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その
ものがたり
物語
せだい
世代
から
せだい
世代
くちづた
口伝
つた
えられてきた

The story has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
tale; story; legend
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generation; the world; the age
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0
1. oral instruction
2. passing information by word-of-mouth
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart; to propagate; to teach; to bequeath
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Kanji
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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モチ   not
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pig
ギュウ   うし cow   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
デン   つたえる to tell, transmit   つたわる to be handed down   つた to go along   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
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