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My brother still depends on our parents for his living expenses.
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Vocabulary list

ani
noun
  1. older brother; elder brother
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
seikatsuhi
noun
  1. living expenses
seikatsu
noun, suru verb
  1. living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
hi
noun, used as a suffix
  1. cost; expense
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.
mada
adverb
  1. still; as yet; only
  2. (not) yet (with verb in the negative)
  3. more; (more) still
  4. at least; comparatively; relatively
na adjective
  1. unfinished; incomplete; not yet done
oya
noun
  1. parent; parents; mother and father
  2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker
  3. founder; inventor
  4. (pet) owner
no adjective, noun
  1. key; parent (organization); main
noun
  1. ancestor; forefather
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
tayoru

te-form

tayotte
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
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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