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ガラスコップ
なが
おこしたら
すべ
って
ガシャッ
れた

When I tried to set the glass down in the sink my hand slipped and it shattered to pieces.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
1. glass; pane  (often written with kana only; originally from Dutch 'glas')
noun or verb acting prenominally
2. vitreous  (see also: 硝子体)
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0
noun
1. glass (i.e. drinking vessel); tumbler  (also written 洋盃 and 骨杯; originally from Portuguese 'copo', dut 'Kop')
2. cop (police officer)  (slang)
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drain; to pour; to spill; to shed (blood, tears)  (see also: 涙を流す)
2. to wash away
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0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to put; to place
2. to leave (behind)
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to slip
2. to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke)
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Most common form: がしゃっ
(with a) crack  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to break; to be smashed
2. to split; to crack; to fissure; to be torn
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Kanji
ル   リュウ   ながれる to flow   なが to pour out, to flush    
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スイ   みず water   
private lidded river
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
セン   かわ river   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
stick   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
カツ   コツ   すべ to slide   なめらか smooth   
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コツ   ほね bone   
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gossip; dishonest   
ニク body part   
カツ   わ to separate, to divide   われる to split apart, to crack   わり proportion, 10%   さ to cut up   
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ガイ    damaged, injured   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
roof   
トウ   かたな sword   
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