The Paintbox Game

Japanese Corpus in Roma-ji prepared by Steven Falkenberg Breunig

gpñ;gpGa'ªrK;ª Ayx;y;xUoc "Kotoba no koto o kangaeru no ga watashi no tanoshimi desu." (Translation )

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   JA1. Sensei wa Amerikajin desu.

   JA2. Sensei wa Amerikajin desu ka.

   JA3. Watashi desu yo.

   JA4. Kore wa jamu desu yo.

   JA5. Sore desu yo.

   JA6. Okusan mo sensei desu ka?

   JA7. Kore wa watashi no hon desu.

   JA8. Kore wa oishii chizu desu.

   JA9. Sore wa hen na tabemono desu.

   JA10. Nihon no natsu wa atsui desu.

   JA11. Igirisu no natsu wa atsuku arimasen.

   JA12. Tanaka-san wa shizuka desu.

   JA13. Nagashi-san wa shizuka de wa arimasen.

   JA14. Fukuda-sensei wa totemo wakai desu.

   JA15. Noguchi-sensei wa amari wakaku arimasen

   JA16. Resutoran wa kissaten no chikaku desu.

   JA17. Honya wa soko ni arimasu.

   JA18. Watashi no heya wa nikai ni arimasu.

   JA19. Niwa ni inu ga imasu.

   JA20. Kyoo wa tenki ga ii desu.

   JA21. Kono hoteru wa tenisu-koto ga arimasu ka?

   JA22. Mainichi shinbun o yomimasu.

   JA23. Watashi wa daigaku de hatarakimasu.

   JA24. Tanaka-san wa nihongo de hanashimasu.

   JA25. Nagao-san wa doitsugo o hanashimasu.

   JA26. Biru demo nomimasho ka?

   JA27. Doko ka ii tokoro ga arimasu ka?

   JA28. Ee, chikaku ni totemo ii nomiya ga arimasu.

   JA29. Hashi de tabemashoo.

   JA30. Raishu Kyoto e ikimasu.

   JA31. Michiko-san wa oka-san ni Ken-san no tegami o misemashita.

   JA32. Atsuko-san wa itsu Kyoto kara kaerimasu ka?

   JA33. Suzuki-san wa biru o takusan nomimashita.

   JA34. Nani o mimashita ka?

   JA35. Yamamoto-san wa tako o tabemasen deshita.

   JA36. O-sake o nonda koto ga arimasu ka?

   JA37. Suzuki-san wa maiban nomiya e itte, o-sake o takusan nomimasu.

   JA38. Zenbu tabemashita ga, oishiku arimasen deshita.

   JA39. Kono heya wa shizuka deshita.

   JA40. Restoran wa eki kara tokatta desu.

   JA41. Igirisu no tabemono wa amari oishikunakatta desu.

   JA42. Ashita uchi de nihongo o benkyo shimasu.

   JA43. Eigo de hanasanakatta.

   JA44. Eiga o minakatta.

   JA45. Ano hito wa Nihonjin deshoo.

   JA46. Kono heya wa shizuka datta deshoo.

   JA47. Natsu wa atsukunai deshoo.

   JA48. Kanojo wa ikanakatta deshoo.

   JA49. Heya ga shizuka datta kara, watashi wa yoku nemashita.

   JA50. Kesa rokuji han ni okimashita.

   JA51. Dare mo kimasen deshita.

   JA52. Umi e oyogi ni ikimasu.

   JA53. Kono michi o aruita koto ga arimasu.

   JA54. Yoku benkyo shimashita.

   JA55. Tomoko-san wa otoo-san to taihen shizuka ni hanashite imasu.

   JA56. Ken-san wa hayaku arukimashita.

   JA57. Yoshi-san wa sensei ni narimashita.

   JA58. Samuku narimashita.

   JA59. Heya o kirei ni shimashita.

   JA60. Watashi wa koohii ga hoshii desu.

   JA61. Watashi wa hayaku kaeritai desu.

   JA62. Michiko-san ni aitakunai desu ka?

   JA63. Motto yukkuri hanashite kudasai.

   JA64.Koko ni o-namae o kaite kudasaimasen ka?

   JA65. Chotto matte.

   JA66. Watashi wa nihon no biru ga suki desu.

   JA67.Tako ga amari suki de wa arimasen.

   JA68. Michiko-san eigo ga joozu desu.

   JA69. Ken-san wa tenisu ga heta desu.

   JA70. Tomoko-san wa me ga kirei desu.

   JA71. Rondon wa Roma yori samukatta desu.

   JA72. Jiru-san wa Ken-san yori hayaku okimasu.

   JA73. Rondon to Paris to Roma no naka de Roma ga ichiban furui desu.

   JA74. Yamamoto-san-tachi no naka de Hayashi-san ga asa ichiban hayaku okimasu.

   JA75. Ken-san yube ichijikan gurai denwa de hanashimashita.

   JA76. Kyoto de kisha o orimashita.

   JA77. Futari wa Michiko-san ie o demashita.

   JA78. Uchi ni neko ga sanbiki imasu.

   JA79. Uchi ni nihonjin no tomodachi ga shichi-nin imasu.

   JA80. Tomodachi to biru o roku-hon nomimashita.

   JA81. Taro-kun mo Michiko-san mo kimasen deshita.

   JA82. Rajio de mo kikimashita.

   JA83. Yokohama e mo ikitai desu.

   JA84. Resutoran de mo ba de mo biru o nomimashita.

   JA85. Wain wa katta ga, biru wa kaimasen deshita.

   JA86. Tokyo ni wa itta ga, Kyoto ni wa ikimasen deshita.

   JA87. Watashi ni wa ano hito ga wakarimasen.

   JA88.Watashi wa nihon de eigo o oshiete imasu.

   JA89. Suzuki-san wa maiban biru o nonde imasu.

   JA90. Nani o shite imasu ka?

   JA100. Kotoba no koto o kangaeru no ga watashi no tanoshimi desu.

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English Translation

1	Sensei	wa	Amerikajin	desu.
*	teacher	(topic marker)	American	is
<	The teacher is American.

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2	Sensei	wa	Amerikajin	desu	ka
*	teacher	(topic marker)	American	is	(question marker)
<	Is the teacher American?

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3	Watashi	desu	yo
*	I	is	(exclamation marker)
<	It's me!

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4	Kore	wa	jamu	desu	yo
*	this	(topic marker)	jam	is	(exclamation marker)
<	This is jam!

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5	Sore	desu	yo
*	that	is	(exclamation marker)
<	That's it!

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6	Oku-san	mo	sensei	desu	ka
*	your wife	also (topic marker)	teacher	is	(question marker)
<	Is your wife also a teacher?

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7	Kore	wa	watashi	no	hon	desu
*	this	(topic marker)	I	(genitive)	book	is
<	This is my book.

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8	Kore	wa	oishii	chizu	desu
*	this	(topic marker)	delicious	cheese	is
<	This is delicious cheese.

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9	Sore	wa	hen na	tabemono	desu
*	that	(topic marker)	strange	food	is
<	That is strange food.

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10	Nihon	no	natsu	wa	atsui	desu
*	Japan	(genitive)	summer	(topic marker)	hot	is
<	Japan's summers are hot.

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11	Igirisu	no	natsu	wa	atsuku	arimasen
*	English	(genitive)	summer	(topic marker)	hot	are not
<	English summers are not hot.

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12	Tanaka-san	wa	shizuka	desu
*	Tanaka	(topic marker)	quiet	is
<	Tanaka is quiet.

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13	Nagashi-san	wa	shizuka de wa	arimasen
*	Nagashi	(topic marker)	quiet	is not
<	Nagashi is not quiet.

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14	Fukuda-sensei	wa	totemo	wakai	desu
*	Fukuda-teacher	(topic marker)	very	young	is
<	Teacher Fukuda is very young.

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15	Noguchi-sensei	wa	amari	wakaku	arimasen
*	Noguchi-teacher	(topic marker)	not very	young	is not
<	Teacher Noguchi is not very young.

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16	Resutoran	wa	kissaten	no	chikaku	desu
*	restaurant	(topic marker)	café	(genitive)	near	is
<	The restaurant is near the café.

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17	Honya	wa	soko	ni	arimasu
*	bookshop	(topic marker)	there	at/in	is
<	The bookshop is there.

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18	Watashi	no	heya	wa	nikai	ni	arimasu
*	I	(genitive)	room	(topic marker)	second floor	on	is
<	My room is on the second floor.

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19	Niwa	ni	inu	ga	imasu
*	garden	in	dog	(nominative)	is
<	In the garden is a dog.

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20	Kyoo	wa	tenki	ga	ii	desu
*	today	(topic marker)	weather	(nominative)	good	is
<	Today the weather is good.

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21	Kono	hoteru	wa	tenisu-koto	ga	arimasu	ka
*	this	hotel	(topic marker)	tennis court	(nominative)	is	(question marker)
<	Does this hotel have a tennis court?

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22	Mainichi	shinbun	o	yomimasu
*	everyday	newspaper	(accusative)	read
<	Everyday I read the newspaper.

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23	Watashi	wa	daigaku	de	hatarakimasu
*	I	(topic marker)	university	at	work
<	I work at an university.

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24	Tanaka-san	wa	nihongo	de	hanashimasu
*	Tanaka	(topic marker)	Japanese	in	speaks
<	Tanaka speaks in Japanese.

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25	Nagao-san	wa	nihongo	o	hanashimasu
*	Nagao	(topic marker)	Japanese	(accusative)	speaks
<	Nagao speaks Japanese.

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26	Biru	demo	nomimashoo	ka
*	beer	or something	shall drink	(question marker)
<	Shall we drink a beer or something?

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27	Doko ka	ii	tokoro	ga	arimasu	ka
*	somewhere	good	place	(nominative)	is	(question marker)
<	Is there a good place somewhere?

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28	Ee	chikaku	ni	totemo	ii	nomiya	ga	arimasu
*	yes	near	by	very	good	bar	(nominative)	is
<	Yes, nearby is a very good bar.

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29	Hashi	de	tabemashoo
*	chopsticks	with	let's eat
<	Let's eat with chopsticks.

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30	Raishu	Kyoto	e	ikimasu
*	next week	Kyoto	to	going
<	Next week I am going to Kyoto.

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31	Michiko-san	wa	oka-san	ni	Ken-san	no	tegami	o	misemashita
*	Michiko	(topic marker)	her mother	(da-tive)	Ken	(genitive)	letter	(accusative)	showed
<	Michiko showed Ken's letter to her mother.

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32	Atsuko-san	wa	itsu	Kyoto	kara	kaerimasu	ka
*	Atsuko	(topic marker)	when	Kyoto	from	return	(question marker)
<	When does Atsuko return from Kyoto?

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33	Suzuki-san	wa	biru	o	takusan	nomimashita
*	Suzuki	(topic marker)	beer	(accusative)	a lot	drinks
<	Suzuki drinks a lot of beer.

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34	Nani	o	mimashita	ka
*	what	(accusative)	saw	(question marker)
<	What did you see?

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35	Yamamoto-san	wa	tako	o	tabemasen	deshita
*	Yamamoto	(topic marker)	octopus	(accusative)	eat not	did
<	Yamamoto did not eat octopus.

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36	O-sake	o	nonda	koto	ga	arimasu	ka
*	sake	(accusative)	drank	(noun for abstract experience)	(nominative)	is	(question marker)
*	Have you had the experience of drinking sake?
<	Have you tried drinking sake?

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37	Suzuki-san	wa	maiban	nomiya	e	itte	o-sake	o	takusan	nomimasu
*	Suzuki	(topic marker)	every night	bar	to	goes	sake	(accusa-tive)	a lot	drinks
<	Suzuki goes every night to a bar and drinks a lot of sake.

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38	Zenbu	tabemashita	ga	oishiku	arimasen	deshita
*	all	ate	but	delicious	was not	was
<	I ate it all, but it wasn't delicious.

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39	Kono	heya	wa	shizuka	deshita
*	this	room	(topic marker)	quiet	was
<	This room was quiet.

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40	Restoran	wa	eki	kara	tokatta	desu
*	restaurant	(topic marker)	train station	from	far-was	is
<	The restaurant was far from the train station.

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41	Igirisu	no	tabemono	wa	amari	oshikunakatta	desu
*	English	(genitive)	food	(topic marker)	not very	delicious not was	is
<	The English food was not very delicious.

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42	Ashita	uchi	de	nihongo	o	benkyo	shimasu
*	tomorrow	home	at	Japanese	(accusative)	study	do
<	Tomorrow I will study Japanese at home.

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43	Eigo	de	hanasanakatta
*	English	in	speak not did
<	He did not speak in Japanese.

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44	Eiga	o	minakatta
*	movie	(accusative)	see not did
<	He did not see the movie.

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45	Ano	hito	wa	Nihonjin	deshoo
*	that	person	(topic marker)	Japanese	probably is
<	That person is probably Japanese.

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46	Kono	heya	wa	shizuka datta	deshoo
*	this	room	(topic marker)	quiet was	probably is
<	This room was probably quiet.

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47	Natsu	wa	atsukunai	deshoo
*	summer	(topic marker)	hot not	probably is
<	The summer is probably not hot.

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48	Kanojo	wa	ikanakatta	deshoo
*	girl	(topic marker)	come not did	probably is
<	The girl did not come probably.

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49	Heya	ga	shizuka datta	kara	watashi	wa	yoku	nemashita
*	room	(nominative)	quiet was	because	I	(topic marker)	well	slept
<	Because the room was quiet I slept well.

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50	Kesa	rokuji	han	ni	okimashita
*	this morning	six o'clock	half past	at	woke up
<	This morning I woke up at half past six.

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51	Dare	mo	kimasen	deshita
*	who	(negative topic marker)	come not	did
<	No one came.

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52	Umi	e	oyogi	ni	ikimasu
*	ocean	to	swim	to	go
<	I am going to the ocean to swim.

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53	Kono	michi	o	aruita	koto	ga	arimasu
*	this	street	(accusative)	walked	(noun for abstract experience)	(nominative)	have
<	I walked this street.

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54	Yoku	benkyo	shimashita
*	well	study	did
<	I studied well.

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55	Tomoko-san	wa	otoo-san	to	taihen	shizuka ni	hanashite imasu
*	Tomoko	(topic marker)	her father	with	very	quietly	is talking
<	Tomoko is talking very quietly with her father.

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56	Ken-san	wa	hayaku	arukimashita
*	Ken	(topic marker)	fast	walked
<	Ken walked fast.

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57	Yoshi-san	wa	sensei	ni	narimashita
*	Yoshi	(topic marker)	teacher	(dative)	became
<	Yoshi became a teacher.

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58	Samuku	narimashita
*	cold	became
<	It became cold.

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59	Heya	o	kirei	ni	shimashita
*	room	(accusative)	clean, tidy	(dative)	made
<	They made the room tidy.

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60	Watashi	wa	koohii	ga	hoshii	desu
*	I/me	(topic marker)	coffee	(nominative)	"wanted"	is
<	I want some coffee.

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61	Watashi	wa	hayaku	kaeritai	desu
*	I/me	(topic marker)	early	want to return	is
<	I want to return early.

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62	Michiko-san	ni	aitakunai	desu	ka
*	Michiko	(dative)	don't want to meet	is	(question marker)
<	Don't you want to meet Michiko?

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63	Motto	yukkuri	hanashite	kudasai
*	More	slowly	speak	please
<	Please speak more slowly.

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64	Koko	ni	o-namae	o	kaite	kudasaimasen	ka
*	Here	at	your name	(accusative)	write	won't (you) please	(question marker)
<	Won't you please write your name here?

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65	Chotto	matte
*	A bit	wait
<	Wait a bit.

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66	Watashi	wa	nihon	no	biru	ga	suki	desu
*	I	(topic marker)	japan	(genitive)	beer	(nominative	like	is
<	I like japanese beer.

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67	Tako	ga	amari	suki de wa	arimasen
*	octopus	(nominative)	not very	like	don't
<	I don't like octopus very much.

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68	Michiko-san	wa	eigo	ga	joozu	desu
*	Michiko	(topic marker)	english	(nominative)	good/skillful	is
<	Michiko is good at English.

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69	Ken-san	wa	tenisu	ga	heta	desu
*	Ken	(topic marker)	tennis	(nominative)	bad/poor	is
<	Ken is bad at tennis.

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70	Tomoko-san	wa	me	ga	kirei	desu
*	Tomoko	(topic marker)	eye(s)	(nominative)	pretty	BE
<	Tomoko has pretty eyes.

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71	Rondon	wa	Roma	yori	samukatta	desu
*	London	(topic marker)	Rome	than	cold-past tense	BE
<	London was colder than Rome.

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72	Jiru-san	wa	Ken-san	yori	hayaku	okimasu
*	Jill	(topic marker)	Ken	than	early	wakes up
<	Jill wakes up earlier than Ken.

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73

Rondon

to

Pari

to

Roma

no

naka

de

Roma

ga

ichiban

furui

desu

*

London

and

Paris

and

Rome

(genitive)

inside

of

Rome

(nominative)

most

old

BE

<

Between London, Paris and Rome, Rome is the oldest.

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74	Yamamoto-san-tachi	no	naka	de	Hayashi-san	ga	asa	ichiban	hayaku	okimasu
*	Yamamotos	(genitive)	inside	of	Hayashi	(nominative)	morning	most	early	wakes up
<	Among the Yamamotos Hayashi wakes up the earliest in the morning.

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75	Ken-san	wa	yube	ichijikan	gurai	denwa	de	hanashimashita
*	Ken	(topic marker)	last night	one hour	about	telephone	on	talked
<	Ken talked on the phone for about an hour last night.

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76	Kyoto	de	kisha	o	orimashita
*	Kyoto	at	train	(accusative)	got off
<	I got off the train at Kyoto.

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77	Futari	wa	Michiko-san	no	ie	o	demashita
*	two people	(topic marker)	Michiko	(genitive)	home	(accusative)	left
<	Two people left Michiko's house.

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78	Uchi	ni	neko	ga	sanbiki	imasu
*	house	in	cat	(nominative)	three	are
<	The three cats are in the house.

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79	Uchi	ni	nihonjin	no	tomodachi	ga	shichinin	imasu
*	house	in	japanese	(genitive)	friend	(nominative)	seven people	are
<	Seven Japanese friends are in the house.

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80	Tomodachi	to	biru	o	rokuhon	nomimashita
*	friend	with	beer	(accusative)	six bottles	drank
<	I drank six beers with some friends.

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81	Taro-kun	mo	Michiko-san	mo	kimasen	deshita
*	Taro	neither	Michiko	nor	come (negation)	BE (past)
<	Neither Taro nor Michiko came.

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82	Rajio	de	mo	kikimashita
*	radio	on	also	heard
<	I heard it on the radio also.

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83	Yokohama	e	mo	ikitai	desu
*	Yokohama	to	also	want to go	BE
<	I want to go to Yokohama also.

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84	Resutoran	de	mo	ba	de	mo	biru	o	nomimashita
*	restaurant	at	also	bar	at	also	beer	(accusative)	drank
<	I drank beer at the restaurant as well as at the bar.

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85	Wain	wa	katta	ga	biru	wa	kaimasen	deshita
*	wine	(topic marker)	bought (simple past form)	but	beer	(topic marker)	buy (negation)	BE (past)
<	Wine I bought, but beer I didn't buy.

 

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86	Tokyo	ni	wa	itta	ga	Kyoto	ni	wa	ikimasen	deshita
*	Tokyo	to	(topic marker)	went (simple past form)	but	Kyoto	to	(topic marker)	go (negation)	BE (past)
<	I went to Tokyo, but I did not go to Kyoto.

 

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87	Watashi	ni	wa	ano	hito	ga	wakarimasen
*	I	(dative marker)	(topic marker)	that	person	(nominative)	understand (negation)
*	That person doesn't make sense to me.
*	To me that person doesn't make sense.
<	I don't understand that person.

 

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88	Watashi	wa	nihon	de	eigo	o	oshiete	imasu
*	I	(topic marker)	Japan	in	English	(accusative)	teach (simple present form)	is
<	I teach English in Japan.

 

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89	Suzuki-san	wa	maiban	biru	o	nonde	imasu
*	Suzuki	(topic marker)	every night	beer	(accusative)	drink (simple present form)	is
<	Suzui drinks beer every night.

 

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90	Nani	o	shite	imasu	ka
*	what	(accusative)	do (simple present form)	is	(question marker)
<	What are you doing?

 

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100	Kotoba	no	koto	o	kangaeru	no	ga
*	words	(genitive)	(abstract noun)	(accusative)	to think	(postposition marker)	(nominative)
	watashi	no	tanoshimi	desu
*	I	(genitive)	joy	BE
<	Thinking about languages is my joy.