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Not until the end of the nineteenth century, did plant breeding become a scientific discipline.
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juukyuu
numeric
  1. 19; nineteen
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seikimatsu
noun
  1. end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
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seiki
noun
  1. century
  2. era
no adjective
  1. of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
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sueni
adverb
  1. finally; after; following (used after long, hard work)
  2. at the end (of) (with noun, e.g. 来週の末に)
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sue
noun
  1. end; tip; top
  2. end (of the year, month, etc.); close
noun, no adjective
  1. youngest child
noun
  1. descendants; offspring; posterity (usu. 〜の末)
  2. future
adverb, noun
  1. (finally) after; (at last) after; at the end of (as 〜の末 or 〜した末)
noun, no adjective
  1. trifles; trivialities
noun
  1. degenerate age
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matsu
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. the end (of)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. powder
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ninattehajimete
expression
  1. (it was) not until; (it was) only when
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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
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naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
hajimete
adverb
  1. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... (after the -te form of a verb)
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shokubutsu
noun
  1. plant; vegetation
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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
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hinshukairyou
noun, no adjective
  1. selective breeding
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hinshu
noun
  1. kind (of goods); brand
  2. (taxonomical) form
  3. breed; cultivar
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kairyou
noun, suru verb
  1. improvement; reform
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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kagaku
noun
  1. science
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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
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ichibunya
noun
  1. one field; a division; a branch (e.g. of study, etc.)
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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bunya
noun
  1. field; sphere; realm; division; branch
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tonaru

Plain Past Indicative Form

tonatta
expression, godan verb
  1. to become; to amount to
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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)
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naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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