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ろうそくだんだん
みじか
なってついに
えてしまった

The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
Most common form: 蝋燭
noun
candle  (often written with kana only)
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1
1. gradually; by degrees  (often written with kana only)
noun, adverb
2. steps; stairs; staircase; terrace
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3
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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1
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. in the end  (with a verb in negative form; often written with kana only)
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to go out; to vanish; to disappear
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Kanji
タン   みじか short   
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トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ショウ   け to extinguish   きえる to go out   
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ショウ    resemble   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
スイ   みず water   
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