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やがて
きび
厳
しい
きたかぜ
北風
が
ふ
吹
き
はじ
始
めるだろう。
By and by, the bitter north wind will begin to blow.
Conjugations and inflections
  吹き始める is the 始める form of 'ku' godan verb 吹く   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
や が て 0 や が て 3
1. before long; soon  (often written with kana only)
2. almost; nearly  (often written with kana only)
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き び し い 4
1. severe; strict; rigid; unsparing; relentless
2. stern; austere; grave; solemn; majestic
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き た か ぜ 0 き た か ぜ 4
north wind
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ふ く 1 ふ く 2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blow (of the wind)​
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to blow on (hot tea, candles, etc.); to puff​
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
厳
ゲン   ゴン   きびしい severe   おごそか dignified, stately   
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敢
カン    daring   
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攵
ぼく strike   
丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
耳
ジ   みみ ear   
⺍
small
厂
cliff
北
ホク   きた north   
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匕
さじ spoon   
丬
left side   じょう    しょう    
風
フ   フウ   かぜ wind   かざ-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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丨
stick   
table   
吹
スイ   ふく to blow   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
⺈
corner
始
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
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