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bunshou
noun
  1. writing; composition; essay; article; passage; prose; (writing) style
  2. sentence
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
daimonji
noun
  1. uppercase letter; capital letter
  2. large character; large writing
  3. the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big"
  4. huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on August 16 each year
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.)
kakihajimeru

Negative te-form

kakihajimenakute
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to write; to begin writing (esp. 書き始める)
  2. to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting (esp. 描き始める)
kaku

masu stem

kaki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Negative te-form

hajimenakute
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
naru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

naranai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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