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Government spending is getting a little out of hand.
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Vocabulary list

seifu
noun
  1. government; administration
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
shishutsu
noun, suru verb
  1. expenditure; disbursement; expenses
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sukoshi
adverb, noun
  1. small quantity; little; few; something
  2. little while
  3. short distance
houman
na adjective, noun
  1. whimsy; looseness; indiscretion; laxity
ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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
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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