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これら
おお
きく
なるにつれて
しばふ
芝生
ひかり
あたらなくなる
As these trees grow tall, they rob the grass of light.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
these  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. tree; shrub; bush
2. wood; timber
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3
big; large; great; loud
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Most common form: に連れて
conjunction
as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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0
lawn
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3
noun
light
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0
Most common form: 当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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Kanji
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   
stick   
しば lawn   
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シン   こ    の of   
grass   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
one pair of legs
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legs
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