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He was rather reluctant, but his brother accepted the offer anyway.
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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
kanari
no adjective, na adjective, adverb
  1. considerably; fairly; quite
shiburu

te-form

shibutte
godan verb
  1. to hesitate; to hold back; to balk; to falter
  2. to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to begrudge
  3. to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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
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)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional 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)
nimo
expression
  1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
  2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
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
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
kaku
noun
  1. beautiful passage of literature
kaku
kaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
kaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. status; position; rank
noun
  1. method; way; style
  2. rule; regulation; law
  3. grammatical case
  4. figure (syllogism)
kaku
noun
  1. stone (of a fruit); pit; pip
  2. core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; heart
noun, no adjective
  1. nuclear weapons
noun
  1. nucleus (of an atom)
  2. nucleus (of a cell)
  3. condensation nucleus
  4. (planetary) core
  5. ring (in a cyclic compound)
  6. kernel; core
  7. nucleus (of a cultured pearl)
kaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. angle
  2. square; cube
  3. bishop
  4. third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  5. Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  6. jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
kaku
noun
  1. guest; visitor
  2. customer; client; shopper; spectator; audience; tourist; sightseer; passenger
counter
  1. counter for containers used to entertain guests
kaku
kaku
noun
  1. district; quarter
  2. enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork
  3. red-light district
prefix, suffix
  1. wide and empty
kaku
noun
  1. shell (e.g. electron shell)
kaku
noun
  1. diaphragm; vicinity of the diaphragm
nimo
expression
  1. also; too; not ... either; as well; even
  2. (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise (after the volitional or dictionary form of verb)
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
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
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
otouto
noun
  1. younger brother; little brother; kid brother
  2. brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband)
  3. pupil; apprentice
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
moushide
noun
  1. proposal; request; claim; report; notice; offer
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.
ukeru

te-form

ukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to receive; to get
  2. to catch (e.g. a ball)
  3. to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.)
  4. to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to suffer (an injury); to feel (influence)
  5. to undergo (e.g. surgery); to take (a test); to accept (a challenge)
  6. to be given (e.g. life, talent) (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to find funny; to find humorous; to be amused (by) (esp. ウケる)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to follow; to succeed; to be descended from (esp. 受ける, 享ける)
  2. to face (south, etc.)
  3. to be modified by (esp. 受ける, 承ける)
  4. to obtain (a pawned item, etc.) by paying a fee (esp. 請ける, now primarily used in compound words)
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be well-received; to become popular; to go down well (esp. ウケる, うける)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
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)
noda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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
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)

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