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かのじょ
彼女
まばた
きして
なみだ
めよう
とした
She blinked to stop the tears.
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Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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2
1. blink (of eyes); wink
2. twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)  (this meaning is restricted to reading またたき, まだたき)
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. tear; tears; lachrymal secretion
2. sympathy
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
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1. to try to ...; to be about to do ...  (after the volitional form of verb)
2. to decide to ...  (after the dictionary form of verb)
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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   
シュン   またた to wink, to blink   
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シュン   morning glory
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oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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つめ claw; fingernail   
cover; covered   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ルイ   なみだ tears   
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スイ   みず water   
レイ   もど to return   もど to send back   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コ   と door   
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corpse
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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