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He began to play an old song.
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Vocabulary list

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
natsukashii
i adjective
  1. dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
uta
noun
  1. song (唄 is primarily used for shamisen songs)
  2. classical Japanese poetry (esp. tanka)
  3. modern poetry
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.
hajiku

masu stem

hajiki
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to flip; to snap; to flick
  2. to repel
  3. to use (an abacus); to calculate
  4. to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar, etc.)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Polite Past Indicative Form

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

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