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I went via Beijing of necessity because there wasn't a direct flight.
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Vocabulary list

chokkoubin
noun
  1. direct (nonstop) flight
chokkou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
bin
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); service
  2. mail; post; letter
  3. opportunity; chance
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)
nai

Plain Past Indicative Form

nakatta
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
node
particle
  1. that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
yamuwoezu
expression, adverb
  1. unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
pekin
noun
  1. Beijing (China); Peking
keiyu
noun, suru verb
  1. going through; going via; going by way of
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
okonau

Plain Past Indicative Form

okonatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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