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その
しょうねん
少年
くら
なか
こわ
くて
ことできない
The boy is afraid to go to bed in the dark.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
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3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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1
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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2
Most common form: 怖い
1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to lie down
2. to go to bed; to lie in bed
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2
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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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task  (often written with kana only)
2. to be ready; to be completed  (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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アン   くら dark   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
キョウ   おそれる to fear, be afraid of   おそろしい terrible, dreadful   
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ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
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キ    table   
dot   
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
シン   こころ heart   
シン   ねかす to lay down   ね to sleep, to lie down   
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また again   
cover; covered   
yo = to yell / say hi
left side   じょう    しょう    
roof   
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