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Mr Kawabata writes a letter home every year.
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Vocabulary list

kawabata
noun
  1. riverbank
san
suffix
  1. Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san (after a person's name (or position, etc.))
  2. politeness marker (usu. after a noun or sometimes na-adjective)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
maitoshi
adverb, noun
  1. every year; yearly; annually
kokyou
noun
  1. home town; birthplace; native place; one's old home
  2. ruins; historic remains
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
tegami
noun
  1. letter; missive; note; mail
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.
ittsuu
noun
  1. one copy (of a document); one letter
  2. one-way traffic
  3. pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9) (sometimes written イッツー)
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
tsuu
noun, noun, used as a suffix, na adjective
  1. authority; expert; connoisseur; well-informed person
counter
  1. counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.
noun, na adjective
  1. understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; insight
noun
  1. supernatural powers; magical powers
kaku

Polite Present Indicative Form

kakimasu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint

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