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ジョンブレーキ
あし
かけたので
われわれ
我々
とつぜん
突然
まった

John put his foot on the brake and we stopped suddenly.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
brake
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2
noun
1. foot  (esp. 足)
2. leg  (esp. 脚,肢)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to hang (e.g. picture); to hoist (e.g. sail); to raise (e.g. flag)  (see also: 壁にかける; often written with kana only)
2. to sit  (see also: 腰を掛ける; often written with kana only)
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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Most common form: 我我
we
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abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop
2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
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Kanji
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
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   
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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dot   
ニク body part   
fire
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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