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いぜん
以前
その
こうえん
公園
ちか
コーヒーショップあった
There used to be a coffee shop near the park.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous
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0
noun
(public) park
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2 1
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity  (see also: 近い)
noun (suffix)
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
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3
coffee  (often written with kana only; originally from eng 'coffee', dut 'koffie')
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1
noun
shop
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
イ    (prefix) or   
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ム   private
エン   その garden, park   
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box, enclosure   
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   
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
move
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