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The sculptor carved wood into an image of Buddha.
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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 ...
choukokuka
noun
  1. engraver; carver; sculptor
choukoku
noun, suru verb
  1. carving; engraving; sculpture
ka
suffix
  1. -ist; -er (used after a noun indicating someone's occupation, pursuits, disposition, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ki
noun
  1. tree; shrub; bush
  2. wood; timber
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.)
butsuzou
noun
  1. statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
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.
kizamu

Plain Past Indicative Form

kizanda
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to mince; to cut fine; to chop up; to hash; to shred
  2. to carve; to engrave; to chisel; to notch
  3. to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to record the passing moments
  4. to etch (into one's mind); to remember distinctly (as 心に刻む, etc.)
  5. to have tattooed
  6. to torment

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