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The second quarter GNP growth was higher than predicted.
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Vocabulary list

daini
noun, no adjective
  1. second
dai
prefix
  1. prefix for forming ordinal numbers
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
shihanki
noun
  1. quarter (of a year)
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
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
nobi
noun
  1. growth; development
  2. stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up)
  3. (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.)
  4. elongation; extension; carry (e.g. of sound); sustain
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yosou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
takai

Plain Past Indicative Form

takakatta
i adjective
  1. high; tall
  2. expensive; high-priced
  3. high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
  4. loud
  5. high-pitched; shrill

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