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I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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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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taijuu
noun
  1. (body) weight
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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.
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herasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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tameni
conjunction
  1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. because of; as a result of
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tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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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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chuushoku
noun
  1. lunch; midday meal
  2. food served at a tea party (tea ceremony) (usu. 中食)
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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.
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nuku

masu stem

nuki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pull out; to draw out; to extract; to unplug; to weed
  2. to omit; to leave out; to go without; to skip
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do to the end; to carry through
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let out (e.g. air from a tyre); to drain (e.g. water from a bath); to empty
  2. to pick out; to choose; to select; to extract
  3. to pilfer; to steal
  4. to remove; to get rid of; to take out
  5. to pass; to overtake; to outstrip; to get ahead of
  6. to pierce; to break through; to go through (also written 貫く)
  7. to cut out (a shape); to create (a pattern) by dying the surrounding area
  8. to seize; to capture; to reduce
  9. to scoop (a story)
  10. to take out (an opponent's stones; in go)
godan verb
  1. to masturbate (of a male); to ejaculate (while masturbating)
  2. to take (a photo); to record (video)
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru
hajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hajimeta
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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