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In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.
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Vocabulary list

jishin
noun
  1. earthquake
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.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jimen
noun, no adjective
  1. ground; earth's surface
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jouge
noun
  1. top and bottom; high and low; above and below; upper and lower ends; up and down
noun, suru verb
  1. going up and down; rising and falling; fluctuating
  2. going and coming back
noun
  1. upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled; the government and the people
  2. first and second volumes
soshite
conjunction
  1. and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
yokoni
adverb
  1. horizontally; flat
  2. across; crossways; crosswise; sideways; abreast
yoko
noun
  1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
  2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
  3. side (of a box, etc.)
  4. beside; aside; next to
  5. unconnected
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
yureru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shake; to sway; to waver
yuru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

yureru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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