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We pushed the rock hard in vain.
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watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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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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sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
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ishi
noun
  1. stone
  2. jewel; precious stone
  3. flint (in a lighter)
  4. stone (in go)
  5. stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
  6. rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone
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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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kenmei
na adjective, noun
  1. eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
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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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osu

te-form

oshite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to push; to press
  2. to apply pressure from above; to press down
  3. to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
  4. to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
  5. to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel; to influence
  6. to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
  7. to push (events along); to advance (a plan)
  8. to do in spite of ...; to do even though ...; to force
  9. to make sure
  10. to be pressed for time
  11. to advance troops; to attack
  12. (of light) to be diffused across an entire surface
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
miru

Plain Past Indicative Form

mita
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to try ...; to have a go at ...; to give ... a try (after the -te form of a verb)
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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muda
noun, na adjective
  1. futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
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da

Plain Past Indicative Form

datta
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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