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There was an earthquake and, in addition, there was a tsunami.
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Vocabulary list

jishin
noun
  1. earthquake
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

masu stem

okori
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to occur; to happen
sarani
adverb, conjunction
  1. furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
tsunami
noun
  1. tsunami; tidal wave
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)
osou

Plain Past Indicative Form

osotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
  2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
  3. to make a sudden visit

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