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アフリカ
ごした
ねん
おお
てん
ひじょう
非常
ためになる
けいけん
経験
だった
My year in Africa was a very educational experience in many ways.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Africa  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 過す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to pass (time); to spend
2. to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol)
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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0
noun, noun (suffix)
1. spot; mark
2. point; dot
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1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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'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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experience
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copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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Kanji
カ   あやま mistake   あやま to slip up   すぎる to overdo, be more than   すごす to pass, spend   
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gossip; dishonest   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
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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divining rod
ヒ   mistake
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ジョウ   つね usual, normal   とこ- endless, unchanging   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
チョウ   つ to hang   つる to hang up   
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キン   turban; cloth
ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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シ   いと thread   
ground again
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
また again   
ケン   ゲン    verification   
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ケン    unanimous   
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オウ    centre   
assembly, gathering   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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