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The people followed the dictator like so many sheep.
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Vocabulary list

minshuu
noun, no adjective
  1. people; populace; masses
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
marude
adverb
  1. quite; entirely; completely; at all
  2. as if; as though; just like
hitsuji
noun
  1. sheep (Ovis aries)
noyouni
expression, adverb
  1. like; similar to
  2. as with; in the same way
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
youni
expression
  1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. hoping or wishing for something
you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
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
dokusaisha
noun
  1. dictator; despot
dokusai
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. dictatorship; despotism
sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
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
nochini
adverb
  1. later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
nochi
noun, adverb, no adjective
  1. later; afterwards
noun, no adjective
  1. future
  2. after one's death
noun
  1. descendant
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
shitagau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shitagatta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow; to observe; to conform to; to yield to
  2. to follow (a person); to accompany; to go with
  3. to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
  4. to serve (as); to engage in (work)

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