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かのじょ
彼女
せなか
背中
よくできた
あまぐも
雨雲
のようにふわりしていた
Her back was soft like a well formed rain cloud.
Source: 世界の終りとハードボイルド・ワンダーランド村上 春樹
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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0
noun
back (of body)
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1. nicely; properly; well; skillfully; skilfully  (see also: 良い; often written with kana only)
2. frequently; often  (often written with kana only)
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task  (often written with kana only)
2. to be ready; to be completed  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
rain cloud  (see also: 乱層雲)
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expression, adverb
1. like; similar to  (often written with kana only)
2. as with; in the same way  (often written with kana only)
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2 3
softly; gently; lightly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ハイ   せ the back   せい height   そむ to disobey   そむける to turn one's face away   
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ホク   きた north   
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さじ spoon   
left side   じょう    しょう    
ニク body part   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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ウン   くも cloud   
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フ   あめ rain   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
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