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その
しょうねん
少年
なんきょく
南極
たんけん
探検
かける
こと
ゆめみ
夢見
ていた

The boy dreamed of going on an Antarctic expedition.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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0
1. South Pole
2. the Antarctic; Antarctica  (see also: 南極圏, 南極大陸)
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0
exploration; expedition
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
2. to be about to leave; to be just going out
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Most common form: こと
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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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to dream (of)
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Kanji
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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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ナン   ナ   みなみ south   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
wide
キョク   ゴク    extreme, end, pole   きわめる to carry to its end   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわまり extremity   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
reach the mouth again
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reach
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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また again   
タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
ケン    investigation   
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ケン    unanimous   
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オウ    centre   
assembly, gathering   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ム   ゆめ dream   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
cover; covered   
net
grass   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
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