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"Could you move over a little?" "Oh, sorry. I didn't realize I was taking up so much space."
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Vocabulary list

sukoshi
adverb, noun
  1. small quantity; little; few; something
  2. little while
  3. short distance
tsumeru

te-form

tsumete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stuff into; to jam; to cram; to pack; to fill; to plug; to stop up
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to shorten; to move closer together
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce (spending); to conserve
ichidan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to focus intently on; to strain oneself to do (usu. as 根を詰める)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go through thoroughly; to work out (details); to bring to a conclusion; to wind up
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be on duty; to be stationed
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to corner (esp. an opponent's king in shogi); to trap; to checkmate
  2. to cut off (one's finger as an act of apology); to catch (one's finger in a door, etc.) (the meaning "to catch one's finger" is predominantly used in Kansai)
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to do non-stop; to do continuously; to keep doing (without a break)
  2. to do completely; to do thoroughly
  3. to force someone into a difficult situation by ...
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)
dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
masenka
expression
  1. won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.) (used to ask a question in the negative)
  2. won't you (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands)
maseru

Colloquial Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form

masen
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature
ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
a
interjection
  1. ah; oh (expression of surprise, recollection, etc.)
  2. hey! (used to get someone's attention)
gomennasai
expression
  1. I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
konnani
adverb
  1. so; like this; in this way
bashowotoru

te-form

bashowototte
expression, godan verb
  1. to take up space; to occupy space
basho
noun
  1. place; location; spot; position
  2. room; space
  3. basho; wrestling tournament
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.
toru

te-form

totte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to take; to pick up; to grab; to catch
  2. to pass; to hand; to give
  3. to get; to obtain; to acquire; to win; to receive; to earn; to take (e.g. a vacation)
  4. to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, attitude, etc.); to choose
  5. to remove; to get rid of; to take off
  6. to take away; to steal; to rob
  7. to eat; to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
  8. to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather; to extract (e.g. juice); to catch (e.g. fish)
  9. to take up (time, space); to occupy; to spare; to set aside
  10. to secure; to reserve; to save; to put aside; to keep
  11. to take (e.g. a joke); to interpret; to understand; to make out; to grasp
  12. to record; to take down
  13. to subscribe to (e.g. a newspaper); to take; to buy; to get
  14. to order; to have delivered
  15. to charge; to fine; to take (tax)
  16. to take (e.g. a wife); to take on (e.g. an apprentice); to adopt; to accept
  17. to compete (in sumo, cards, etc.); to play
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)
nante
particle, adverb
  1. things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that (expresses disdain, dislike, astonishment, etc.)
kiduku

Polite Present Indicative Negative Form

kidukimasen
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
da

Polite Past Indicative Form

deshita
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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