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その
しょうねん
少年
かいがん
海岸
たど
辿
むだ
無駄
どりょく
努力
した
The boy made vain efforts to reach the shore.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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coast; beach
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Most common form: たどる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: つく
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)  (see also: 席に着く)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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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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カイ   うみ ocean   
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スイ   みず water   
マイ   every, each
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ボ   はは mother   
ガン   きし coast, shore, banks   
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サン   やま mountain   
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カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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cliff
辿
たど to follow   
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move
チャク   ジャク   つ to arrive   つける to attach   き to wear   きせる to make wear   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ム   ブ   な not   
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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タ   タイ   ふと fat   ふと to get fat, to put on weight   
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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   
dot   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
ド   つとめる to work, to toil   
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ド   guy
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
また again   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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