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The new Diet member was smoking, leaning back proudly in a chair.
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Vocabulary list

shin
prefix
  1. new; neo-
noun
  1. newness; novelty
  2. Gregorian calendar
  3. Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE); Hsin dynasty
daigishi
noun
  1. parliamentarian; member of a congress
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
isu
noun
  1. chair; stool
  2. post; office; position
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
funzorikaeru

te-form

funzorikaette
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline
  2. to get cocky; to be arrogant
tabakowosuu
tabakowosuu
tabakowosuu

te-form

tabakowosutte
expression, godan verb
  1. to smoke a cigarette
tabako
tabako
noun
  1. tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; cigar
  2. tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
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.
suu

te-form

sutte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to smoke; to breathe in; to inhale
  2. to suck; to sip; to slurp
  3. to absorb; to soak up
  4. to kiss
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
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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