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My friend shook his head as much as to say "impossible".
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Vocabulary list

yuujin
noun
  1. friend (more formal than 友達)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
fukanou
na adjective, noun
  1. impossible
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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)
iu

Colloquial Present Indicative Negative Masculine Form

iwan
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
bakarini
adverb
  1. (simply) because; on account of
  2. as if to; (as though) about to
bakari
particle
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. approximately; about
  3. just (finished, etc.) (after the -ta form of a verb)
  4. as if to; (as though) about to (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に))
  5. indicates emphasis (often …とばかり(に))
  6. always; constantly
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
kubiwoyokonifuru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kubiwoyokonifutta
expression, godan verb
  1. to shake one's head
kubi
noun
  1. neck
  2. head
  3. dismissal; discharge; firing (from a job) (also written as 馘)
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.
yokoni
adverb
  1. horizontally; flat
  2. across; crossways; crosswise; sideways; abreast
yoko
noun
  1. horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down
  2. side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; breadth
  3. side (of a box, etc.)
  4. beside; aside; next to
  5. unconnected
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
furu

Plain Past Indicative Form

futta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to wave; to shake; to swing
  2. to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
  3. to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
  4. to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
  5. to abandon; to give up; to ruin
  6. to add kana indicating a reading of a word
  7. to slightly change headings; to change directions
  8. to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
  9. to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
  10. to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
  11. to replace; to substitute
  12. to set up a joke for somebody else

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