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ある
ばん
晩
、ひとりの
しょうにん
商人
が
かえ
帰
り
みち
道
にその
さか
坂
を
のぼ
登
っていた。
One night a merchant was walking up the slope on his way home.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
ある晩、ひとりの商人が帰り道にその坂を登っていた。
ある〜 ある〜
 
a certain
ある晩、ひとりの商人が帰り道にその坂を登っていた。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
ある晩、ひとりの商人が帰り道にその坂を登っていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  ある is the plain form of irregular 'ru' godan verb ある   ALL INFLECTIONS
  登っていた is the past form of the progressive form of 'ru' godan verb 登る   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
a certain ...; some ...; one ...  (often written with kana only)
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ば ん 0
Most common form: ばん
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. evening
2. counter for nights
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ひ と り 2
Most common form: 一人
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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し ょ う に ん 2
trader; shopkeeper; merchant
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か え り み ち 3
noun
the way back or home; return trip
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さ か 1
noun
slope; hill
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の ぼ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to ascend; to go up; to climb
2. to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the sun); to rise  (usu. 昇る)
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Kanji
晩
バン    nightfall   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
免
メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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丨
stick   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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⺈
corner
儿
legs
商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冏
bright   
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冂
wide
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
帰
キ   かえる to return   かえす to send back, give back   
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刂
トウ   かたな sword   
帚
broom   
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⺕
yo; yell
冖
cover; covered   
巾
キン   turban; cloth
道
ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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首
シュ   くび neck; head   
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
䒑
grass   
⻌
move
坂
ハン   さか slope   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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又
また again   
厂
cliff
登
トウ   ト   のぼる to climb   
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豆
トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
癶
hairy legs
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