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This is money that our mother earned by the sweat of her brow, so use it carefully.
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Vocabulary list

okaasan
noun
  1. mother; mom; mum; ma
  2. wife
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
asemizutarashite
expression
  1. dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
asemizu
noun
  1. profuse sweat (usu. as 汗水たらして or 汗水流して)
tarasu

te-form

tarashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to dribble; to spill
  2. to suspend; to hang down; to slouch; to dangle
hataraku

Plain Past Indicative Form

hataraita
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to work; to labor; to labour
  2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
  3. to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate; to do; to act; to practise; to practice
  4. to be conjugated
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
taisetsuni
adverb
  1. carefully; with caution; with great care
taisetsu
na adjective, noun
  1. important; necessary; indispensable
  2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
  3. careful (usu. adverb, as ~に)
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
tsukau

Negative te-form

tsukawanakute
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
  2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate
  3. to use (time, money, etc.); to spend; to consume
  4. to use (language); to speak
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
dame
na adjective, noun
  1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken
  2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless
  3. cannot; must not; not allowed
noun
  1. neutral point (in go); intersection owned by neither player at the end of a game
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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