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In asking voters to approve the new tax, the President appealed to reason.
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Vocabulary list

shinzei
noun
  1. new tax
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
sansei
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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.
yuukensha
noun
  1. (eligible) voter; elector; constituent; the electorate
  2. holder of a right; rightsholder; right holder
  3. bigwig; person with political clout
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
motomeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to want; to wish for
  2. to request; to demand; to require; to ask for
  3. to seek; to search for; to look for; to pursue (pleasure); to hunt (a job)
  4. to purchase; to buy
niatari
expression
  1. on the occasion of; at the time of
daitouryou
noun
  1. president (of a nation)
  2. big man; boss; buddy; mate (used vocatively; esp. of an actor)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
riseiniuttaeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

riseiniuttaeta
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to appeal to one's reason
risei
noun
  1. reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
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
uttaeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

uttaeta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to raise; to bring to (someone's attention)
  2. to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to play on (one's sympathies)
  3. to complain
  4. to sue (a person); to take someone to court
  5. to resort to (e.g. arms, violence)

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