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The public servant leaked the secret and he was prosecuted for revealing a state secret.
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Vocabulary list

koumuin
noun
  1. government worker; public servant; civil servant
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)
himitsuwomorasu

te-form

himitsuwomorashite
expression, godan verb
  1. to betray a secret; to reveal a secret
himitsu
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
noun
  1. mystery
  2. secret (e.g. to success)
  3. esoteric teachings
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.
morasu

te-form

morashite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to let leak; to let out (e.g. light)
  2. to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to divulge; to disclose; to let slip
  3. to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to express; to reveal (e.g. one's true intentions); to let out (a sigh, etc.)
  4. to wet one's pants
  5. to omit; to leave out
suffix, godan verb
  1. to fail to do; to miss; to omit (by mistake); to forget to do (after masu stem of verb)
himitsurousetsuzai
noun
  1. (crime of) revealing state secrets; charge of revealing national security information
himitsurousetsu
noun
  1. leaking of a secret; leakage of a secret
himitsu
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. secret; secrecy; confidentiality; privacy
noun
  1. mystery
  2. secret (e.g. to success)
  3. esoteric teachings
rousetsu
noun, suru verb
  1. leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging
  2. leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas); coming through (of light)
tosuru

te-form

toshite
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to try to ...; to be about to do ... (after the volitional form of verb)
  2. to decide to ... (after the dictionary form of verb)
  3. to take as; to treat as; to regard as
  4. to use for
  5. to suppose that (such) is the case; to assume
  6. to decide that; to think that
  7. to make into; to change into
  8. to feel (e.g. after sound symbolism or psychological experience word); to look; to feel like
  9. to intend; to have the intention (with を目的)
basserareru

Plain Past Indicative Form

basserareta
ichidan verb
  1. to be subject to punishment; to be punished (irregular passive form of 罰する)

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