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The students are talking about language and culture.
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Vocabulary list

seito
noun
  1. pupil; student; schoolchild
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kotoba
noun
  1. language; dialect
  2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
  3. speech; (manner of) speaking
  4. learning to speak; language acquisition
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)
bunka
noun
  1. culture; civilization; civilisation
  2. Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
nitsuite
expression
  1. concerning; regarding
  2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nasu

Polite Present Indicative Form

nashimasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to build up; to establish (esp. 成す)
  2. to form; to become (a state) (esp. 成す)
  3. to accomplish; to achieve; to succeed in
  4. to change into
  5. to do; to perform (esp. 為す)
auxiliary verb
  1. to intend to; to attempt; to try

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