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The train was full, so she was obliged to travel second-class, and had to stand all the way.
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Vocabulary list

ressha
noun
  1. train; railway train
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
manin
noun, no adjective
  1. full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
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)
sokode
conjunction
  1. so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nitousha
noun
  1. second class carriage
nitou
noun
  1. second class
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
tou
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. class; order; rank
suffix
  1. et cetera; etc.; and the like
prefix
  1. equal; iso-
sha
noun, used as a suffix
  1. car; vehicle
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.)
ryokou
noun, suru verb
  1. travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
seneba
expression
  1. ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
naru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

naranakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
shi
particle, conjunction
  1. and; besides; moreover; what's more; not only ... but also
  2. because; since (usu. indicates one of several reasons)
  3. the thing is; for one thing (at sentence end; gives reason for an unstated but deducible conclusion)
zutto
adverb
  1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
  2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
  3. far away; long ago
  4. direct; straight
tatsu

te-form

tatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stand; to rise; to stand up
  2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)
  3. to depart (on a plane, train, etc.) (usu. 発つ)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

inakereba
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
naru

Plain Past Indicative Negative Form

naranakatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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