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The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark discount rate to an 18-year low.
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renpoujunbiseido
noun
  1. (US) Federal Reserve System
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renpou
noun, no adjective
  1. commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
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junbi
noun, suru verb
  1. preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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seido
noun, no adjective
  1. system; institution; organization; organisation
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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kouteibuai
noun
  1. official discount (bank) rate
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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.
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juuhachi
numeric
  1. 18; eighteen
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nenkan
noun, adverb
  1. (period of) a year
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during an era
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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.)
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saitei
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. least; lowest; minimum
no adjective, na adjective
  1. worst
  2. awful; horrible; nasty; disgusting
adverb
  1. at the very least
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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
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suijun
noun
  1. level; standard
  2. water level
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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
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hikisageru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hikisageta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
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