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Books add to the pleasures of life.
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Vocabulary list

shomotsu
noun
  1. book; volume
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
jinsei
noun
  1. (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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
tanoshimi
na adjective, noun
  1. enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
  2. anticipation; looking forward to
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.
fuyasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to increase; to add to; to augment

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