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Hunger impelled him to crime.
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Vocabulary list

ue
noun
  1. hunger; starvation
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
tameni
conjunction
  1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
  2. because of; as a result of
tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yamunaku
adverb
  1. out of necessity; with no other option; perforce; unavoidably; reluctantly; unwillingly
tsumiwookasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

tsumiwookashita
expression, godan verb
  1. to commit a crime; to commit a sin
tsumi
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. crime; sin; wrongdoing; indiscretion
noun
  1. penalty; sentence; punishment
  2. fault; responsibility; culpability
noun, na adjective
  1. thoughtlessness; lack of consideration
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.
okasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

okashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to make (e.g. mistake)
  2. to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to transgress; to contravene
  3. to rape; to violate; to ravish; to deflower

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