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His company is dangling by a thread. That's the rumor I hear.
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Vocabulary list

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
kaisha
noun
  1. company; corporation
  2. workplace
saikin
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. recently; lately; these days; nowadays; right now
no adjective
  1. nearest; closest
kekkou
na adjective, adverb, noun
  1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
na adjective
  1. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
  2. well enough; OK; tolerable
adverb
  1. quite; reasonably; fairly; tolerably
noun
  1. construction; architecture
abunaihashiwowataru

te-form

abunaihashiwowatatte
expression, godan verb
  1. to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; to cross a dangerous bridge
abunai
i adjective
  1. dangerous; risky; hazardous; perilous; precarious
  2. in danger; in jeopardy; critical; grave; at risk
  3. uncertain; unreliable; insecure; unsteady; doubtful
  4. close (call); narrow (escape)
interjection
  1. look out!; watch out!; be careful!
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.
wataru

te-form

watatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to cross over; to go across (usu. 渡る or 渉る)
  2. to extend; to cover; to range; to span (usu. 亘る or 亙る)
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
tte
particle
  1. you said; he said; she said; they said (casual quoting particle)
  2. if ... then (as たって; indicates supposition)
  3. do you seriously think that (as かって; indicates a satirical or rhetorical question)
  4. I already told you; you should know by now that; of course (indicates certainty, insistence, emphasis, etc.)
  5. the said ...; said ... (abbr. of という)
  6. says that ... (abbr. of と言っている)
  7. I hear that ... (abbr. of と聞いている)
  8. as for the term ... (abbr. of とは, というのは)
  9. as for ... (equiv. of は topic marker)
moppara
adverb, no adjective
  1. wholly; solely; entirely; exclusively; devotedly; fixedly
  2. principally; mostly; chiefly; mainly
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
uwasa
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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