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The government ordered that the price of soap be reduced by two pence.
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seifu
noun
  1. government; administration
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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sekken
noun
  1. soap
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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
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nedan
noun
  1. price; cost
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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.
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ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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pensu
noun
  1. pence (monetary unit)
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sageru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hang; to suspend; to wear (e.g. decoration)
  2. to lower; to reduce; to bring down
  3. to demote; to move back; to pull back
  4. to clear (plates); to remove (food, etc. from table or altar)
  5. to keep on playing after one has formed a scoring combination with captured cards
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you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
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meijiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

meijita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to order; to command
  2. to appoint
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meizuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

meijita
ichidan verb (zuru), transitive verb
  1. to order; to command
  2. to appoint
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