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ディスコダンス
かん
して
わたし
スーザン
あしもと
足元
およ
ばない

When it comes to disco dance, I can't hold a candle to Susan.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
1
noun
disco  (see also: ディスコテーク; abbreviation; originally from French)
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1
dance
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expression
related to; in relation to
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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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noun
1. Sioux  (originally from French)
2. sou
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3 4
1. at one's feet; underfoot; one's step (as in "watch your step")
noun
2. gait; pace; step
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expression
1. unnecessary
2. unattainable
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Kanji
カン   せき barrier   かかわる to be connected   
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relation
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テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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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   
モン   かど gate   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
キュウ   およ to amount to, reach   およぼす to exert   およ and, as well as   
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three
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