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We walked along the busy street, singing old songs.
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Vocabulary list

watashitachi
pronoun
  1. we; us
watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mukashi
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. olden days; former
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
uta
noun
  1. song (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
  2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry
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.
utau

masu stem

utai
godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sing
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
nigiyaka
na adjective
  1. bustling; busy; lively
doori
noun, used as a suffix
  1. in accordance with; following
  2. roughly; about
  3. Street; Avenue
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.
aruku

Plain Past Indicative Form

aruita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to walk

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