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じぶん
自分
たちを
お
置
いて
かって
勝手
に
と
飛
んでいってしまったたくさんの
つる
鶴
たちを
うら
恨
んで、ふたりは
まいにち
毎日
ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、
ふえ
笛
をひろってからは、
ふえ
笛
の
ねいろ
音色
があんまりきれいなので、
ふたり
二人
はとぼしい
た
食
べものに
まんぞく
満足
して、お
はな
話
しをすることは、たのしかったおもい
でばなし
出話
や、
とお
遠
くに
い
行
った
つる
鶴
たちが
こうふく
幸福
であればいいという
はなし
話
ばかりになりました。
Bearing a grudge against the many cranes that had flown away without any regard for them, the two cranes had spent their days complaining. But once they obtained the flute, with its exceptionally beautiful tone, they became satisfied with what little food they had, and from then on only spoke about pleasant memories and how they wished good fortune for the cranes who had gone far away.
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
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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Grammar and points of interest
ば conditional + いい ば conditional + いい
 
should
自分たちを置いて勝手に飛んでいってしまったたくさんの鶴たちを恨んで、ふたりは毎日ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、笛をひろってからは、笛の音色があんまりきれいなので、二人はとぼしい食べものに満足して、お話しをすることは、たのしかったおもい出話や、遠くに行った鶴たちが幸福であればいいという話ばかりになりました。
noun / verb て form + ばかり noun / verb て form + ばかり
 
nothing but; only
自分たちを置いて勝手に飛んでいってしまったたくさんの鶴たちを恨んで、ふたりは毎日ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、笛をひろってからは、笛の音色があんまりきれいなので、二人はとぼしい食べものに満足して、お話しをすることは、たのしかったおもい出話や、遠くに行った鶴たちが幸福であればいいという話ばかりになりました。
verb て form + から verb て form + から
 
after
自分たちを置いて勝手に飛んでいってしまったたくさんの鶴たちを恨んで、ふたりは毎日ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、笛をひろってからは、笛の音色があんまりきれいなので、二人はとぼしい食べものに満足して、お話しをすることは、たのしかったおもい出話や、遠くに行った鶴たちが幸福であればいいという話ばかりになりました。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
自分たちを置いて勝手に飛んでいってしまったたくさんの鶴たちを恨んで、ふたりは毎日ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、笛をひろってからは、笛の音色があんまりきれいなので、二人はとぼしい食べものに満足して、お話しをすることは、たのしかったおもい出話や、遠くに行った鶴たちが幸福であればいいという話ばかりになりました。
ばかりに ばかりに
 
just because ~; on account of ~
自分たちを置いて勝手に飛んでいってしまったたくさんの鶴たちを恨んで、ふたりは毎日ぐちばかりいっていましたけれど、笛をひろってからは、笛の音色があんまりきれいなので、二人はとぼしい食べものに満足して、お話しをすることは、たのしかったおもい出話や、遠くに行った鶴たちが幸福であればいいという話ばかりになりました。
Conjugations and inflections
  飛んでいってしまった is the past form of the てしまう form of the ていく form of 'bu' godan verb 飛ぶ   ALL INFLECTIONS
  恨んで is the te form of 'mu' godan verb 恨む   ALL INFLECTIONS
  いっていました is the polite past form of the progressive form of 'u' godan verb いう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  ひろって is the te form of 'u' godan verb ひろう   ALL INFLECTIONS
  満足して is the te form of 'suru' verb 満足   ALL INFLECTIONS
  たのしかった is the past form of 'i' adjective たのしい   ALL INFLECTIONS
  行った is the past form of irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku' 行く   ALL INFLECTIONS
  になりました is the polite past form of 'ru' godan verb になる   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
じ ぶ ん 0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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suffix
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 於いて
conjunction
at; in; on  (see also: において; often written with kana only)
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か っ て 0
1. one's own convenience; one's way
2. convenience or ease of use; knowledge of how to use
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と ぶ 0
'bu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fly; to soar  (esp. 飛ぶ)
2. to jump; to leap; to spring; to bound; to hop  (esp. 跳ぶ)
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た く さ ん 3
'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. a lot; lots; plenty; many; a large number; much; a great deal; a good deal  (often written with kana only)
2. enough; sufficient  (often written with kana only)
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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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う ら む 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to resent; to curse; to feel bitter; to blame; to bear a grudge
2. to regret  (esp. 憾む)
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ふ た り 3 ふ た り 0
Most common form: 二人
noun
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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ま い に ち 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every day
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ぐ ち 0
Most common form: 愚痴
noun
1. idle complaint; grumble
2. moha (ignorance, folly)  (Buddhist term)
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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い う 0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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け れ ど 1
Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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ふ え 0
noun
1. flute; fife; pipe; recorder; flageolet; shakuhachi; clarinet
2. whistle
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ひ ろ う 0
Most common form: 拾う
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to pick up; to find; to gather
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ね い ろ 0
1. tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
2. synthesizer patch; synthesiser patch
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あ ん ま り 3 あ ん ま り 0 あ ん ま り 1
Most common form: あまり
'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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き れ い 1
1. pretty; lovely; beautiful; fair  (often written with kana only)
2. clean; clear; pure; tidy; neat  (often written with kana only)
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expression, particle
because; as; since  (see also: ので)
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ふ た り 3 ふ た り 0
noun
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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と ぼ し い 3
Most common form: 乏しい
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up; lacking; scanty; poor
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た べ も の 3 た べ も の 2 た べ も の 4
Most common form: 食べ物
noun
food
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ま ん ぞ く 1
1. satisfaction; contentment; complacency  (see also: 不満, 不満足)
2. sufficient; enough; adequate; proper  (opposite: 不足)
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お は な し 0
Most common form: お話
noun
1. story; tale
2. talk; discussion  (honorific)
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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た の し い 3
Most common form: 楽しい
enjoyable; fun
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お も い で ば な し 5
Most common form: 思い出話
noun
reminiscent talk
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と お く 0 と お く 3
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
far away; distant; at a distance; distant place; by far
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い く 0
irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach  (see also: 来る)
2. to proceed; to take place  (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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こ う ふ く 0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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expression, conjunction
if it is the case that ...
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い い 1
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (see also: 良い)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared  (see also: 良い)
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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は な し 3
Most common form: 話し
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
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自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
分
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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置
チ   おく to put   
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勝
ショウ   かつ to win   まさる to be better than   
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手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
飛
ヒ   とぶ to fly   とばす to let fly   
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鶴
つる crane   
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恨
コン   うらむ to bear a grudge   うらめしい resentful, regretful   
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毎
マイ   every, each
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
笛
テキ   ふえ flute, whistle   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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色
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
食
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   くう to eat   
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満
マン   full   みちる to become full   みたす to fill, fulfill   
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足
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
遠
エン   オン   far away   とおい far   
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行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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幸
コウ   さち    しあわせ    さいわい happiness   
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福
フク    fortune, blessing   
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