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He was looking for a good job.
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kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
yoi
yoi
yoi
yoi
yoi
i adjective
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also いい (all senses))
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)良い, と(も)良い, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
shokuwosagasu

te-form

shokuwosagashite
expression, godan verb
  1. to hunt for a job; to seek employment
shoku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. job; work; employment; occupation; position
  2. duties
  3. trade; skill
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.
sagasu

te-form

sagashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to seek (esp. 探す for something desired and 捜す for something lost)
  2. to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer); to fish around
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
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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