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するとしばらくして
なん
とも
いえない
うつく
しい
ふえ
ねいろ
音色
きこえました
Sometime later, the inexpressibly beautiful tone of a flute rang out through the forest.
Source: 鶴の笛林芙美子, translation: J. D. Wisgo
Readings
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つる
ふえ
  The Crane's Flute by
はやしふみこ
林芙美子 (translation: J. D. Wisgo)
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0 3
conjunction
thereupon; hereupon
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expression
after a short time; presently  (often written with kana only)
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1 0
Most common form: なんとも
1. quite; really; very; extremely
2. nothing; not a bit; not at all  (with neg. verb)
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0
Most common form: 言える
to be possible to say; to be able to say  (see also: 言う; often as ...と言える)
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4
beautiful; lovely
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0
noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
2. whistle
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0
1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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0
Most common form: 聞こえる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be heard; to be audible
2. to be said to be; to be reputed
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Kanji
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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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   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
テキ   ふえ flute, whistle   
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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bamboo
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
corner
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