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The factory waste gave rise to serious environmental pollution.
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Vocabulary list

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 ...
koujou
noun
  1. factory; plant; mill; workshop
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
haikibutsu
noun
  1. waste matter; waste; garbage; trash
haiki
noun, suru verb
  1. disposal; abandonment; scrapping; discarding; abolition
  2. annulment; cancellation; abrogation; repeal
butsu
noun
  1. stock; products
  2. stolen goods; loot; spoils
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shinkoku
na adjective, noun
  1. serious; severe; grave; acute
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)
kankyouosen
noun
  1. environmental pollution
kankyou
noun, no adjective
  1. environment; circumstance
osen
noun, suru verb
  1. pollution; contamination
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.
hikiokosu

Plain Past Indicative Form

hikiokoshita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to cause; to induce; to bring about; to provoke
  2. to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person) (引き起こす, etc. only)

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