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I bought him a drink to thank him for his help.
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tetsudai
noun
  1. helper; assistant
  2. help
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
orei
noun
  1. thanks; gratitude
  2. manners; etiquette
  3. bow
  4. reward; gift
  5. ceremony; ritual
toshite
expression
  1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
  2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
  3. even (e.g. "not even a single person") (before a negative form)
  4. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
ippai
noun, no adjective
  1. amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic)
na adjective
  1. full
noun
  1. one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat
adverb, no adjective, na adjective
  1. fully; to capacity
  2. a lot; much
noun, used as a suffix, noun, adverb
  1. all of ...; the entire ...
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.)
hai
noun
  1. sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
counter
  1. counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.
  2. counter for boats
  3. counter for octopuses and squid
noun, used as a suffix
  1. cup (in sports); championship
ogoru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ogotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give (someone) a treat (esp. 奢る)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be extravagant; to live luxuriously
  2. to be proud; to be haughty (esp. 驕る 傲る)

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