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My sister is always weighing herself.
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Vocabulary list

ane
noun
  1. older sister; elder sister
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
hima
noun, na adjective
  1. spare time; free time; leisure
noun
  1. time (e.g. time it takes to do something)
noun, na adjective
  1. time off; day off; vacation; holiday; leave
  2. quitting (one's job); firing someone; divorcing (one's spouse)
na adjective
  1. (being) inactive; (of one's business) slow
noun
  1. leaving; departing
saeareba
expression
  1. if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
sae
particle
  1. even
  2. (if) only; just; as long as (in a conditional clause; indicates the only thing needed)
  3. besides; on top of that; what's more
aru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

areba
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
taijuu
noun
  1. (body) weight
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.
hakaru

te-form

hakatte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to measure; to weigh; to survey; to time (sound, gauge, estimate)
  2. to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Polite Present Indicative Form

imasu
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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