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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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Conjugations and inflections
Words
noun
1. chest; breast (むな is usually used in compounds)2. breasts; bosom; bust
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Most common form: ドキドキ
1. thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; pitapat; pitter-patter (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound; to palpitate (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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noun
1. doer; performer2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 摂る
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins) (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
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