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この
かん
づいたら
サイドブレーキ
げっぱなし
うんてん
運転
してた
じぶん
自分
よく
くるま
うご
いてた
おも
けど
The other day I noticed I was driving around with the parking brake on. It's a wonder the car could even move.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
5 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. the other day; lately; recently; during this period
2. meanwhile; in the meantime  (this meaning is restricted to reading このかん)
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2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize; to realise
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5
noun
hand brake  (originally from 'side brake')
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. tuck (e.g. in a dress)  (see also: 縫い揚げ)
noun
2. rise (e.g. in price)  (opposite: 下げ; this meaning is restricted to form 上げ)
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0
1. operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; running; run
2. driving
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0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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1
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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Kanji
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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キ   ケ    spirit   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ウン   carry; luck   はこ to carry   
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グン    army   
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cover; covered   
シャ   くるま car   
move
テン   ころがる to roll (intr.)   ころがす to roll (tr.)   ころげる to roll about   ころ to fall over   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
ジ   シ   みずか self   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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