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あし
足
の
わる
悪
い
つる
鶴
ははずかしそうにふりかえって、「さっきね、
なに
何
か
ないかと
おも
思
って
ぬま
沼
のなかを
さが
探
していた
のさ。」
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
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つる
鶴
の
ふえ
笛
  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
あ し 2
noun
1. foot  (esp. 足)
2. leg  (esp. 脚,肢)
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わ る い 2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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つ る 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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は ず か し い 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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ふ り か え る 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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さ っ き 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
some time ago; just now  (see also: 先:さき)
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な に か 1 な に か 0
expression
something
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な い 1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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お も う 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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ぬ ま 2
noun, noun (suffix)
swamp; bog; pond; lake
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な か 1
Most common form: 中
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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さ が す 0 さ が す 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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さ
suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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Kanji
足
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
悪
アク   オ   わるい bad   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
亜
ア    Asia; rank next   
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覀
west
鶴
つる crane   
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隺
crane; flying bird
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隹
little bird
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冖
cover; covered   
鳥
チョウ   とり bird   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
丂
reach
灬
fire
何
カ   なに    なん what?   
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可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
亅
hook
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
思
シ   おもう to think   
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田
デン   た rice field   
沼
ショウ   ぬま marsh, bog   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
召
ショウ   めす to summon   
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刀
トウ   かたな sword   
探
タン   さぐる to grope for   さがす to search for   
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扌
hand
罙
net in the tree
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㓁
net
木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
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