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The old teacher began to talk about the good old days.
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Vocabulary list

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 ...
toshioiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

toshioita
ichidan verb
  1. to grow old
sensei
noun
  1. teacher; instructor; master
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
noun
  1. intimate or teasing form of address
  2. one's elder (orig. meaning)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mukashi
no adjective, noun, adverb
  1. olden days; former
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
yoki
yoki
yoki
noun
  1. goodness
pre-noun adjectival
  1. good
jidai
noun
  1. period; epoch; era; age
  2. the times; those days
  3. oldness; ancientness; antiquity
  4. antique; period piece
nitsuite
expression
  1. concerning; regarding
  2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
hanashihajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hanashihajimeta
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to speak
hanasu

masu stem

hanashi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  3. to speak (a language)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hajimeta
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

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