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Why does the phone have to ring all the time only when I'm busy? I can't get any work done because of it.
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Vocabulary list

nande
adverb
  1. why?; what for?
  2. how?; by what means?
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kono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. this (something or someone close to the speaker (including the speaker), or ideas expressed by the speaker)
  2. last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this (in ref. to a stretch of time or date)
  3. you (as in "you liar") (emphatic, accusatory, insulting)
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isogashii
i adjective
  1. busy; occupied; hectic
  2. restless; hurried; fidgety
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toki
noun
  1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
  1. occasion; case
noun
  1. chance; opportunity; season
  2. the times; the age; the day
  3. tense
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nikagitte
expression
  1. particularly; only; in the case of (Xに限って expresses an exclusive focus on X, with a negative result, impact, etc.)
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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
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kagiru

te-form

kagitte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  2. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) (as ...は...に限る)
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denwa
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. telephone call; phone call
noun, no adjective
  1. telephone (device); phone
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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hikkirinashi
na adjective, no adjective
  1. continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
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hi
prefix
  1. goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis (from 引き)
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kiri
noun
  1. end; finish; stop
  2. bounds; limits
  3. delivery date (of a futures contract) (esp. 限り,限)
  4. finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); final performance of the day (in vaudeville)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for slices (esp. thick slices); counter for cuts (e.g. fish, meat)
particle
  1. only; just (senses 6-8 are sometimes pronounced ぎり, esp. in old-fashioned speech)
  2. since; after (usu. in a negative sentence)
  3. remaining (in a particular state)
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nashini
expression
  1. without
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nashi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. without
noun
  1. unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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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
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naru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
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n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
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da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey
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shigoto
noun, suru verb
  1. work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment
noun
  1. work
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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susumu

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

susumanai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to advance; to go forward
  2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
  3. to make progress; to improve
  4. to deepen; to heighten
  5. to be fast (of a clock); to be ahead
  6. to do of one's own free will
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janaika
expression
  1. isn't it?
  2. let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...; shouldn't we ... (after volitional form of verb)
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janai
expression, i adjective (negative)
  1. is not; am not; are not (from ではない)
  2. isn't it?
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ja
conjunction
  1. then; well; so; well then (from では)
copula
  1. be; is
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naika
expression
  1. won't; hasn't; isn't; doesn't (used to ask a question in the negative)
  2. won't you (used to make invitations, express desires or give indirect commands)
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nai
i adjective (negative)
  1. nonexistent; not being (there)
  2. unowned; not had; unpossessed
  3. unique
  4. not; impossible; won't happen (as ...ことがない, etc.; indicates negation, inexperience, unnecessariness or impossibility)
auxiliary adjective
  1. not (after the ren'youkei form of an adjective)
  2. to not be; to have not (after the -te form of a verb)
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ka
particle
  1. yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it? (used at sentence-end; indicates a question (sometimes rhetorical))
  2. or; whether or not (after each alternative)
  3. some- (e.g. something, someone) (after an interrogative)
  4. hmm; huh (indicates doubt, uncertainty, etc.; sometimes after other particles)
prefix
  1. very (emphatic prefix; usu. before an adjective)
suffix
  1. -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y (suffix forming adjectives or adverbs; after an indeclinable word)
adverb
  1. in that way
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