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The Democrats haven't decided on their candidates yet, but in any case they're sure to lose.
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minshutou
noun
  1. Democratic Party (esp. DPJ or US Democratic Party)
  2. Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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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
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kouhosha
noun
  1. candidate; applicant
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kouho
noun
  1. candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list
  2. candidacy; candidature; nomination
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sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
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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.
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kimeru

te-form

kimete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to decide; to choose; to determine; to make up one's mind; to resolve; to set one's heart on; to settle; to arrange; to set; to appoint; to fix
  2. to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match)
  3. to persist in doing; to go through with
  4. to always do; to have made a habit of (as 決めている)
  5. to take for granted; to assume
  6. to dress up; to dress to kill; to dress to the nines
  7. to carry out successfully (a move in sports, a pose in dance, etc.); to succeed in doing
  8. to immobilize with a double-arm lock (in sumo, judo, etc.)
  9. to eat or drink something; to take illegal drugs
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

inai
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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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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docchinishitemo
expression
  1. either way; in any case; one way or another
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docchi
pronoun
  1. which way; which direction; where (どちら is polite)
  2. which one (esp. of two alternatives)
  3. who
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nishitemo
expression
  1. even if; even though; even granting (that)
  2. even; too; also (after a noun)
  3. whether ... or ... (as ...にしても...にしても)
  4. no matter (what, where, who, etc.) (with an interrogative word)
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nishite
expression
  1. only; just because
  2. although; even
  3. at (place, time); in (time span)
  4. and then; moreover; furthermore
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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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suru

te-form

shite
suru verb (irregular)
  1. to do; to carry out; to perform
  2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)
  3. to serve as; to act as; to work as
  4. to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
  5. to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as (as 〜にする,〜とする)
  6. to decide on; to choose (as 〜にする)
suru verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) (as 〜がする)
  2. to be (in a state, condition, etc.)
  3. to be worth; to cost
  4. to pass (of time); to elapse
suru verb (irregular), transitive verb
  1. to place, or raise, person A to a post or status B (as AをBにする)
  2. to transform A to B; to make A into B; to exchange A for B (as AをBにする)
  3. to make use of A for B; to view A as B; to handle A as if it were B (as AをBにする)
  4. to feel A about B (as AをBにする)
suffix, suru verb (irregular)
  1. verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs")
auxiliary verb, suru verb (irregular)
  1. creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go")
  2. to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to (as 〜うとする,〜ようとする)
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mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as ＡもＢも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
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makeru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to lose; to be defeated
  2. to succumb; to give in; to surrender; to yield
  3. to be inferior to
  4. to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to reduce the price; to give a discount; to throw in (something extra) for free
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nikimatteiru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
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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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kimaru

te-form

kimatte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be decided; to be settled; to be fixed; to be arranged
  2. to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be fixed; to be set (as 決まっている or 決まった)
  3. to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be a convention; to be a custom; to be common knowledge (as ...と決まっている)
  4. to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.); to go well; to succeed; to connect (of a punch)
  5. to look good (of clothing); to look sharp; to be stylish; to suit one; to be held in place (of a hairdo)
  6. to be struck and held (of a pose in kabuki)
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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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