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One fifth of the earth's surface is covered by permafrost.
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chikyuu
noun
  1. Earth; the globe
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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
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hyoumen
noun, no adjective
  1. surface; face
  2. outside; exterior
  3. appearances; superficiality
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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
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gobunnoichi
expression, noun
  1. one fifth part
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go
numeric
  1. five (伍 is used in legal documents)
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bunno
expression, suffix
  1. -th (e.g. one fifth) (indicates a fraction, e.g. ５分の１ signifies one fifth)
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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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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eikyuutoudo
noun
  1. permafrost
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eikyuu
noun, na adjective, no adjective
  1. eternity; permanence; perpetuity (とわ tends to be more abstract)
noun
  1. Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
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toudo
noun
  1. frozen soil
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sou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. layer; stratum; seam; bed
  2. class; stratum; bracket; group
  3. sheaf
counter
  1. counter for stories (of a building)
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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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oou

Passive Plain te-form

oowarete
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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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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