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しろ
かんせい
完成
する
のに
はんとし
半年
からなかった
ちょうじょう
重畳
しごく
至極

It’s delightful to see the castle completed in less than half a year.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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Most common form: しろ
noun
castle
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1. complete; completion
2. perfection; accomplishment
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
half year
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Most common form: かかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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1. placed one upon another; piled up
2. superimposition; superposition
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adverb, noun (suffix)
1. very; extremely; exceedingly; quite; most
2. top; highest; best
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Kanji
ジョウ   しろ castle   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
カン    complete   
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ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
roof   
ハン   なか half   
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stick   
eight
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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hanging   かかる to be hanging, to cost, to take   かける to hang up, to spend, to multiply   -がかり person in charge   
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hand
divining rod
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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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   
ジョウ   たた to fold up   たたみ tatami   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
デン   た rice field   
cover; covered   
シ   いた to reach, to lead to   
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ム   private
キョク   ゴク    extreme, end, pole   きわめる to carry to its end   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわまり extremity   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
reach the mouth again
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reach
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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また again   
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