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The little boy struggled to free himself from the policeman.
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Vocabulary list

shounen
noun
  1. boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
keisatsukan
noun
  1. police officer; policeman; policewoman
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
nogareru
nogareru

Plain Presumptive Form

nogareyou
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to escape
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
toshite
expression
  1. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
tosuru

te-form

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

Plain Past Indicative Form

mogaita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to squirm
  2. to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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