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そのとき
かれ
ブラックベリー
はやし
まわ
つかれてのどかわくまで
きょうそう
競争
して
あそ
んでいました

Then they played "ring-a-ring-a-rosy" until they were tired and thirsty.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form:
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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1
they (usually male); them
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2
noun
black
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1
1. very  (before another loanword)
noun
2. berry
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3 0
noun
1. woods; forest; copse; thicket
2. bunch; line (of something); collection
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0
noun
1. circumference; girth  (see also: 回り)
2. surroundings; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
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3
Most common form: 疲れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get tired; to tire
2. to be worn out (e.g. of well used objects)
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1
noun
1. throat  (often written with kana only)
2. singing voice
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2
Most common form: 乾く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to get dry
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0
particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to play; to enjoy oneself; to have a good time
2. to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シュウ   まわ circumference   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キョウ   ケイ   きそ    せ to compete   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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legs
ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
ユ   ユウ   あそ play   
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the man knows the way to make the child
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
シ   ス   こ child   
move
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