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トム
わたし
むかし
っていた
しょうねん
少年
こと
おも
させる

Tom reminds me of a boy I used to know.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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0
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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4 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to recall; to remember; to recollect
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
チ   し to know   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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   
ネン   とし year   
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wheel around
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シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
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