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At present there are about 31 million Americans over the age of sixty-five.
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Vocabulary list

genzai
noun, adverb
  1. now; current; present; present time; as of
rokujuugosai
  1. sixty five years old; 65 years old
sai
suffix, counter
  1. -years-old
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.
kosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

koshita
godan verb
  1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
  2. to get over (e.g. hardship)
  3. to pass time (e.g. a winter)
  4. to surpass; to be better than; to exceed (often 超す)
  5. to move house
  6. to go; to come
amerikajin
noun
  1. American person
amerika
noun
  1. America
  2. United States of America
jin
suffix
  1. -ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite) (indicates nationality, race, origin, etc.)
  2. -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ... (indicates expertise (in a certain field))
  3. man; person; people (usu. in compound words)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
oyoso
adverb
  1. about; roughly; approximately
  2. generally; on the whole; as a rule
  3. completely; quite; entirely; altogether; totally; not at all (with neg. verb)
noun, no adjective
  1. outline; gist
nin
counter
  1. counter for people
iru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
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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