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まるで
かくめい
革命
ぜんや
前夜
ような
さわ
だった
It looked as if we were on the eve of a revolution.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
3 0
1. quite; entirely; completely; at all  (often written with kana only)
2. as if; as though; just like  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. revolution
2. 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)  (see also: 三革, 辛酉)
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. last night; the previous night
2. night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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1
noun, noun (suffix)
uproar; disturbance
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
カク   かわ leather   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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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   
メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
たた to strike, beat, hit   
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seal
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   
ヤ   よる    よ night   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
go
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dot   
lid
ソウ   noise   さわ to make a noise   
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バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
チュウ   むし insect   
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また again   
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