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Spring has come later this year compared with last year.
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Vocabulary list

sakunen
noun, adverb
  1. last year
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
kuraberu

te-form

kurabete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to compare; to make a comparison
  2. to compete; to vie
kotoshi
noun, adverb
  1. this year
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
haru
noun, adverb
  1. spring; springtime
noun
  1. New Year
  2. prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); heyday
  3. adolescence; puberty
  4. sexuality; sexual desire
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
otozure
noun
  1. visit; call
  2. arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; coming; appearance
  3. news; tidings; word
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)
osoi

Plain Past Indicative Form

osokatta
i adjective
  1. slow; time-consuming; sluggish
  2. late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); until a time far into the day or night
  3. later (than expected or usual); late; behind schedule; behind time; tardy; overdue; unpunctual
  4. too late; having missed the boat
  5. dull; stupid

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