in rice is a declining industry.
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Vocabulary list

okome
noun
  1. (husked grains of) rice
o
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with a kun-yomi reading; おん is more formal)
komeya
noun
  1. rice shop; rice dealer
kome
noun
  1. (husked grains of) rice
  2. staple (product, etc.); necessity
ya
suffix
  1. (something) shop (usu. 屋)
  2. somebody who sells (something) or works as (something) (usu. 屋, can be derog.)
  3. somebody with a (certain) personality trait (usu. 屋)
noun
  1. house (usu. 家)
  2. roof
san
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. politeness marker (usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
iwazutoshireta
expression
  1. as everyone knows; needless to point out
iu

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

iwazu
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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)
shireru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shireta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become known; to come to light; to be discovered
  2. to be known; to be understood (usu. in the negative)
  3. to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
  4. to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying (as 知れたこと)
  5. to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe (as どんなに…か知れない, どれほど...か知れない, etc.)
shayousangyou
noun
  1. sunset industry; declining industry
shayou
noun
  1. setting sun
noun, no adjective
  1. decline (e.g. of industry)
sangyou
noun, no adjective
  1. industry
noun
  1. livelihood; occupation

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