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Although the government refuses to admit it, its economic policy is in ruins.
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Vocabulary list

seifu
noun
  1. government; administration
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mitomeru

Plain Presumptive Form

mitomeyou
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
  2. to deem; to judge; to assess
  3. to approve; to deem acceptable; to allow
  4. to admit; to accept; to confess (to a charge)
  5. to watch steadily; to observe carefully
  6. to renown; to give renown to; to appreciate; to acknowledge
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
tosuru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

toshinai
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
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)
suru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

shinai
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
keredomo
conjunction, particle
  1. but; however; although
ima
noun, no adjective, adverb
  1. now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
adverb
  1. another; more
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
keizaiseisaku
noun
  1. economic policy
keizai
noun
  1. economy; economics
  2. finance; (one's) finances; financial circumstances
  3. being economical; economy; thrift
seisaku
noun
  1. political measures; policy
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
gatagata
adverb, adverb taking the to particle, suru verb
  1. rattling; clattering
  2. trembling; shivering; quaking; wobbling; swaying
  3. whining; grumbling; griping; bellyaching
no adjective, na adjective
  1. rickety; shaky; wobbly; decrepit; ramshackle; broken down
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)

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