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The detective took down his testimony on the spot, word for word.
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Vocabulary list

keiji
noun
  1. (police) detective
noun, noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. criminal matter
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sonoba
noun
  1. there; that situation; that occasion
  2. the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
ba
noun
  1. place; spot; space
  2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
  3. occasion; situation
  4. scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
  5. session (of the stock market)
  6. field; table; area in which cards are laid out (in a card game)
  7. round (east, south, etc.)
  8. field
  9. field (gestalt psychology)
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
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
shougen
noun, suru verb
  1. testimony; (verbal) evidence
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.
hitokoto
noun, suru verb
  1. single word; a few words; brief comment
ikku
noun
  1. phrase (verse, line)
  2. one haiku-poem
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.)
ku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
  2. phrase
  3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
  4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
  5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression
seikaku
na adjective, noun
  1. accurate; correct; precise; exact
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
kakitoru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kakitotta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture)
  2. to copy out (a text)

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