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みんな、がやがやと
ぐん
群
をなして、
よわ
弱
い
ものをおびやかしては、
すこ
少
し
のたべものもとりあげて
つよ
強
い
ものがいばっているのです。
The cranes would form groups, clamoring loudly, and prey on the weak; the strong would brag of the paltry food that they seized.
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
み ん な 3
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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が や が や 1
Most common form: かやかや
noisily; in a crowd of people talking; clamorously; in a hubbub  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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ぐ ん 1
noun, noun (suffix)
1. group; bunch; crowd; throng; swarm; band
2. group  (mathematics)
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expression
1. forming; comprising; making up  (see also: 為す)
adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
2. why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: 如何して)
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よ わ い 2
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
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も の 3 も の 2 も の 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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お び や か す 4
Most common form: 脅かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to intimidate; to scare  (see also: 脅かす:おどかす)
2. to jeopardize; to endanger; to imperil
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す こ し 2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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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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と り あ げ る 0 と り あ げ る 4
Most common form: 取り上げる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pick up; to take up
2. to adopt; to feature; to accept; to listen to
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つ よ い 2
1. strong; powerful; mighty; potent
2. resistant; resilient; durable  (... に強い)
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い ば る 2
Most common form: 威張る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy; to be pushy; to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to swagger; to boast; to brag
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expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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Kanji
群
グン   むれ flock   むれる to flock together   むらがる to crowd, to flock   
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君
クン   きみ you   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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尹
slashed yo
羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
弱
ジャク   よわい weak   よわる to weaken, to be troubled   よわまる to weaken, to abate   よわめる to weaken, to break the force of   
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弜
double bow; strong   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
羽
ウ   はね feather   わ counter for birds   
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
強
キョウ   ゴウ   つよい strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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厶
ム   private
虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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丨
stick   
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