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その
ろう
ふじん
婦人
もう
すこ
ひかれるところだった
The old woman was nearly run over.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
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0
noun
woman; lady; adult female  (see also: 紳士; now a bit dated; sensitive)
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4
expression
a bit more; a bit longer
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
to run somebody over (with vehicle); to knock someone down  (often written with kana only)
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3 0
Most common form:
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
フ    wife, woman   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
broom   
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yo; yell
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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   
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