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Flashing lights transmit messages between ships and to motorists along city streets.
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kaichuudentou
noun
  1. (electric) torch; flashlight
kaichuu
noun, suru verb
  1. one's pocket
dentou
noun
  1. electric light
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
senpaku
noun
  1. vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
doushi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
toka
particle, conjunction
  1. and the like; such as; among other things; and so on (oft. as ...とか...とか)
expression, particle
  1. or something; something like; a (certain) (used to convey hearsay or uncertain information; oft. with 言う, 聞く, etc.)
  2. I hear that ...; people say that...; rumour has it that ... (at sentence end)
  3. or something; something like; or whatever (used to make a statement vague or less absolute; usu. after a noun)
machi
noun
  1. town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood (esp. 町)
  2. downtown; main street
  3. street; road
  4. 109.09 m
  5. 0.99 hectares
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
toori
adverb, noun
  1. avenue; street; way; road
  2. coming and going; street traffic
  3. flow (of water, air, etc.)
  4. transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
  5. fame; reputation; popularity
  6. the same status or way; as (e.g. as expected, as I said)
  7. understanding; comprehension
counter
  1. counter for sets of things; counter for methods, ways, types
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.
hashiru

te-form

hashitte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to run
  2. to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to travel; to move; to sail
  3. to rush (to); to dash; to race
  4. to retreat; to flee; to defect (to)
  5. to run away; to abscond; to elope (occ. 奔る)
  6. to flash (of lightning); to streak; to shoot (through; e.g. of pain); to run (through); to flare; to flit (e.g. across one's face); to spread quickly (of news, shock, etc.)
  7. to go (e.g. bad, to extremes); to become; to turn; to take to (e.g. crime); to get carried away by (e.g. one's emotions); to get involved in; to get wrapped up in (as 〜に走る; occ. 趨る)
  8. to run (through; of a road, street, etc.); to extend (e.g. of a mountain range); to stretch; to lie
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
jidousha
noun
  1. car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
nimukete
expression
  1. towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
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
mukeru

te-form

mukete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn towards; to point
aizu
noun, suru verb
  1. sign; signal; cue
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.
tsutau

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

tsutaeru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go along; to walk along; to follow
tsutaeru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath

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