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とお
ちい
さな
かり
ちらちらしていた
Little lights were blinking on and off in the distance.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
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small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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Most common form:
noun
1. light; illumination; glow; gleam  (this meaning is restricted to form 明かり, 明り)
2. lamp; light  (see also: 明かりを消す)
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Most common form: チラチラ
1. falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. flickering; twinkling; glimmering; sparkling; dazzling  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
エン   オン   far away   とお far   
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long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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