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"Say, shall we try a questionnaire with the boarding students?" "Ah! One of those things they call 'marketing research'."
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Vocabulary list

chotto
adverb
  1. a little; a bit; slightly
  2. just a minute; for a moment; briefly
  3. somewhat; rather; fairly; pretty; quite
  4. (not) easily; (not) readily (before a verb in negative form)
interjection
  1. hey!; come on; excuse me
ryousei
noun
  1. boarder; boarding student
aite
noun
  1. companion; partner; company
  2. other party; addressee
  3. opponent (sports, etc.)
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
ankeeto
noun
  1. questionnaire; survey
demo
conjunction
  1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well
particle
  1. even
  2. however; no matter how; even if; even though
  3. ... or something
  4. either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... (as 〜でも〜でも)
prefix
  1. pseudo-; quack; in-name-only (before an occupation, etc.)
  2. for lack of anything better to do (before an occupation, etc.)
toru

te-form

totte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  2. to pass; to hand; to give
  3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  6. to take away; to steal; to rob
  7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
  9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  12. to record; to take down
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  14. to order; to have delivered
  15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
toru

te-form

totte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to decide on
  2. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to catch (e.g. insects)
  3. to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample)
  4. to assume (an attitude)
  5. to take on (workers, students); to employ; to hire
  6. to draw in (e.g. water); to let in (e.g. light from a window)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
miru
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
a
interjection
  1. ah; oh (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.)
  2. hey! (used to get someone's attention)
iwayuru
pre-noun adjectival
  1. what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
hitotsu
hitotsu
hitotsu
numeric
  1. one
noun
  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
noun, adverb
  1. just (e.g. "just try it")
no adjective
  1. some kind of; one type of
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
maaketingurisaachi
noun
  1. marketing research
maaketingu
noun
  1. marketing
risaachi
noun, suru verb
  1. research
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)

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