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かのじょ
彼女
こども
子供
とき
わたし
たち
おお
そうであったようにとても
ずかしがりや
だった
She was, as many of us were, very shy in her childhood.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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0
noun
child; children
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2
Most common form:
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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3
we; us
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1
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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0 3
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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0
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
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   
シ   ス   こ child   
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
katakana 'ha'; eight
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
チ   はじ shame   はじる to feel ashamed   はじらう to be shy   はずかしい ashamed   
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ジ   みみ ear   
シン   こころ heart   
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