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それゆえ
きょう
今日
つか
使
われた
いる
てつどう
鉄道
ろせん
路線
は、
さまざま
様々
な
りゆう
理由
で、いろいろな
じだい
時代
に、
とうたつ
到達
した
いちれん
一連
の
けってい
決定
の
さんぶつ
産物
なのである。
A piece of railway in use today is therefore the product of a long series of decisions reached on many different grounds, at different times.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
そ れ ゆ え 0 そ れ ゆ え 3
conjunction
therefore; for that reason; so  (often written with kana only)
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き ょ う 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. today; this day
2. these days; recently; nowadays  (this meaning is restricted to reading こんにち)
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つ か う 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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い る 0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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て つ ど う 0
noun
railroad; railway; rail transport
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ろ せ ん 0
noun
route; line; alignment
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さ ま ざ ま 2 さ ま ざ ま 3
varied; various
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り ゆ う 0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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い ろ い ろ 0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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と う た つ 0
reaching; attaining; arrival
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い ち れ ん 2 い ち れ ん 0
1. series; chain; sequence  (this meaning is restricted to form 一連)
noun
2. two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper)
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け っ て い 0
decision; determination
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さ ん ぶ つ 0
noun
1. product; produce
2. result; fruit
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
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今
コン   キン   いま now   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
使
シ   つかう to use   
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鉄
テツ    iron   
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道
ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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路
ロ   -じ street   
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線
セン   line
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様
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
理
リ    logic   
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由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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代
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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到
トウ    arrive   
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達
タツ    arrive   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
連
レン   つれる to take, to lead   つらねる to line up   つらなる to extend   
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決
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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定
テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだか decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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産
サン    giving birth; products   うむ to give birth to   うまれる to be born   うぶ- newborn   
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物
ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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