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A captain is in charge of his ship and its crew.
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senchou
noun
  1. ship's captain; skipper
  2. length of a ship
  3. boatman
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
fune
noun
  1. ship; boat; watercraft; vessel; seaplane (舟 is often small and hand-propelled)
  2. tank; tub; vat; trough
noun, used as a suffix, counter
  1. counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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)
norikumiin
noun
  1. crew
norikumi
noun
  1. crew
in
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. member
nitsuite
expression
  1. concerning; regarding
  2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
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
sekininwoou

te-form

sekininwootte
expression, godan verb
  1. to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
sekinin
noun
  1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  2. liability; onus
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.
ou

te-form

otte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to bear; to carry on one's back
  2. to take responsibility for; to accept a duty
  3. to receive (wound); to incur (damage); to be injured
  4. to owe
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)

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