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あめ
たり
ゆき
たりする
わたし
いつもブーツ
きます

I always wear boots when it rains or snows.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
rain
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1
Most common form: ふる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to precipitate; to fall (e.g. rain)
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particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")  (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...
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2
noun
snow
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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1
noun
boots
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0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put on (or wear) lower-body clothing (i.e. pants, skirt, etc.); to put on (or wear) footwear  (usu 履く or 穿く)
2. to affix a sword to one's hip  (usu. 佩く or 帯く)
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Kanji
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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セツ   ゆき snow   
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フ   あめ rain   
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yo = to yell / say hi
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
リ   は to wear (shoes, trousers)   
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corpse
フク    return, be restored   
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step
make the man go all day
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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