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パソコン
はじ
めた
ころ
ノートン
おも
ソフト
だま
され
しくはっく
四苦八苦
していた

When I started using a computer I was taken in by Norton's CPU hungry software and had a lot of trouble.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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personal computer  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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noun
Norton  (computer terminology)
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1. heavy; weighty; massive  (opposite: 軽い)
2. heavy (feeling); depressed; gloomy; blue; uneasy
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1. soft  (opposite: ハード)
noun
2. software  (see also: ソフトウエア; computer terminology; abbreviation)
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to trick; to cheat; to deceive
2. to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)  (see also: 宥め賺す)
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1. being in dire distress; being hard put to it  (yojijukugo)
2. the four and eight kinds of suffering  (see also: 四苦, 八苦; Buddhist term)
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Kanji
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ころ time   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
さじ spoon   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
だま    かた to deceive   
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ヘン flat   
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サツ   サク    volume   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
wide
counter for houses   と door   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
シ   four   よ    よ    よっ    よん    
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legs
box, enclosure   
ク   くるしい painful   くるしむ to suffer   くるしめる to torment   にが bitter   にが to feel bitter   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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grass   
ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
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