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After a long wait in line, she was told she should get a certified copy of her birth certificate as identification.
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retsu
noun
  1. row; line; file; column; queue; rank; procession
  2. company (of someone); group; ranks
  3. sequence
counter
  1. counter for rows
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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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narabu

te-form

narande
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to line up; to stand in a line
  2. to rival; to match; to equal
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nagaiaida
expression, noun, adverb
  1. long time; long interval; for quite some time
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nagai
i adjective
  1. long (distance, length)
  2. long (time); protracted; prolonged
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aida
noun
  1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
  1. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
noun
  1. between (two parties or things)
  2. among (a group)
  3. relations (between); relationship
  4. midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground
conjunction
  1. due to; because of
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matsu

Causative Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

matasareta
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to wait
  2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
  3. to depend on; to need (usu. in negative form)
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ato
noun, no adjective
  1. behind; rear
  2. after; later
  3. remainder; the rest
noun, adverb
  1. more (e.g. five more minutes); left
  2. also; in addition
noun, no adjective
  1. descendant; successor; heir
  2. after one's death
  3. past; previous
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mibunshoumei
noun
  1. identification
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mibun
noun
  1. (social) standing; status; position; rank
  2. identity; birth; origin
  3. one's circumstances; one's means
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shoumei
noun, suru verb
  1. proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
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toshite
expression
  1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. even (e.g. "not even a single person") (before a negative form)
  4. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
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tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
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seishiki
na adjective, no adjective, noun
  1. due form; official; formality
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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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shusshoushoumeisho
noun
  1. birth certificate
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shusshou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. birth
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shoumeisho
noun
  1. certificate (usually of proof of something); credentials
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shoumei
noun, suru verb
  1. proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
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sho
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. book; document
noun
  1. calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship
  2. handwriting
  3. letter; note
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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)
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hitsuyou
na adjective
  1. necessary; needed; essential; indispensable (必用 can imply has to be used rather than is just needed)
noun
  1. necessity; need; requirement
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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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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)
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iu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

iwareta
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
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