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The city is cracking down on drunk drivers and giving them fines.
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Vocabulary list

shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. city
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
inshuunten
noun
  1. drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
inshu
noun, suru verb
  1. drinking alcohol (sake)
unten
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run
  2. driving
  3. working (capital, etc.)
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.
hijouni
adverb
  1. very; extremely; exceedingly
hijou
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. emergency
na adjective, no adjective
  1. extraordinary; unusual
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
kibishii

Adverbial Form

kibishiku
i adjective
  1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
  2. hard (to do); difficult; tricky
  3. intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather); inclement
torishimaru

te-form

torishimatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to manage; to control; to supervise; to oversee; to command
  2. to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce; to regulate
bakkin
noun
  1. fine; penalty
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.
kasu

te-form

kashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign
kasuru

te-form

kashite
suru verb (special class), transitive verb
  1. to levy; to charge; to assess; to impose; to assign
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)

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