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Japan's rice market is closed to imports.
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Vocabulary list

nippon
noun
  1. Japan
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
beiichiba
noun
  1. the rice market
bei
noun, noun, used as a prefix, noun, used as a suffix
  1. (United States of) America; USA
ichiba
noun
  1. (town) market; (street) market; marketplace
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yunyuu
noun, suru verb
  1. import; importation; introduction
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. afferent
nitaishi
expression
  1. towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
tozasu

Passive Plain te-form

tozasarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to shut; to close; to fasten; to lock
  2. to block (a street, entrance, etc.)
  3. to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to cut off; to cover (e.g. in darkness) (usu. in the passive)
  4. to consume (with negative feelings); to fill (e.g. with sadness); to bury (e.g. in grief) (usu. in the passive)
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)

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