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Speaking with reporters in Montreal, Canada, Walesa says the change of leadership in East Germany came about because the old guard leaders missed the train of history.
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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.)
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houdoujin
noun
  1. press corps
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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kaiken
noun, suru verb
  1. interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
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suru

Plain Past Indicative Form

shita
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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shi
suffix
  1. Mr; Mrs; Ms; Miss
noun, suffix
  1. clan
pronoun
  1. he; him
counter
  1. counter for people
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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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higashidoitsu
noun
  1. East Germany (1949-1990); German Democratic Republic
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shidoubu
noun
  1. leadership
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shidou
noun, suru verb
  1. guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
noun
  1. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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bu
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. department (in an organization); division; bureau (higher than a 課)
  2. club
  3. part; component; element
  4. category
counter
  1. counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine
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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
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koutai
noun, suru verb
  1. alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.); taking turns
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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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kyuutaisei
noun
  1. old regime
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kyuu
prefix
  1. old; former; ex-
noun
  1. the old; old things; old customs
  2. old times; bygone days
noun, prefix
  1. Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
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taisei
noun
  1. order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
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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
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hoshuha
noun
  1. conservatives
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hoshu
noun, suru verb
  1. maintenance
noun
  1. conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
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ha
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. clique; group; coterie
  2. (political) faction; wing; party; camp
  3. school
  4. sect; denomination
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shidousha
noun
  1. leader; guide; mentor; coach
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shidou
noun, suru verb
  1. guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching
noun
  1. shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
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sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
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ra
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix
  2. or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.
  3. nominalizing suffix (after the stem of an adjective)
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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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rekishi
noun, no adjective
  1. history
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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
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nagare
noun
  1. flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current
  2. flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency
  3. course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process
  4. group of people who remain together after the end of an event
  5. descent; ancestry; school
  6. forfeiture; foreclosure
  7. cancellation (usu. as お流れ)
  8. drifting; wandering; roaming
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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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torinokosu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

torinokosareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to leave behind
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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
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tame
noun, adverb
  1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare
  2. sake; purpose; objective; aim
  3. consequence; result; effect
  4. affecting; regarding; concerning
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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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okiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

okita
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get up; to rise; to blaze up (fire)
  2. to wake up; to be awake; to stay awake
  3. to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen; to take place
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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noberu

Polite Past Indicative Form

nobemashita
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to state; to express; to mention
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