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The salaryman went to live quietly in a remote area in order to atone for his sins.
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Vocabulary list

saraariman
noun
  1. office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
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)
tsumihoroboshi
noun, suru verb
  1. atonement; expiation
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
hekichi
noun
  1. remote place; backcountry; the sticks; hinterland
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
hissori
adverb taking the to particle, adverb, suru verb
  1. quiet (place); still; silent; deserted
  2. inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
kurashihajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kurashihajimeta
ichidan verb
  1. to begin some form of lifestyle
kurasu

masu stem

kurashi
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to live; to get along
  2. to spend (time)
Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hajimeta
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)

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