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The man pleaded for mercy, but he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for his crime.
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Vocabulary list

otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
joujoushakuryou
noun, suru verb
  1. taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
joujou
noun
  1. circumstances
shakuryou
noun, suru verb
  1. taking into consideration; making allowances
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.
motomeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

motometa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to want; to wish for
  2. to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
  3. to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
  4. to purchase; to buy
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)
okasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

okashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
  2. to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
  3. to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower
tsumi
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
noun
  1. penalty; sentence; punishment
  2. fault; responsibility; culpability
noun, na adjective
  1. thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
nitaishite
expression
  1. towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
nijuunen
  1. twenty years; 20 years
nijuu
numeric
  1. twenty; 20
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
chouekikei
noun
  1. jail sentence; imprisonment
choueki
noun
  1. penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
kei
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. penalty; sentence; punishment
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)
iiwatasu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

iiwatasareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order

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