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Professor Morita presided at a meeting of the Chemical Society.
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Vocabulary list

kyouju
noun
  1. professor
noun, suru verb
  1. teaching; instruction
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kagaku
noun, no adjective
  1. chemistry (ばけがく spoken to avoid confusion with 科学)
gakkai
noun
  1. learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
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.)
shikai
noun, suru verb
  1. leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairmanship
noun
  1. chairman; presenter; host; moderator; master of ceremonies
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.
tsutomeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsutometa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (in) (usu. 勤める)
  2. to serve (as); to act (as); to fill (the position of); to play the role (of) (usu. 務める)
  3. to conduct a religious service (usu. 勤める)

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