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The bursting of Japan's so-called bubble economy sent shockwaves through international markets.
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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
iwayuru
pre-noun adjectival
  1. what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
baburukeizai
noun
  1. bubble economy
baburu
noun
  1. bubble
  2. bubble economy
keizai
noun
  1. economy; economics
  2. finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
  3. being economical; economy; thrift
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
houkai
noun, suru verb
  1. collapse; crumbling; breaking down; caving in
  2. (radioactive) decay; disintegration
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kokusaishijou
noun
  1. international market
kokusai
no adjective, noun
  1. international
noun
  1. diplomatic intercourse
shijou
noun
  1. market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange
  2. (street) market (usu. read いちば)
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
shougekiha
noun
  1. shock wave
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.
hirogeru

Polite Past Indicative Form

hirogemashita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to spread; to extend; to expand; to enlarge; to widen; to broaden
  2. to unfold; to open; to unroll; to unwrap
  3. to scatter about; to spread around
  4. to make flourish; to cause to prosper

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