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もう
すこ
はや
かけていたら
こうつう
交通
じゅうたい
渋滞
けられた
だろう
If you had left a little earlier, you would have avoided the heavy traffic.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
4
expression
a bit more; a bit longer
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2
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk  (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature  (esp. 早い)
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
2. to be about to leave; to be just going out
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0
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
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0
Most common form: じゅうたい
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to avoid (physical contact with)  (this meaning is restricted to reading よける)
2. to avoid (situation)  (this meaning is restricted to reading さける)
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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
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   か to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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use your ma
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
katakana 'ma'
move
ジュウ   しぶ    しぶ astringent, sour   しぶ to be reluctant   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
スイ   みず water   
スイ   みず water   
タイ    stay over   とどこお to pile up (work etc)   
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タイ   belt   おび sash   おびる to wear, to carry   
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thirty   
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cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
ヒ   さける to avoid   
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ヘキ    rule   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
シン   から spicy   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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