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よご
れた
なりしていたので
まってくれる
タクシーめぐりあうまでに
けっこう
結構
じかん
時間
かかった
Since we were still filthy it took quite a while to come across a taxi willing to stop for us.
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
0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get dirty; to become dirty
2. to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity  (see also: 汚れる)
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particle
1. or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options)
2. ... or ...  (usu. in the form ...なり...なり)
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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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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
Most common form: 止まる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stop (moving); to come to a stop
2. to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to cease; to be stopped; to be suspended
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1
noun
taxi
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4
Most common form: 回り合う
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
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by; not later than; before  (often written with kana only)
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'na' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. splendid; nice; wonderful; delicious; sweet
2. sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); (by implication) no thank you
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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'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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Kanji
オ   きたな dirty   けが to defile, stain   けがれる to be defiled   けがらわしい dirty, defiled   よご to make dirty   よごれる to be dirty   
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reach
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
スイ   みず water   
テイ    halt   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
テイ    pavilion   
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cover; covered   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
lid
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
シ   いと thread   
コウ   かまえる to build, set up, get ready   かま to mind, to care about   
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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   
stick   
a well again
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セイ   ショウ   い a well   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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