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My speech was greeted with cold silence.
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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
enzetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. speech; address
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
reitan
na adjective, noun
  1. cool; indifferent; apathetic; half-hearted
  2. cold; cold-hearted; heartless; unkind
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
chinmoku
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. silence; being silent; quiet; hush
  2. reticence; inaction
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.)
mukaeru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

mukaerareta

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

mukaerareta
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to go out to meet
  2. to receive; to welcome; to greet; to salute; to hail; to reach; to approach; to enter (a phase, era, etc.)
  3. to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family)
  4. to call for; to summon; to invite
  5. to approach (a certain time, a point in one's life, etc.)

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