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いくつ
てん
ぜんしゃ
前者
こうしゃ
後者
より
おと
っている
かれ
してき
指摘
した

He pointed out that the former was inferior to the latter in some respects.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. how old?
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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1
noun
the former
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1
the latter
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0
particle
1. than
2. from; out of; since; at; on
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0 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
pointing out; identification
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Kanji
テン    spot, point   
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fire
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うし behind   おくれる be late   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
step
go
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レツ   inferior   おと to be inferior to   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ヒ   かれ he   
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ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シ   ゆび finger   さ to point   
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シ   むね content; purport   
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さじ spoon   
hand
テキ   つ to pluck, pick, nip   
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old trader
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
legs
コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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