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あし
わる
つる
はずかしそうふりかえってさっき
なに
ない
おも
って
ぬま
なか
さが
していた

With a look of embarrassment the injured crane turned to face his wife. "A few minutes ago, I thought there might be something around here and began to search the swamp."
Source: 鶴の笛林芙美子, translation: J. D. Wisgo
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
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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Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
noun
1. foot  (esp. 足)
2. leg  (esp. 脚,肢)
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2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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1
Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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4
Most common form: 恥ずかしい
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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3
Most common form: 振り返る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
some time ago; just now  (see also: 先:さき)
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1 0
expression
something
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1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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2
noun, noun (suffix)
swamp; bog; pond; lake
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1
Most common form:
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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0 2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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Kanji
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
アク   オ   わる bad   
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シン   こころ heart   
ア    Asia; rank next   
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west
つる crane   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
チョウ   とり bird   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
reach
fire
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   
シ   おも to think   
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デン   た rice field   
ショウ   ぬま marsh, bog   
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スイ   みず water   
ショウ   め to summon   
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トウ   かたな sword   
タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
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   
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