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ガソリン
だい
たか
なってきたので
くるま
てばな
手放
さなければならなかった

Gasoline became so expensive that we had to let our car go.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun
gasoline (money); petrol (cost)
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2
1. high; tall  (opposite: 低い; this meaning is restricted to form 高い)
2. expensive
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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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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to let go of; to release; to drop
2. to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to spare; to sell
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Kanji
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
シャ   くるま car   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ぼく strike   
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