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パトロールカー
いはん
違反
スピード
して
はし
っていた
スポーツカー
った
けっきょく
結局
むだ
無駄
だった
The patrol car pursued a speeding sports car, but it all ended in a wild-goose chase.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
patrol
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0
Most common form: 中黒
noun
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
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1
noun
car
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0
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement; contravention  (see also: 違犯)
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0
noun
speed
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1
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take out; to get out
2. to put out; to reveal; to show
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run
2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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2
sport; sports
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0
Most common form: おう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to chase; to run after; to pursue
2. to follow (i.e. a set order, a trend)
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4 0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
なかぐろ middle dot   
イ   different   ちが to be different   ちがえる to change, alter, vary   
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イ    tanned leather   
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wheel around
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
move
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
cliff
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ソウ   はし run   
ツイ   お to pursue   
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two mouths
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ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
シ   いと thread   
キョク    office   
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corpse
partly wrapped
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wrap
ム   ブ   な not   
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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タ   タイ   ふと fat   ふと to get fat, to put on weight   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
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