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My wife's hands are slightly smaller than the shop assistant's.
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Vocabulary list

nyoubou
noun
  1. wife (esp. one's own wife)
  2. court lady; female court attache; woman who served at the imperial palace
  3. woman (esp. as a love interest)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tenin
noun
  1. employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
san
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. politeness marker (usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
hitomawarichiisai
expression, i adjective
  1. a size smaller
hitomawari
noun, adverb
  1. one turn; one round
  2. (a) size
suru verb
  1. to go around; to make a circuit; to take a turn
noun, adverb
  1. twelve years; one cycle of the Chinese zodiac
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
mawari
noun
  1. rotation
  2. making the rounds
  3. spreading
  4. effect; efficacy
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. by way of; via
suffix, counter
  1. round; turn
  2. size
  3. 12-year period; 12-year age difference
chiisai
i adjective
  1. small; little; tiny
  2. slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); minor; small
  3. low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
  4. unimportant; petty; insignificant; trifling; trivial
  5. young; juvenile
te
noun
  1. hand; arm (occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
  2. forepaw; foreleg
  3. handle
  4. hand; worker; help
  5. trouble; care; effort
  6. means; way; trick; move; technique; workmanship
  7. hand; handwriting
  8. kind; type; sort
  9. one's hands; one's possession
  10. ability to cope
  11. hand (of cards)
  12. direction
noun, noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. move (in go, shogi, etc.)
da
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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