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"I'd rather get the sack than not join the labour union," said the disgruntled worker.
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roudoukumiai
noun
  1. labor union; labour union; trade union
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roudou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
  2. Labour Party
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kumiai
noun
  1. association; union; guild
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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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kuwawaru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kuwawaranai
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be added to; to be appended
  2. to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
  3. to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence); to grow; to gather (speed)
  4. to be applied (e.g. heat, pressure); to be exerted
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kurainara
expression, auxiliary
  1. rather than (do ...) (usu. after verb)
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kurai
suffix, particle
  1. approximately; about; around; or so (also written as 位)
  2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
  3. as ... as ...; like
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nara
auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow
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ku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. section (i.e. of text); sentence; passage; paragraph
  2. phrase
  3. verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry)
  4. haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
  5. maxim; saying; idiom; expression
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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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fuman
noun, na adjective
  1. dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
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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.
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idaku
idaku

te-form

idaite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
  2. to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.); to harbor; to bear (a grudge, ill will, etc.); to entertain (hope, illusions, etc.); to cherish (e.g. an ambition)
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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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roudousha
noun
  1. employee; worker
  2. laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
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roudou
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. manual labor; manual labour; toil; work
  2. Labour Party
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sha
suffix
  1. person; -er
noun
  1. expert; geisha; prostitute
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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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iku

Plain Past Indicative Form

itta
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach
  2. to proceed; to take place (い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
  3. to pass through; to come and go
  4. to walk
  5. to die; to pass away
  6. to do (in a specific way)
  7. to stream; to flow
godan verb (iku/yuku), auxiliary verb
  1. to continue (after the -te form of a verb)
godan verb (iku/yuku), intransitive verb
  1. to have an orgasm; to come; to cum
  2. to trip; to get high; to have a drug-induced hallucination
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