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The present state of the city's finances is not good.
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Vocabulary list

genzai
noun, adverb
  1. now; current; present; present time; as of
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
sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. city
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
zaisei
noun
  1. public finance
  2. financial affairs; financial situation
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kanbashikunai
i adjective (negative)
  1. poor; not satisfactory; undesirable; unfavourable; unfavorable; disgraceful
kanbashii

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kanbashikunai
i adjective
  1. sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic
  2. good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable (usu. in the negative)

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