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Many Americans are uncomfortable with silence, and they tend to regard silence in a conversation as a signal that they need to start talking.
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Vocabulary list

chinmoku
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
  2. reticence; inaction
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.
bukimi
na adjective, noun
  1. weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
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
kanjiru
ichidan verb
  1. to feel; to sense; to experience
amerikajin
noun
  1. American person
amerika
noun
  1. America
  2. United States of America
jin
suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... (indicates expertise (in a certain field))
  3. man; person; people (usu. in compound words)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ooi

Adverbial Form

ooku
i adjective
  1. many; numerous; a lot
  2. large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
  3. frequent; common
ooku
noun, adverb, no adjective
  1. many; much; plenty; a lot
noun
  1. majority (of); greater part (of)
adverb
  1. mostly; mainly; chiefly; usually; often
kaiwa
noun, suru verb
  1. conversation
chuu
noun, prefix, suffix
  1. medium; average; middle
noun
  1. moderation
  2. middle school
  3. China
  4. volume two (of three)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. during (a certain time when one did or is doing something); under (construction, etc.); while
  2. in; out of; of the
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
chinmoku
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
  2. reticence; inaction
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)
okoru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to occur; to happen
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)
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
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.
hanashihajimeru

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

hanashihajimenakereba
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to speak
hanasu

masu stem

hanashi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  3. to speak (a language)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Provisional Present Indicative Negative Form

hajimenakereba
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
naru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

naranai
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.)
aizu
noun, suru verb
  1. sign; signal; cue
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)
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)
kangaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think (about, of); to think over; to ponder; to contemplate; to reflect (on); to meditate (on)
  2. to consider; to bear in mind; to allow for; to take into consideration
  3. to think (that); to believe; to hold (a view); to judge; to conclude; to suspect
  4. to intend (to do); to think of (doing); to plan
  5. to predict; to anticipate; to expect; to imagine
  6. to come up with; to think up; to contrive; to devise
  7. to consider (as); to regard (as); to look on (as); to take; to view
keikou
noun, suru verb
  1. tendency; trend; inclination
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)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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