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The first prohibition of slavery was in the mid-nineteenth century.
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hajimete
adverb, no adjective
  1. for the first time
adverb
  1. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... (after the -te form of a verb)
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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
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doreiseido
noun
  1. slavery
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dorei
noun, no adjective
  1. slave; servant
  2. slavery
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seido
noun, no adjective
  1. system; institution; organization; organisation
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kinshirei
noun
  1. ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
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kinshi
noun, suru verb
  1. prohibition; inhibition; ban
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rei
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. command; order; dictation
prefix
  1. nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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juukyuu
numeric
  1. 19; nineteen
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seiki
noun
  1. century
  2. era
no adjective
  1. of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
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nakaba
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. middle; halfway; midway
noun
  1. half (of); one half
adverb
  1. half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly; in part; partially
  2. mostly; almost; nearly
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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
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okonawareru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okonawareta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent; to be in fashion; to be in vogue; to be current; to come into use
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