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あんまりききんがつづいたので、みんな
むら
村
をすててい
行
ってしまいましたけれど、いまはかえって、いぜん
以前
よりへいわ
平和
になり、ななわ
七羽
のつる
鶴
は、どんなことがあっても、のぞみをすてないで、ここでげんき
元気
にはたら
働
いてくら
暮
しましょうとはな
話
しあいました。
The famine had stretched on for so long that everyone had abandoned their village, but now the village was even more peaceful than before, with the seven cranes talking amongst themselves about living and working together happily, never giving up hope no matter what happened.
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
かえって
かえって
on the contrary, all the more, rather
あんまりききんがつづいたので、みんな村をすてて行ってしまいましたけれど、いまはかえって、以前より平和になり、七羽の鶴は、どんなことがあっても、のぞみをすてないで、ここで元気に働いて暮しましょうと話しあいました。
verb / adjective て form + も
verb / adjective て form + も
even if ~
あんまりききんがつづいたので、みんな村をすてて行ってしまいましたけれど、いまはかえって、以前より平和になり、七羽の鶴は、どんなことがあっても、のぞみをすてないで、ここで元気に働いて暮しましょうと話しあいました。
いる / います and ある / あります
いる / います and ある / あります
existence; possession
あんまりききんがつづいたので、みんな村をすてて行ってしまいましたけれど、いまはかえって、以前より平和になり、七羽の鶴は、どんなことがあっても、のぞみをすてないで、ここで元気に働いて暮しましょうと話しあいました。
〜くなります／になります
〜くなります／になります
become
あんまりききんがつづいたので、みんな村をすてて行ってしまいましたけれど、いまはかえって、以前より平和になり、七羽の鶴は、どんなことがあっても、のぞみをすてないで、ここで元気に働いて暮しましょうと話しあいました。
Conjugations and inflections
すてて行ってしまいました is the polite past form of the てしまう form of the て行く form of ichidan verb すてる
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Words
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)(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 続く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to continue; to last; to go on2. to continue (without a break); to be unbroken
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 捨てる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to throw away; to cast away; to dump; to discard2. to abandon; to desert; to leave
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
ago; since; before; previous(click the word to view an additional 2 forms, examples and links)
particle
1. than2. from; out of; since; at; on
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2. to do (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
2. (with -temo, demo, etc.) any(body, thing, means, etc.) (as in どんな人でも)
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noun
1. thing; matter (often written with kana only)2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis (often written with kana only)
(click the word to view an additional 6 meanings and 2 forms, examples and links)
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)2. to have (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. wish; desire; hope2. prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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noun
1. here (place physically close to the speaker, place pointed by the speaker while explaining); this place (see also: 何処, 其処, 彼処; often written with kana only)2. these last (followed by a duration noun and a past sentence: time period before the present time of the speaker) (see also: 今迄)
(click the word to view an additional 1 meaning and 4 forms, examples and links)
'na' adjective, noun
1. lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited2. healthy; well; fit; in good health
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to work; to labor; to labour2. to function; to operate; to be effective; to work (i.e. ... works); to come into play
(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings, examples and links)
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to live; to get along2. to spend (time)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to discuss; to talk together(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
Kanji
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