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A general election was in the air.
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Vocabulary list

sousenkyo
noun
  1. general election (of the lower house)
sou
noun, prefix
  1. whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
senkyo
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. election
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)
aru

masu stem

ari
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
souda
interjection
  1. that is so; that is right; it looks to me; that's my impression
expression
  1. people say that; it is said that; I hear that (after plain form of a verb or adjective)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
sou
auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
toiu
expression
  1. called; named; that says; that
  2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity)
  3. all ...; every single ... (as ...という...)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
iu
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
uwasaganagareru

te-form

uwasaganagarete
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
uwasa
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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)
nagareru

te-form

nagarete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to run (ink)
  2. to be washed away; to be carried
  3. to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to wander; to stray
  4. to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire); to spread; to circulate
  5. to be heard (e.g. music); to be played
  6. to lapse (e.g. into indolence, despair)
  7. to pass; to elapse; to be transmitted
  8. to be called off; to be forfeited
  9. to disappear; to be removed
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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