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For a start, he was the illegitimate son of an unmarried mother.
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Vocabulary list

mazu
adverb
  1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
  3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
  4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mikon
no adjective, noun
  1. unmarried; not yet married
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
haha
noun
  1. mother (かか was used by children)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
umareru

Plain Past Indicative Form

umareta
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be born
umu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

umareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)
  2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
shiseiji
noun
  1. illegitimate child; bastard; love child
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
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.)
aru
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

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